Kelly Wilkinson

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Amy, That is true. There could be a hardware barrier that prevents the chats to be effective. Bad video chats are . . . bad! Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Developing Technical Skills

Yvette, I agree with you. I think you have to use both tools but the synchronous is tricky. If you have students that are in several time zones and all over the world the timing becomes I think an unnecessary workload issue for you for the benefit. (This is my opinion). Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Developing Technical Skills

Allen, That is so interesting that you are using Linkedin. I also admire you for experimenting with other technology both educational and other more mainstream technology. You do have to factor in impact and your own workload. Great post. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Developing Technical Skills

Allen, That is so interesting that you are using Linkedin. I also admire you for experimenting with other technology both educational and other more mainstream technology. You do have to factor in impact and your own workload. Great post. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Improving Communication Skills

Christopher, You are right! I do think you have to be honest. I also think you have to make sure that students know they are improving by giving positive as well as negative feedback. I think sometimes we are so in tuned to catch the mistakes we fail to mention what they did right. I know I do. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Improving Communication Skills

Christopher, You are right! I do think you have to be honest. I also think you have to make sure that students know they are improving by giving positive as well as negative feedback. I think sometimes we are so in tuned to catch the mistakes we fail to mention what they did right. I know I do. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Improving Communication Skills

Nichoe, Great post! You have to continually provide feedback and encouragement to continue quality improvement. You also have to model it yourself. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Improving Communication Skills

Amy, I have used YouTube clips to help with basic skills. I also have used clips like Taylor Mali's the Impotence of Proofreading. I is somewhat "blue" but students get it. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Improving Communication Skills

Yvette, I LOVE your post! You answer them as a business owner. That is important. Good for you!!! Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Improving Communication Skills

Tonia, You may want to use the questioning technique to helps students to determine what they did wrong. I have also recorded a paper revision with me walking through the paper. Students do like it! Dr. Kelly Wilkinson