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Did anyone else find that an interesting use of phrasing for a way to achieve collaborative learning? I suppose it makes sense, it just seems like a potentially bad idea.

Emily

Emily Lowell

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Gen Y course

I learned a lot about Gen Y students and learning styles in the course. The most memorable discovery would be that I am actually from Generation Y! I always thought I was Gen X!

Emily Lowell

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Gen Y course

I learned a lot about Gen Y students and learning styles in the course. The most memorable discovery would be that I am actually from Generation Y! I always thought I was Gen X!

Emily Lowell

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Rubrics are underestimated

I think rubrics are often underused by teachers, in that they are usually hidden in online classes. So, they are not easily accessible for students and therefor not often used by them. I also think students underestimate rubrics because they think they are tools for teachers and not for them. I have this habit of printing out the rubrics and telling at-risk students to use them as check-off lists.

Emily Lowell

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Knowing what you know

The term metacognitive knowledge is interesting. I am currently in a master's program for library science and it resembles metadata, which is information about information. These terms seem silly, an almost redundant, but they are actually very useful. For instance, from a teaching or tutoring perspective, it is very important to know what you know so that you can properly transfer that knowledge to students.

Emily Lowell

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Electronic documentation

We have found that documentation that is easily accessible to all coworkers has been key! For instance, we use the "G drive" to store important documents and files and anyone added to the network can access it. This comes in very handy in document sharing. There are web-based options for doc sharing as well, like Google docs.

Emily Lowell

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Pretest

I like the idea of learning about students and assessing their levels of knowledge, but I think it is very important to make the students comfortable when giving a pretest. Tests can cause anxiety, and starting off a class with a test risks scaring off some students.