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Patrice, I think those criteria for assessment are very good and allow for good constructive feedback. Nice job. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Microblogging Activities

mary, A perfect way to use microblogging and a great way for students to read current affairs and then communicate about them in a professional manner. Nice! Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Microblogging Activities

Patrice, I think microblogging is perfect for that use. Then you have a rubric that would assess them replies and communication among the group. That would work! Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Microblogging Activities

Patrice, That would be a great way to use microblogging. I like that and it is an efficient for you to grade. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Educational Media Hosting and Sharing Sites

Patrice, Thanks for sharing these sites. I will also use them. I have students to find videos that explain concepts but they don't always know how to evaluate the sties and there are some have been very politically slanted and they didn't see it. I have to work through that with them! Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Purpose of Social Networking

mary, Great way of explaining social networking. It is also a way to reach out to individuals in different ways using different types of social media. There are so many. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Successful Online Learning Techniques

James, Great observations. You are right, students do not have the skills to transfer to the online environment (their learning skills in the f2f course are suspect also). You have to push, prod, cheer, etc. to give students what they need to complete the course and hopefully gain skills they will use in other online courses. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Successful Online Learning Techniques

Sherrilyn, You make such a great point! I agree with you that students believe that know about the class and how to maneuver in an online course when they don't. I agree that you have to be flexible but I do think they have to understand how to manage the calendar as well as their time. In the work world, we would expect that. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Successful Online Learning Techniques

Christopher, Great observations! Students do feel that their opinions are enough and don't research. Formatting is also a real problem. I was just emailing students reminding them to use headings in the papers. Why must I do that? We as instructors must set, enforce, and expect certain expectations. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Successful Online Learning Techniques

Derek, True, time management is such a skill and a barrier for students . They may allow time but not enough time. It is something instructors have to address. I actually have started creating Outlook calendars for courses and sending it to students. I have actually started project management techniques to help them through projects. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson