Dr. Ruth Reynard

Location: fayette, oh

About me

I founded a non-profit, Community Education for Development (CED) to focus on developing programs for communities in Fayette and Fulton Co OH that focus on education for development. The website is: https://www.comeddev.com/

I also work as a freelance education consultant and a second language evaluator. I enjoy publishing articles and editing publications. My website is: www.drruthreynard.com

Interests

instructional design and development and program development.

Skills

faculty training / writing / editing / teaching / curriculum development / instructional technology

Website

https://www.drruthreynard.com

Activity

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Evaluating Learning

Can you expand on this a little, Faysha? You are raising some interesting points....

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Using Technology to Develop New Skills

Good points, Salena. Technolgy remains the tool; students are users and teachers are the facilitators of that use.

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Tablet PCs

'Just wondering, Walter, how you think the I-Pad touch screen and multitasking technology might enhance the environment beyond the tablet PC...? Of course we would have to wait for the next version to access Flash :)

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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The White Board

Thanks, Walter. This is a good summary of the capabilities of the technology and the impact on teaching and learning. Heightened interactivity increases student engagement. Also, the collaborative potential maximizes the use of this technology in establishing communities of learners among students.

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Internet Changes

Randolph, I don't reall understand your point here. Could you elaborate?

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Evaluating Learning

Roger, how involved do you see students in the design of their own learning path?

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Technology Applications

Randolph, do you think that distraction is a direct result of new technology use? My sense is that keeping students on task has always been a challenge for teachers.

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Internet Changes

This is a good summary of the many changes the Internet has brought to teaching and learning, Walter. I'm not sure what you mean by "reduced all student competence". Can you explain? The idea that students require guidance as to what resources are credible is not new, just more challenging with the vast amounts of information now available.

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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The Effect of New Technology

Great points about timely feedback from instructors, Salena. It is also important for instructors to follow each student's learning path through the content and guide the use of resources. How else can instructors help students who feel overwhelmed by the technology?

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Internet Changes

Excellent points, Walter. How have these changes affected your teaching methods and instructional design? How do you maximize the technology while maintaining academic rigor? These changes have challenged the very core of teaching and learning and many instructors feel overwhelmed rather than empowered. What are your thoughts?

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