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Using Facebook to build community in large college classes (essay) | Inside Higher Ed - 1 views

www.insidehighered.com/...ty-large-college-classes-essay
shared by Irene Watts-Politza on 16 Jul 12 - No Cached
    • Irene Watts-Politza
      Irene Watts-Politza on 16 Jul 12
       
      Uh oh ... this is how it starts ... he'll be an online teacher within two semesters!
    • Irene Watts-Politza
      Irene Watts-Politza on 16 Jul 12
       
      Such affinity for promoting teaching presence!
    • Irene Watts-Politza
      Irene Watts-Politza on 16 Jul 12
       
      The future of the public university ...
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  • It is definitely not for everyone -- you must be committed (especially time-wise) to using it. But knowing that you and your hundreds of students are finally seeing eye-to-eye is worth the effort!
    • Irene Watts-Politza
      Irene Watts-Politza on 16 Jul 12
       
      We must be passionate about what makes our students passionate.
  • The success of Fb described above, as well as survey data I collected showing positive reactions to the Fb group, will lead to my continued use of this technology.
    • Irene Watts-Politza
      Irene Watts-Politza on 16 Jul 12
       
      Collecting feedback to improve future course iterations ... another example of using data to effect best practice.
  • After all the years of teaching these “mega-sections” and with the tough financial situation of my state university it was clear that this type of class was not going away.
  • I was hoping to include something that would add a greater sense of community to the class, something that everyone in the class could use to better connect to one another.
  • I knew the data about how many college students were on Fb, but would students be willing to spend some of their valuable Fb time communicating within a Fb group for a college course? Also, would I be willing to become an avid Fb user, following the flow of communication several times a day? It did not take long to learn that the answers to these questions was “Yes,” and that I had reached my goal of facilitating a sense of community. Although joining the Fb group for the course was not required, a little over 80 percent of the class became members of the group.
    • Irene Watts-Politza
      Irene Watts-Politza on 16 Jul 12
       
      Roughly equivalent to 76% student satisfaction rate Alex and colleagues found regarding student satisfaction with high levels of student/instructor interactivity.
  • Moreover, the students essentially ran the group.
  • These included everything from asking for notes, getting clarification on points made in lecture, posting videos and images that pertained to class material, forming study groups, noting relevant events on campus, and congratulating class members on specific accomplishments.
    • Irene Watts-Politza
      Irene Watts-Politza on 16 Jul 12
       
      This makes me wonder how to increase the visibility of the "Bulletin Board" or "Faculty Lounge" course areas.
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The Plagiarism Court: You Be the Judge - 1 views

www.merlot.org/...viewMaterial.htm module 4 assignment Plagiarism teaching online
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  • A Plagiarism Avoidance Tutorial created by Ramona Islam, with voice-overs by Christopher Dunham and Ramona Islam
    • Danielle Melia
      Danielle Melia on 17 Jul 12
       
      I Love this. I couldn't bookmark the actual site, but its like a powerpoint type presentation on plagiarism. At the end there is a quiz. The student can have their results emailed to the instructor. I will also use this in my citation module.
  • Danielle Melia on 17 Jul 12
     
    Tutorial about plagiarism with a quiz at the end that you can have student email results of.
  • Erin Fontaine on 24 Jul 12
     
    This is awesome!
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Instructional Design Commons - 1 views

instructionaldesigning.org/node community inquiry community of inquiry teaching presence instructional design
shared by Catherine Strattner on 17 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • Catherine Strattner on 17 Jul 12
     
    Interesting series on each piece of the CoI framework.
  • Irene Watts-Politza on 18 Jul 12
     
    If you click on "Available on the Web", you are able to "attend" an archived Elluminate Live! discussion on the topics of teaching and cognitive presence.
  • Irene Watts-Politza on 18 Jul 12
     
    If you click on "Available on the Internet", you can view archived Elluminate Live! presentations on Teaching or cognitive presence.
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A first look at the P2Pu Open Badges 101 challenges - YouTube - 1 views

www.youtube.com/watch Module 4 assignment
shared by Amy M on 18 Jul 12 - No Cached
    • Amy M
      Amy M on 18 Jul 12
       
      This a video students have to watch in the course.  Also, it's where I got a basic idea to build my own.  It's a little more higher ed/college course focused.
    • Amy M
      Amy M on 18 Jul 12
       
      It's also great that this is only 2.41 minutes.  Short is good when dealing with videos.  Mod everything.
  • Amy M on 18 Jul 12
     
    youtube is excellent for OER.  in fact, I am only using OER resources in my course.  i'm not actually doing any content creation.
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The ABCs of observing - Astronomy Magazine - 1 views

www.astronomy.com/...e%20ABCs%20of%20observing.aspx Module 4 Assignment star science astronomy space
shared by alexandra m. pickett on 20 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • Know your equipment
    • Gary Bedenharn
      Gary Bedenharn on 20 Jul 12
       
      This is great advise for doing anything new.  Work out the kinks before delving into it and becoming disappointing because it didn't work when you get to your destination.
  • Question yourself
    • Gary Bedenharn
      Gary Bedenharn on 20 Jul 12
       
      Write down questions, so later you don't have to scratch your head and ask yourself what things I wanted to look at.
  • quality of "seeing,"
    • Gary Bedenharn
      Gary Bedenharn on 20 Jul 12
       
      The quality of the atmosphere could your friend or for when it comes to star browsing.
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  • Additional online observing tools from Astronomy magazine
    • Gary Bedenharn
      Gary Bedenharn on 20 Jul 12
       
      Great resources for other activities
  • Amateur astronomy is about observing:
    • Gary Bedenharn
      Gary Bedenharn on 20 Jul 12
       
      I am going to use this website to assist students in their portfolio project, which they will make a star chart of the sky for 6 weeks of observations, either outside observations or virtual.
    • alexandra m. pickett
      alexandra m. pickett on 22 Jul 12
       
      cool... i look forward to seeing it in your course.
  • safety
    • Gary Bedenharn
      Gary Bedenharn on 20 Jul 12
       
      Safety first!
  • Gary Bedenharn on 20 Jul 12
     
    Tips on how students can get the most out of observations of the stars.
  • alexandra m. pickett on 22 Jul 12
     
    Tips on how students can get the most out of observations of the stars.
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Pen Pal Kids Club - 1 views

www.penpalkidsclub.com Module 4 assignment
shared by Erin Fontaine on 20 Jul 12 - No Cached
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  • Erin Fontaine on 20 Jul 12
     
    I can't wait to use this, I have always wanted to do penpals with my kids. I have so many ideas for this!!
  • Erin Fontaine on 24 Jul 12
     
    I really want to use this, not sure if its a def yet but somethinng I want to incorporate in the near future.
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Web Technology Toolbox for Teachers - LiveBinder - 1 views

www.livebinders.com/...68972 web2.0 resources
shared by Lisa Martin on 21 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • Lisa Martin on 21 Jul 12
     
    Lots of resources for anybody!
  • Lisa Martin on 21 Jul 12
     
    Lots of resources for web 2.0 presentation tools!
  • diane hamilton on 22 Jul 12
     
    LOVE this site! Thanks, Lisa!
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Spanish Alphabet - 1 views

www.studyspanish.com/...alphabet.htm Module 4 assignment
shared by alexandra m. pickett on 22 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • Spanish Alphabet Below is a list of the letters in the Spanish alphabet. Things to note about the Spanish alphabet: The Spanish alphabet in Spanish is called "abecedario." The Spanish alphabet consists of 29 letters. We give you the most updated version as dictated by the Royal Spanish Academy.
    • alexandra m. pickett
      alexandra m. pickett on 23 Jul 12
       
      Joan: i see that you shared this resouce. If this is part of your module 4 assignment, Are you going to use it in your course? if so, how?
  • Now with audio! Click on a letter or word to hear the correct pronunciation.
  • Joan McCabe on 22 Jul 12
     
    This website has the most up to date information in the pronunciation of the Spanish alphabet. I will be using it because it has the audio for each letter of the alphabet and then audio for a Spanish word that starts with that letter too. Very helpful for beginners!
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  • alexandra m. pickett on 23 Jul 12
     
    This website has the most up to date information in the pronunciation of the Spanish alphabet. I will be using it because it has the audio for each letter of the alphabet and then audio for a Spanish word that starts with that letter too. Very helpful for beginners!
  • alexandra m. pickett on 23 Jul 12
     
    Oh... i see that your comment is here. OK. thanks. excellent.
  • Erin Fontaine on 24 Jul 12
     
    Great Site Joan, I will we using this as a reference site for my students.
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Girls are... Fierce, Fearless, and Free - YouTube - 1 views

www.youtube.com/watch girls fierce litworld
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    • alexandra m. pickett
      alexandra m. pickett on 25 Jul 12
       
      Lisa - this one is for you! : )
  • Lisa Martin on 25 Jul 12
     
    Thanks Alex! What a great program!
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An anthology of digital media projects. - 1 views

assignments.ds106.us ds106
shared by alexandra m. pickett on 28 Jul 12 - No Cached
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  • Lisa Martin on 29 Jul 12
     
    This is awesome!
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Banishing Impostor Syndrome | GradHacker - 1 views

www.gradhacker.org/...banishing-impostor-syndrome impostor syndrome grad school
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  • Anneke Chodan on 04 Aug 12
     
    Important reading for grad students. Yes, really.
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www » examples - 0 views

www.wikispaces.com/examples wikis
shared by alexandra m. pickett on 09 Aug 08 - Cached
  • Keep a family scrapbook A wikispace is a great way to build a family website that the entire family can work on. Put up family news, stories, and pictures and your family members can then update, add, and comment helping it become the place you go to for family news. Wikispaces is so easy to use, everyone can participate.
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How to Write Clear Objectives - 0 views

tlt.its.psu.edu/...Write_Objectives.shtml distance education effective_online_practices learning objectives
shared by Geralynn Demarest on 21 Jul 08 - Cached
  • Geralynn Demarest on 21 Jul 08
     
    Writing clear objectives, a source found through Merlot.
  • Geralynn Demarest on 21 Jul 08
     
    This source was found in Merlot. As I move through creating my own online course structure, I thought it might be helpful to review best practices in creating clear objectives.
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YouTube - Social Bookmarking: Making the Web Work for You - 4 views

www.youtube.com/watch diigo socialbookmarking web2.0
shared by alexandra m. pickett on 18 May 08 - Cached
  • alexandra m. pickett on 18 May 08
     
    This review of the bookmarking tool diigo shows how social bookmarking can help you read, organize, and share things you read on the web. I'll show you how to sign up and start using it, then give you a tour of some of the social features.
  • Lisa Martin on 29 May 12
     
    This video made me feel much less overwhelmed about using Diigo :-)
  • alexandra m. pickett on 29 May 12
     
    : ) good. i am glad.
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CQU Noosa Professional Learning Package - 0 views

www.cqu.edu.au/dol
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  • Aubrey Warneck on 10 Jul 08
     
    Site about Dimensions of Learning. The diagram reminded image me of the diagram in Alex's Breeze presentation, Slide 8.
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If My Cat Can Compose, What's Your Excuse? - 0 views

www.childrensmusic.org/light11.html
shared by Aubrey Warneck on 10 Jul 08 - Cached
  • Now, I know from personal experience that the thought of creating a musical composition can overwhelm a “purr”son. (Oops!) In the past, I have tried too hard and nothing musical ever developed. So, since Al is a relaxed and laid-back composer, I will follow his example and listen for musical ideas in the world around me.
    • Aubrey Warneck
      Aubrey Warneck on 10 Jul 08
       
      This parapgrah is a cute way of letting students know that it is ok to feel a bit anxious about creating a piece of music.
  • Now after this mornings shower, I heard the annoying but rhythmic beat from my leaking bathroom faucet. In the kitchen, the whirring and pulsing sounds of the food blender were jazzy and invigorating. When turning on the TV, the first few notes that I heard became the beginning of a song. Fire engines and ambulance provided ALARMING possibilities. At last I was composing!!
    • Aubrey Warneck
      Aubrey Warneck on 10 Jul 08
       
      This paragraph fits very nicely into a Unit I always did in the F2F environment in 6th grade called Found Sounds. This might tie nicely to a F2F experience the students could have with composing in the classroom as a precursor to composing in their Software program.
    • Aubrey Warneck
      Aubrey Warneck on 10 Jul 08
       
      At last, a glimmer of possiblity in how to blend my learning environments :-)
  • Aubrey Warneck on 10 Jul 08
     
    This brief story I found on MERLOT is perfect for my Composition unit. The story tells of a person who becomes inspired to compose music by listening to the world around her.
  • Aubrey Warneck on 10 Jul 08
     
    Excellent anecdote about how to become inspired to create a composition.
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Cooperative Learning - 0 views

tlt.suny.edu/...cooperative.htm
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    • Joe Walker
      Joe Walker on 16 Jul 08
       
      The 15 common mistakes in cooperative learning link is good general information to use as a checklist when creating a group activity of setting up your online course.
    • Joe Walker
      Joe Walker on 16 Jul 08
       
      7 tips is some repeat information for us but a good quick checklist
    • Joe Walker
      Joe Walker on 16 Jul 08
       
      15 Common mistakes is a nice check list of things to avoid when creating an online course or group activity. I plan to use this for my first module, making sure I avoid these mistakes.
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Gathering Feedback on Teaching and Learning - 0 views

www.utexas.edu/...getfeedback course design evaluation feedback questionnaires questions student
shared by Joe Walker on 17 Jul 08 - Cached
  • Gathering Data through Self-reflection
    • Joe Walker
      Joe Walker on 23 Jul 08
       
      I intend to use several areas and links on this web site to help me self evaluate my course design I also plan to use the site to help me develop a student evaluation form for my course in addition to maybe using it to develop a student self evaluation of their perceived learning in the course.
  • A template for student self-reflection on learning
    • Joe Walker
      Joe Walker on 23 Jul 08
       
      I plan to use parts of this template for ideas on how to create a self reflection for my students, perhaps to be incorporated into the blog reflection entries currently in the design of my course.
  • Joe Walker on 17 Jul 08
     
    A website devoted to helping you design feedback questions for student evaluation of the course.
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Neuroscience shows the value of taking a break from the national curriculum | News crum... - 0 views

education.guardian.co.uk/...0,,2278020,00.html education educationguardian learning neuroscience taking a break in learning
shared by Aubrey Warneck on 18 Jul 08 - Cached
  • But the biggest message is that our education system is not necessarily offering children what their developing brains need. We know for certain what good teachers have often said: learning is more profound when it is active rather than passive, and that is that it is vital for education to be tailored to individual pupils' needs.
  • The other key message, he says, is that motivation and a positive attitude are crucial for learning - it is now possible to measure how fear and discomfort can impair a child's ability to learn. It is also possible to see the different neural circuits the brain uses for "extrinsic" learning - which is motivated by a concrete goal such as a good mark - and "intrinsic" learning, which brings its own reward.
  • One of our problems in education is that we constantly have to balance our images of traditional success with the possibilities in our evolving knowledge of scientific development," he said.
  • Aubrey Warneck on 18 Jul 08
     
    Benefits of taking a break in learning.
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TechTiger's Weblog - 0 views

techtiger.tripod.com/blog
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  • Amy Varano on 21 Jul 08
     
    "Uncanny" may be a feeling that most of the parents of students in my online course may be feeling as they support their child in taking an online class.
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  • Amy Varano on 21 Jul 08
     
    Some of the students in my online course may identify with the character TechTiger. Being part of the millennial generation, they may feel misunderstood by their parents and teachers.
  • Amy Varano on 21 Jul 08
     
    According to Michael Wesch, 112.8 million blogs have been created over the last five years. Anyone could be a published writer!
  • Amy Varano on 21 Jul 08
     
    Click on Kanying's name. We are familiar with blogs and journaling, however it is amazing to see a blog that is written in a different language. It is even more amazing to think about the 112.8 million blogs that are created and how many of them are in foreign languages. If we were cultural anthropologists, what could we learn from viewing these diverse digital journals?
  • Amy Varano on 21 Jul 08
     
    This is a common misconception for parents. They think that because their child is working on a computer it is unconstructive. In some ways their theory is true, especially if their child is not taught how to constructively use the computer as a learning tool. How do we instill in our children and students that the computer is a powerful learning tool?
  • Amy Varano on 21 Jul 08
     
    These are just a few things students could do using a web blog. What if they were instructed on how to use this technology based environment in an educational setting? The child's learning possibilities would soar.
  • Amy Varano on 21 Jul 08
     
    Parents, teachers, and administrators need to be instructed on how to create meaningful learning activities using new technology such as the computer. Students are longing for this kind of authentic and meaningful learning. What is the purpose of school if students are not presented with critical thinking and problem solving activities that bring them to a higher level of thinking and learning?
  • Amy Varano on 21 Jul 08
     
    The resource I would like to add for the MERLOT project is actually a resource that I submitted to MERLOT back in April. The resource is a blog/power point presentation that is designed to be a resource for parents. The information in this power point presentation comes from Victoria Carrington's article "The Uncanny: Digital Texts and Literacy". The power point presentation is designed in an easy to read story book format which tells of a modern day child named "TechTiger" who changes the perspective of his parents, teachers, and other in the older "uncanny" generation due to his media literacy and experiences with contemporary culture. I will incorporate this resource into my online course by adding it to my parent corner. Since my Life Cycle course is intended for a third grade audience, I have designed an area for parents so that they are aware of what their child is learning in this course as well as ways they could enrich their child outside of my course on topics they are learning. Some parents who have their child enrolled in my online course may be "uncanny" to media literacy and have some of the concerns that are addressed in the resource TechTiger's Space. The resource TechTiger's Space may put into perspective some parent's fears with technology as well as the added benefits to put their minds at ease and support their child's online learning experience.
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