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William, You are right. You don't want the technology be the barrier and cause the anxiety in learning. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Assessment of Use of Media Sites

Nathan, Those are great ideas. You do have to make sure there is a clear purpose of the assignment. This isn't just busy work as some facebook stuff is. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Successful Online Learning Techniques

Rick, You make such a great point. Why do you think they don't take the online course as seriously as a f2f course? Do you think the convenience causes the lack of seriousness? Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Successful Online Learning Techniques

Willie , Are you surprised that they take the idea of an online course so lightly regarding time spent. I have often wondered why the don't think this is important when they pay the money to take it. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Successful Online Learning Techniques

Natasa, I agree with you. We need to hold students accountable of the basics of writing. Actually students should see APA or MLA as the best way as it defines everything in need to write a complete paper. There is no guessing. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Identifying Principles of Learning

Willie , I really hadn't thought about intensity but that is an interesting thought. This can really be done well in the online environment with multimedia capabilities. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Identifying Technical Skills

Rick, That is such an important skill have. Students need to be better consumer of information as it will help them in their professional development also. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Identifying Technical Skills

Willie , I agree. Don't you think they need to be able to use the LMS well? I agree with setting the expectations of the online course. It is worse or bad it is different and we need to be positive about the experience. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Improving Communication Skills

Rick, This is such a strong positive strategy. We have to model good online behavior that also models good professional behavior. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Improving Communication Skills

Willie , That is a great strategy. it is a great way to see how others communicate then they have to analyze the communication then communicate to others. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson