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alexandra m. pickett

Malczyk Mirror | Am I an online learner or an online teacher? - 1 views

  • access to highspeed internet
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      huge assumption
  • Perhaps the mark of an effective teacher is not that there students have all the right answers but that there students know how to ask the right questions.  
  • I appreciate the chance to reflect and recognize that the “me” that comes out in the blog is different than the “me” in the discussion area. I want my students to have various opportunities to express themselves.
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  • reveals things about myself.
  • his has been a great exercise to realize that my personal preferences are not likely everyone else’s preferences and should therefore be thought through.
  • I really believe that this course has taught me important skills because I was required to actually use the skills I was learning about.
  • when I am able to direct the topic of my learning I am more engaged. It becomes a joy to find additional resources instead of chore. Online courses offer a unique aibilty to have more individually focused learning in discussions that I have greatly benefitted from during this semester.
  • . My learning was enhanced when I sat down and made time for the course. Even though it is an online course, I had to treat it at times like a traditional course and block out an hour or two or three as if it were a class time. Then I was much more productive. Setting aside time for online courses is a must as many others have recognized. 2. If my life was sufficiently complex to hinder learning, how much harder it must be for young students who face much more challenging conditions. I have a very supportive wife and family, a car to get from place to place, an office and access to fast reliable internet. Many youth who we criticize for dropping out or doing poorly in school have no such supports or access. They live in unsafe conditions, lack examples and role models and may even be lacking basic necessities of life like food and safe shelter. These conditions are the real hindrances to learning and have been recognized as such for some time.
Amy M

The Flight From Conversation - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • FACE-TO-FACE conversation unfolds slowly. It teaches patience. W
  • We are tempted to think that our little “sips” of online connection add up to a big gulp of real conversation. But they don’t. E-mail, Twitter, Facebook, all of these have their places — in politics, commerce, romance
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    community vs converstation
Diana Cary

A Meta-Analysis of Three Types of Interaction Treatments in Distance Education - 0 views

  • student–student (SS), student–teacher (ST), or student–content (SC) interactions
  • A strong association is found between strength and achievement for asynchronous DE courses compared to courses containing mediated synchronous or face-to-face interaction
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    Abstract This meta-analysis of the experimental literature of distance education (DE) compares different types of interaction treatments (ITs) with other DE instructional treatments. ITs are the instructional and/or media conditions designed into DE courses, which are intended to facilitate student-student (SS), student-teacher (ST), or student-content (SC) interactions.
Aubrey Warneck

Tools for facilitating PBL? » Moving at the Speed of Creativity - 0 views

  • The real world is full of groups working on project teams, and part of the solution to fixing the disconnect between 21st century skills which employers say they want, and the skills emphasized in our schools, is operationalizing a learning culture in our classrooms which regularly involves project-based learning.
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    Someone's blog discussing the need for students to work in facilitated learning groups on project based learning because this is what they will face in the real world.
abeukema

Assessment and Online Teaching - 0 views

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      "Assessment plays an important part in the learning process"
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      "When designing learning programs, the assessment criteria and assessment constraints are usually key determinants of the teaching and learning strategies chosen"
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      "Assessment for online is underpinned by the same principles of validity, reliability, flexibility and fairness, and uses many of the same strategies used in traditional face-to-face teaching (Booth, Clayton, Hyde, Hartcher & Hungar 2002). What differs mostly is the context of the assessment, the interactions between assessor and those being assessed, and collection and administration processes."
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      "Assessment plays an important part in the learning process"
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    "pedagogy advocating 'alternative assessment' in which assessment is integrated with learning process es and real - life performance as opposed to display of 'inert knowledge'."
alexandra m. pickett

ETAP640amp2014: Are you prepared to change the way you teach? - 1 views

  • I’m beginning to think that maybe I’m doing some of my students a disservice in my face to face classroom
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      EUREAKA!!!
Diane Gusa

Humor, Analogy, and Metaphor: H.A.M. it up in Teaching - 0 views

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      Very strong statement!
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      I am a metaphoric person...when I want to remember or learn deeply a metaphor helps me.
  • The proper use of humor, analogy, and metaphor appropriate to the topic can provide benefits in the college classroom.
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  • Better comprehension,
  • increased retention of material,
  • more comfortable learning environment
  • effective use of these strategies.
  • Humor has been defined as “the mental faculty of discovering, expressing or appreciating something that is comical, amusing, or absurdly incongruous” (Merriam-Webster, 2001, p.564)
  • The use of humor as a pedagogical tool has been shown to reduce classroom anxiety, create a more positive atmosphere, as well as facilitate the learning process (Berk, 1996, 1998; Garner, 2003, in press; Glenn, 2002; Hill, 1988; Pollio & Humphreys, 1996).
  • Garner (in press) found that participants who were exposed to a series of lectures containing course-specific humor demonstrated increased retention of the course-content information as compared to those who received the same material without the infusion of humor.
  • According to Glenn (2002), humor may physiologically help to connect left-brain activities with the right-brained creative side
  • teaching philosophies of highly-rated teachers finds the use of humor as an important component of their teaching strategies. Humor can increase (Civikly, 1986) and sustain (Dodge & Rossett, 1982) student interest in learning and provides a means to engage in divergent thinking. Instructors’ use of effective humor in the classroom can foster mutual respect (Kher, Molstad, & Donahue, 1999), provide commonalities and connections between the instructor and students (Pollio & Humphreys, 1996) and even increase class attendance (Devadoss & Foltz, 1996; Romer, 1993; White, 1992). According to Bergen (1992), “teachers who use strategies that promote the connection between humor and learning usually provide students with their best school experiences” (p.106).
  • Metaphor and analogy have historically been used as an effective teaching tool. Greek myths, religious texts, and fairytales all use metaphor, analogy, and parables to teach and help us learn expected conduct (Gorden, 1978). The use of metaphor and analogy is pervasive in society in both language and communication
  • According to the National Research Council (2000) the effective use of metaphors and analogies is an important educational strategy.
  • . In teaching, using either analogy or metaphor allows the instructor to relate a potentially unfamiliar idea with that which is familiar.
  • Pedagogical use of analogy and metaphor can enhance learning and retention, but they must have a high degree of resonance for the listene
  • be most effective, an analogy or metaphor must transfer ideas from a familiar concept to one that is less familiar or unknown. According to Bowers (1993) the metaphorical relationship must be clear and accurate—possessing face validity.
  • Williams (1986) suggests that vivid metaphors have the capability to teach in a way that is not always available with the use of words alone.
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    I am comfortable using metaphors, but will need to work on the humor aspect. New goal for the Fall semester.
Anneke Chodan

Students' Distress with Distance Education - Noriko Hara and Rob Kling (Center for Soci... - 0 views

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    Many advocates of computer-mediated distance education emphasize its positive aspects and understate the kinds of communicative and technical capabilities and work required by students and faculty.
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    Small study of the frustrations faced by students who were new to distance learning.
Amy M

Colleges face obstacles with e-reader technology for disabled students - DailyFinance - 0 views

  • "It is unacceptable for universities to use emerging technology without insisting that this technology be accessible to all students,"
  • "The key here is fully accessible, not in-part accessible," Ali said. "Blind users cannot navigate t
  • e menu. They couldn't fast forward or even know which book they were reading."
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    Research on eReaders and students with disabilities
Danielle Melia

EBSCOhost: The Relationship between Flexible and Self-Regulated Learning in Open and D... - 0 views

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    Flexibility in learning provides a student room for volitional control and an array of strategies and encourages persistence in the face of difficulties. Autonomy in and control over one's learning process can be seen as a condition for self-regulated learning. There are a number of categories and dimensions for flexible learning; following professional publications, time, location, lesson content, pedagogy method, learning style, organization, and course requirements are all elements to consider. Using these categories and the dimensions of flexible learning, we developed and validated a questionnaire for an open and distance learning setting. This article reports on the results from a study investigating the relationship between flexible learning and self-regulated learning strategies. The results show the positive effects of flexible learning and its three factors, time management, teacher contact, and content, on self-regulated learning strategies (cognitive, metacognitive, and resource-based). Groups that have high flexibility in learning indicate that they use more learning strategies than groups with low flexibility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Amy M

Tools for Synchronous and Asynchronous Classroom Discussion - ProfHacker - The Chronicl... - 0 views

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  • Regardless of the tool or set of tools that you use, be sure your communication plan is clear to your students. Online communication does have rules, just like face-to-face communication. Set guidelines as well as expectations, and use only those tools that you’ve evaluated and which clearly enhance your teaching and student learning.
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    Be clear which communication strategies you will use
Joan Erickson

Success Tips for Online Students - 0 views

    • Joan Erickson
       
      The article is very short. I would share all these things with students. I would emphasize more on what's highlighted
  • you are given time to reflect on the information before responding
  • Be open minded about sharing
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  • The more connections you can make, the easier the material will be to understand and retain.
alexandra m. pickett

Humor in the Online Classroom | TurnedPart.com - 0 views

  • cautions that humor online takes a more conscious effort, one that is more planned and deliberate than the traditional spontaneous moment one might experience in a face-to-face course. Since there are no verbal cues or facial expressions, the right word said at the right time are vital to success. The danger, of course, for both faculty and students, is misinterpretation.
Diane Gusa

Types of Learning - 0 views

  • Acquisition is the conscious choice to learn. Material in this category is relevant to the learner. This method includes exploring, experimenting, self-instruction, inquiry, and general curiosity. Currently, acquisition accounts for about 20% of what we learn.
  • Emergence is the result of patterning, structuring and the construction of new ideas and meanings that did not exist before, but which emerge from the brain through thoughtful reflection, insight and creative expression or group interactions
Jessica M

FACE-TO-FACE VERSUS THREADED DISCUSSIONS: THE ROLE OF TIME AND HIGHER-ORDER THINKING - 0 views

  • onclude that increasing interaction through online communications is a form of active learning, and students view such coursework more favorably and deem these communication tools (email, bulletin boards) highly.
  • It is fundamental that interaction between the student and course content, the faculty member, and other students contributes to learning.
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    learning needs interactions from all participants..
Amy M

Classroom Management Issues in Online Courses: Tips on Mitigating Unwanted Behavior - F... - 0 views

  • Many of these are the same as one would encounter face-to-face, but are simply manifested in different ways online.
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    Classroom management tips
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