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Ali's blog - 3 views

shared by Diane Gusa on 18 Jun 12 - No Cached
    • Diane Gusa
       
      Hi Ali, You need to still tag and categorize before leaving this class! Category would be for this post Module 3. Tags are important because this helps people read your posts for the information. Your tags for this blog are incorrect. Tags are like keywords. What tags do you think this blog should have?
    • Diane Gusa
       
      The teacher who inspired me was in college. I was first inspired by her deep knowlege, her humaness, and finally her reaching out to me, a very shy student.
    • Diane Gusa
       
      You speak of literacy skills, but not attitudes...the love of reading, the power of writing, reflective thinking.
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  • First of all, the learning theory is a process that unites the cognitive, emotional and environmental influences and experiences for acquiring, or making changes in one’s knowledge, skills and values.
    • Diane Gusa
       
      Love this definition. Is it yours or do you need to contribute this to someone?
    • Diane Gusa
       
      So the learning theory is multiple intelligence. What about the other theories? Behaviorism=gold stars, working in groups=constructivism etc.
    • Diane Gusa
       
      I disagree here. Effort is important to learn, but inefficent effort that does not lead to outcomes stated in the objectives need to be adhered to.
  • I would never fail anyone unless they really did not put any effort into the class. As long as you put the effort in and tried your hardest, you would do well in my class.
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How to Use Twitter in the College Classroom - 2 views

  • A user can be totally anonymous if that is their wish. This is an added bonus because as an instructor I would never want to involve my students in an activity that could cause them harm or make them feel uncomfortable in any way.
  • Use Twitter as an Announcement Board.
  • hey could just always have the Twitter in the background when they are at home and just look at it from time to time.
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  • Web-Pages. One of the best and most useful features of Twitter is the ability to post URL links in your Tweets
  • Use Twitter to Ask Questions.
  • Use Twitter to Connect Students
  • The student did not sign up for an online course and those boundaries must be respected
  • Don't mix Personal Twittering with Classroom Twittering
  • Do "Block" users who try to Follow your Tweets and are not your students. Most people on Twitter are trying to sell something.
  • Do Tweet often
  • Do keep your Twitter page Public. Th
  • Do include a blurb on netiquette in your course Syllabus.
  • Do Tweet on topics related to the course
  • In fact you should probably Tweet daily. Just
  • Do keep your Tweets professional.
  • Do delete non-fact related Tweets between semesters
  • Do Re-Tweet your updates.
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Destination Descriptions - 0 views

  • Effective Distance Education Instructional Design is divided into modules or  "destinations,
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Social learning theory - 0 views

  • Social learning theory focuses on the learning that occurs within a social context.
  • It considers that people learn from one another, including such concepts as observational learning, imitation, and modeling
  • Social learning theory can be considered a bridge or a transition between behaviorist learning theories and cognitive learning theories.
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Devlin's Angle: The difference between teaching and instruction - 0 views

  • Some of the ones who do well actually learn what the course is supposed to be about, though others (and I suspect most) simply learn how to pass the course tests.
  • They are simply two perspectives of the same human interactive process. From the teacher’s perspective it is teaching, from the student’s perspective it is learning.
  • Teaching and learning usually involve instruction. But giving and receiving instruction no more is teaching/learning than bricklaying is architecture.
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  • The distinction between instruction and teaching/learning becomes significant when cash-strapped education districts look to technology for assistance.
  • particularly students who have already learned how to learn –
  • https://www.mathreasoninginventory.com). The heart of MRI is a face-to-face interview: you ask your students questions (that the Common Core expects all middle school students to answer successfully), probe their thinking, listen to how they reason, and learn what they understand.
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