Key Findings
Students recognize the value of technology but still need guidance when it comes to better using it for academics.
Students prefer blended learning environments while beginning to experiment with MOOCs.
Students are ready to use their mobile devices more for academics, and they look to institutions and instructors for opportunities and encouragement to do so.
Students value their privacy, and using technology to connect with them has its limits.
Great example of a course syllabus (with excellent list of readings - Want!) about creativity, design, and "hacking". What would a class like this look like in a hybrid format?
A free downloadable guide on mapping customer experience. I think it would be really interesting to adapt this to a course - especially hybrid or online - for instructors to get a sense of where students hit the "trouble spots," the "low points,' and the "high points."
Collection of SketchNotes on a wide variety of topics. An interesting alternative to the traditional outline / long-hand format of note-taking. I've noticed many students don't seem to have a good grasp on taking and organizing class notes. I wonder what introducing this as an option would do for them? More info on SketchNotes: http://summit.worldcat.org/oclc/796754744
A comparison of Netflix "binge viewing" with new models of "binge learning" for online classes. Do students learn better on their own schedule? How to combine both?
Something to check in on later as they develop ...
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