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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Characteristics of Dynamic Learning Environments

What have you noticed with your students specifically, Craig, in terms of dynamic learning?

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Blended Learning Opportunities

Do you have examples of this specifically?

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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The Nomadic Learner

This is important for all learners with or without technology. Trying to shortcut information gathering or the learning process diminishes the experience. What strategies do you use to intervene with students who do this?

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Tablet PCs

Good ideas...how about employment skills? Do you think tablet PC technology is important for future employees?

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Using Technology to Develop New Skills

How valuable a skill is multitasking, in your oninion? If you think it is very valuable, how much value do you assign in terms of the assignment score or overall grade?

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Evaluating Learning

Yes, I like your thinking here. Giving value to the process is a wonderful way to encourage learner autonomy and also develop a greater understanding of how one learns.

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Blended Learning Opportunities

All great points, Afrodite. What specifically do you think is the benefit to the actual learning process using a blended design and delivery?

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Wikis and Blogs

Great points, Afrodite. So making sure that the blogs remain on topic...like responding to journals in more conventional settings.

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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The Nomadic Learner

So, Afrodite, the challenge then for instructors is to provide students with learning opportunities to develop the kinds of skills they will need to find good information. How do you approach this problem specifically with your students?

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Using Technology to Develop New Skills

Good points, Afrodite. Could you provide examples from your own teaching that has created these kinds of learning experiences for students?

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