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Peter DiFalco

Using Technology to Increase Quality Time on Task - 1 views

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  • Peter DiFalco on 06 Sep 13
     
    EDUCAUSE article explaining how blackboard learn features can be leveraged to increase student time on task as described in the 7 principles.
Jim Aird

An absolutely riveting online course: Nine principles for excellence in web-based teach... - 0 views

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  • Simply taking material that was developed for classroom delivery and directly porting it into course management programs such as WebCT or Blackboard tends neither to be effective nor recommended (Ellis & Hafner, 2003)
  • The retooling and redesigning of course materials often takes significant time
  • The online world is a medium unto itself and if instruction is to be effective, material for online courses needs to be developed with the unique strengths and dynamics of the web in mind
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  • one of those changes is that the instructor role is moving from provider of content to designer of student learning experiences
  • As with teaching in a face-to-face environment, we need to constantly gauge our audience and discern what tools and strategies are going to be effective at the time.
  • Specific aspects of online teaching that are reported to contribute to enhanced learning and student satisfaction also include: quick turnaround time by instructor on email and assignments (Hopper and Harmon; 2000); frequent and engaged contact and individual feedback (Anderson, 2006); having goals and objectives that are clearly stated (Carr-Chellman & Duchastel, 2000; King, 1998; Orde, et al., 2001; Sieber, 2005) and detailed enough to clarify “what the student should be able to do, the conditions under which the student should produce the desired behaviour and how well the student must be able to perform it” (Ellis & Hafner, 2003, p. 643); great communication skills (Hopper and Harmon, 2000; White, 2000); regular use of student names (Aragon, 2003) and the capacity to be real and genuine (Aragon, 2003; Beaudin & Henry, 2007).
  • Regardless of how stellar the content or how wondrous the technology, if they are to be excellent, online courses must also involve excellent online teaching.
  • Social presence and a sense of community are influenced by many things, including collaborative learning activities (Aragon, 2003), enhanced communication (Steinweg, et al., 2006), use of humour (Aragon, 2003), small group activities (Rovai, 2002) and it is an essential part of online learning.
  • The expertise involved in developing excellent online courses is not optional; it is essential. And we either gain those areas of expertise ourselves or we look for help and support. Otherwise, significant aspects of the courses we develop will be weak, and possibly even mediocre.
  • in post-secondary education instructors tend to be subject matter experts and not necessarily experts in learning theory and educational processes (Ellis & Hafner, 2003; Oblinger & Hawkins, 2006). As such, a team approach is often encouraged.
  • Excellence in online education requires multiple areas of expertise. A content expert is necessary but not even close to sufficient.
  • It is not enough to simply inform students of these areas, the instructor must request that students respond once they have found the required information or activity in question.
  • There are a few things that some online instructors/developers provide that can go a long way with students. One is to provide exemplars of the course assignments.
  • Perhaps the most common of these provide direction on being effective self-guided learners. Unless the students in an online course can manage their time and provide some degree of self-motivation, they tend not to do well in a virtual course environment.
  • Brief personal email messages are also appreciated by students
  • Another little extra is the inclusion of brief audio clips
  • The integration of related video material also provides another little extra, especially for those students who tend to be auditory or visual in nature.
  • Knowledge and understanding of such principles can help us find success in the exciting world of online education, and can help us move from the mere uploading of content to creating absolutely riveting online courses.
  • Jim Aird on 27 Jun 13
     
    Great article about online course design.
Laura Sederberg

Leading as an Intentional Journey (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE.edu - 0 views

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  • Laura Sederberg on 13 May 15
     
    Find the joy in what you are doing with IT, and become a leader...sharing with others. Great article from EDUCAUSE Review.
Jim Aird

College papers: Students hate writing them. Professors hate grading them. Let's stop as... - 1 views

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  • fter reading your article, I feel sorry for the author.  I do not know the identity of the alleged plagiarizing, font-adjusting, slackers are, but they certainly did not attend any four-year university I, or my family has attended.  I agree with Hannah Dodd that you show nothing but "complete contempt and loathing for" your students as well as for her career.  This author's experience sounds like high school, but the truth is that universities require most papers be submitted through programs that scan essays and compare the writing with hundreds of thousands of sources to expose plagiarism.  This article is extremely insulting to every student, including me, who ever wrote a college essay.   Essays written for the history department of CSU Long Beach had to pass the plagiarism test, as well show that the student can think critically and relate that critical thinking to a PhD-holding professor.   Those few who do not pass muster will eventually find themselves outside the halls of the college, as California universities do not tolerate plagiarism or patterns of poor grades.  How dare this woman belittle the hard work of tens of thousands of hard-working, INTELLIGENT students and professors.
Laura Sederberg

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  • Laura Sederberg on 03 Nov 11
     
    A research article from US Dept of Ed on Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning. A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies.
Peter DiFalco

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  • Peter DiFalco on 05 Jun 09
     
    Interesting visualization of phrase / text matches found in search engines. Seems especially adept at detecting plagiarism from very recent news articles.
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