Group items tagged

Responding to student writing in an effective and timely manner is important to student success. And we want students to succeed, to be good writers. However, students don't often expect to receive detailed and intricate feedback on their work; they expect to see the dreaded "red pen" marks. They assume that we don't really read their writing, that we give each page a cursory glance, and that we are only looking for spelling and grammatical errors. This implies-and the students believe-that "writing" is only "writing correctly." But writing is much more than that, and as professionals we understand this. We know that revision has a key role in the process of writing, but good revision requires good feedback.

Change Magazine - March/April 2010 "We always tell our students that there are no shortcuts, that important ideas are nuanced, and that recognizing subtle distinctions is an essential critical-thinking skill. Mastery of a discipline, we know, requires careful study and necessarily slow, evolutionary changes in perspective. Then we look around for the latest promising trend in teaching and jump in with both feet, expecting it to transform our students, our courses, and our outcomes. Alternatively, we sniff disdainfully at the current educational fad and proudly stand by the instructional traditions of our disciplines or institutions, secure in our knowledge that the "tried and true" has a wisdom of its own."

"Blackboard announced on Wednesday it is buying out two software companies in an effort to bolster its real-time collaboration features and satisfy a generation of professors and students increasingly shaped by social media. The company, infamous to some in higher education for its habit of swallowing up smaller fish, said it is buying Wimba and Elluminate, top providers of software that lets students work together online, for a total of $116 million."

"You probably remember going to school with the teacher at the front of the room and the students sitting quietly in neat rows. But education has changed; now students work in groups and participate actively in class. Even homework is different. Vodcasting is changing the role of the teacher in the classroom. "

"Facebook isn't just a great way for you to find old friends or learn about what's happening this weekend, it is also an incredible learning tool. Teachers can utilize Facebook for class projects, for enhancing communication, and for engaging students in a manner that might not be entirely possible in traditional classroom settings. Read on to learn how you can be using Facebook in your classroom, no matter if you are a professor, student, working online, or showing up in person for class."

Article on the use of whiteboards in the classroom along with clickers or any student response system. Studies indicate higher student achievement.

The Encyclopedia of Educational Technology (EET) is a collection of short multimedia articles on a variety of topics related to the fields of instructional design and education and training. The primary audiences for the EET are students and novice to intermediate practitioners in these fields, who need a brief overview as a starting point to further research on specific topics. Authors are graduate students, professors, and others who contribute voluntarily. Articles are short and use multimedia to enrich learning rather than merely decorate the pages.

Successful online students share their secrets on how they have succeeded in the online environment. The pointers in this article will also help those instructors who are new to online teaching.

Crowdsourcing tool. Could be used for muddiest points activity in preparation for class discussion, among other things. All students would need a Google account, though.

We have created a list of 100 tools we think will encourage interactivity and engagement, motivate and empower your students, and create differentiation in their learning process.

Technology alone does not guarantee successful online learning or collaboration among faculty and students. However, when you leverage it properly, technology can offer huge possibilities for improving communication and learning. This document identifies a collection of best practices for using Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro. You'll see some innovative ways to use Connect Pro in education and explore a process for successful online teaching and collaboration.

Using YouTube videos with students can be really great, but finding a video with the exact language you want and at a suitable length with too many other distractions around can be really difficult. That's why SafeShare.TV is so useful.

People have been talking about e-books since the current crop of college students was watching Rugrats, yet use has been limited mostly to die-hard techies content to put up with significant drawbacks and uncertain benefits. Until now.