This is an interesting site that could be used for students to do self-journal assignments. There would no longer be a need for bulky notebooks or binders, as the journal site would replace such. Teachers can set up a class and have administrative access to grade/comment on the student journal entries. I have not used this, but it looks like it could be a great tool.
OLC Online Learning Journal - the official journal of the Online Learning Consortium, which promotes the development and dissemination of new knowledge at the intersection of pedagogy, emerging technology, policy, and practice in online environments.
this would be great modified into a digital means Students create a variety of content types for their journals -- from written reflections to maps and diagrams -- in response to teacher prompts and open-ended questions. Below are the essential elements of the journal project: Blank journals: At the beginning of each module, teachers hand out a blank journal to each student.
This article has published in 1968, it introduced the technology hardware in education then, but still demonstrate that education technology topic had beed raised for years.
This site particularly stood out to me because starting tomorrow, our students will be involved in a new Journalism/Video Production club on our campus. I plan to share these ideas with my co-worker heading up this club.
"Innovative Methodologies for 21st Century Learning, Teaching and Assessment: A Convenience Sampling Investigation into the Use of Social Media Technologies in Higher Education"
Great resource for journals in classes that you may be taking now, also a great source of additional information on what your lesson plans should look like.
Pan, C., & Thompson, K. (2009). Exploring dynamics between instructional designers and higher education faculty: An ethnographic case study. Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange, 2(1), 33-52.
In response to the portion I highlighted -- I took a very effective graduate mixed-mode course that successfully utilized case studies and problem based learning in both the face-to-face and online components.
faculty and course designers may wish to develop sections of courses that are case study based, or utilize problem based learning. Both practices have been shown to foster high levels of motivation and engagement with face-to-face instruction