"An instructor's 'digital' personality can influence student achievement, retention or completion, and satisfaction with courses..." I couldn't agree more as this has been my experience!
This systematic analysis investigates the utilization of virtual reality (VR) as an educational approach, particularly focusing on personalization techniques. The study reviews 69 research papers, examining factors like sample demographics, educational topics, benefits of VR in education, study limitations, and software development aspects.
This article discusses some statistics of social networking use and how users can get scammed or information stolen through clicking on headers or sharing too much personal data.
If you don’t start off at the beginning giving them feedback that has meaning for them, the quality of their work slips
If they know that somebody really cares about what they’re doing and [makes] that personal connection, they will work to that expectation. If they don’t think the instructor is spending time with their work and simply says, ‘Oh, you did a great job’ but doesn’t make anything personal, they figure, ‘Oh well, the instructor skimmed the information,
it’s important to include examples from students’ work so they know that you have read it.
Helpful article detailing the reasons that instructor feedback is critical in online classes, along with strategies for how to provide feedback effectively.
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Problems of privacy with social media sites are legal issues as well as practical ones. This article reveals various cases of employers (and schools) probing for personal data from subordinates.
More on the privacy theme. It's not just about students posting things that they'll regret later, it's also about making laws that protect us all from grasping superiors.
I've been looking for ways that my Writing Center can offer synchronous online tutoring. Etherpad is a free, open source tool that I looked at, and Pirate Pad is one free site that uses it. It's neat and easy to use. Open a Pirate Pad, give the person a link, and you're off!
This link provides the reader with a brief description on Poll Everything and how use it. You can see how the polls are written and the various way one might use this site for business, personal or educational purposes on a cell phone, twitter or the web.
I think this is a great site. You can make study aids and share them with the students, students can make thier own based on what they need to study--then share them with each other, or you can just use the site for personal enjoyment by makeing flash cards for...oh, say, studying Latin (reason I originally bookmarked the site).
Review of Extracting Information From the Social Web for Health Personalization Luis Fernandez-Luque1, MSc; Randi Karlsen1,2, PhD; Jason Bonander3, MA 1Northern Research Institute, Tromsø, Norway2Computer Science Department, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway3Division of Knowledge Management, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States Luis Fernandez-Luque, MScNorthern Research InstitutePostboks 6434 ForskningsparkenTromsø, 9294NorwayPhone: 47 93421287Fax: 47 77629401Email: In recent years the Web has come into its own as a social platform where health consumers are actively creating and consuming Web content.
Web 2.0 and Emerging Learning Technologies/Web 2.0 Learning Styles describes how technology Web 2.0 tools are used to enhance students learning. Furthermore, Howard Gardner's learning styles are discusses as well and his theory of Multiple Intelligence. Finally, the main characteristics of the Web 2.0 learners are summarized.
In addition to theories of multiple intelligences and learning styles there are issues related to learner personalities. The widely accepted traditional model of education too often fails to consider all these areas. Some teachers, however, address the kind of senses (auditory, visual) the learner uses, the learner's aptitude (Theory of Multiple Intelligences), and the personality type.
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Personal experience: I have found these posters to be great for interactive review materials and enrichment. It's a quick way to organize anything you can post using Google Docs (so Google Forms (quizzes), Slides, etc...), websites, images, YouTube videos, etc... and the first 5 or so posters are free. The best part is it is very user-friendly. I highly recommend trying it out!
Actually, no one uses just one type of intelligence; we all use several in our daily lives. Some are stronger than others for each person. Thus it's helpful to determine your learner's top intelligences and tailor your methods to best meet your learner's particular combination of strengths.
There are distinctions between traditional face-to-face and online teaching and learning. Academic policies must address both contexts. As technology evolves, academic policy and practice change may be needed at the micro and macro levels to ensure quality education--in-person and from a distance. Sample policies included.
I need to read this article a little closer. We are offering our first fully online language courses for Elem and Interm Spanish this summer. Although the grad students teaching this course will make the same amount of salary as those teaching the hybrid classes, I have a feeling they will be spending a lot more time on it. And then, we have to be careful if they go to their union about the differences in compensation.
The article discusses the paradigm shift in learning styles and approaches using the web resources. Personal learning environments and internet sifting for content is discussed as well.