According to Horvath, there's a rise in the number of homeless people he meets who are on social media platforms, namely Twitter and Facebook. Horvath sees this largely as a positive aspect to their lives, as he senses that the people he meets feel less alone.
Just a lighthearted reminder that, even if the lure of the connected digital world gets people to skimp on the Gilligan's Island reruns, that doesn't necessarily mean their replacement behaviors will be any more productive. They could instead bring an ever greater capacity for distraction and disengagement and slingshot precision.
Designing a Blended course: Here is a three-step process:
Establish clear learning goals for the topic.
Design activities to help students meet the learning goals.
Sort the activities into two categories: online and face-to-face.
Very short article that might be useful in CELT's blended classes.
When designing a blended learning course, the instructor should remember to use the online portion as an opportunity to create more exciting face-to-face interactions.
SpeakingImage is an application for creating interactive images and share them with others.
You can also create groups, add wikis and set different permissions to manage collaborative work
FERPA is one of the most misunderstood regulations in education. It is commonly assumed that FERPA requires all student coursework to be kept private at all times, and thus prevents the use of social media in the classroom, but this is wrong.
Free online blackboard
Create up to 5 course websites, free.Engage students in social learning.Weave multimedia into class content.Assess performance and manage grades.
WHEN colleges and universities finally decide to make full use of the Internet, most professors will lose their jobs. Seems to be saying the only thing preventing his job loss is the fact that universities don't have the time/money to invest in online courses. Why do I find his attitude so despicable?