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I have more than 20 years in higher education. My career has centered on knowing the issues that can and will affect education at all levels and doing what I can to insure that change is positive for learners and their communities. I have been teaching on-line for four years with two different institutions. I am very interested in learning new and better ways of using technology to enhance students' learning experiences.
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I am surprised how many instructors I talk with who say that they are basically teaching their on-line courses the same way they taught face-to-face. If they incorporated student-centered learning and lost of cooperative group activities, this may be oaky. I fear that some are referring to the cycle of "lecture, practice, quiz." What do others think?
@lmcgreerstaples :I liked the comments about helping students manage stress. I was hoping for more of these in the course. However, for a short tutorial, it was helpful.
I think that a variety of learning strategies is important, not only because students learn in many different ways, but also because students should be exposed to different ways of thinking. Maybe a student has never tried a graphic organizer because she know she is an auditory learner. However, when she tries making a couple, she realizes that thinking in this different way helps her see connections among ideas that she didn't realize before.
Karen, I was surprised that no one had responded to my post, so I was glad to hear from you. I have used e-portfolios for students in a variety of programs that had professional standards or specific skills that had to be demonstrated. Two things that I think worked really well were a reflection component and the opportunity for students to present their portfolios (or a portion of them) to a faculty or professional committee. A reflection piece was placed after each item in the portfolio, so that the student could explain what he/she had learned, how it was learned… >>>
Interesting opportunity to learn new things.
I am always amazed at what knowledge and experiences my on-line students bring to our classes. I work hard to develop a sense of community among classmates, encouraging them to interact and to work together. I liked the idea of students answering each others' questions. Mine usually start that by the middle of our course and it stimulates great discussions.
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About me
I have more than 20 years in higher education. My career has centered on knowing the issues that can and will affect education at all levels and doing what I can to insure that change is positive for learners and their communities. I have been teaching on-line for four years with two different institutions. I am very interested in learning new and better ways of using technology to enhance students' learning experiences.
Interests
Skills
Website
Activity
I am surprised how many instructors I talk with who say that they are basically teaching their on-line courses the same way they taught face-to-face. If they incorporated student-centered learning and lost of cooperative group activities, this may be oaky. I fear that some are referring to the cycle of "lecture, practice, quiz." What do others think?
@lmcgreerstaples :I liked the comments about helping students manage stress. I was hoping for more of these in the course. However, for a short tutorial, it was helpful.
I think that a variety of learning strategies is important, not only because students learn in many different ways, but also because students should be exposed to different ways of thinking. Maybe a student has never tried a graphic organizer because she know she is an auditory learner. However, when she tries making a couple, she realizes that thinking in this different way helps her see connections among ideas that she didn't realize before.
Karen, I was surprised that no one had responded to my post, so I was glad to hear from you. I have used e-portfolios for students in a variety of programs that had professional standards or specific skills that had to be demonstrated. Two things that I think worked really well were a reflection component and the opportunity for students to present their portfolios (or a portion of them) to a faculty or professional committee. A reflection piece was placed after each item in the portfolio, so that the student could explain what he/she had learned, how it was learned… >>>
I really enjoyed this course. Although I thought I remembered all these terms, I was surprised to discover things I had forgotten. Lots of useful information here!
Interesting opportunity to learn new things.
I am always amazed at what knowledge and experiences my on-line students bring to our classes. I work hard to develop a sense of community among classmates, encouraging them to interact and to work together. I liked the idea of students answering each others' questions. Mine usually start that by the middle of our course and it stimulates great discussions.
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I really enjoyed this course. Although I thought I remembered all these terms, I was surprised to discover things I had forgotten. Lots of useful information here!