Engaging faculty in a conversation about the principles of online and blended learning is something I do on a regular basis. However, this week I had the unique opportunity to present (“on the wall”) to a group of students on this topic. The students I spoke with (pictured above) are preparing to be student leaders in […]
On any given week, in my “traditional” face-to-face classes I use the computer available in the classroom and many digital tools: Google Docs to facilitate class discussions, readings and analysis done by students; the criticized PowerPoint; Voice Thread; YouTube videos; CD player or the Internet to find relevant data. The class is usually fluid, […]
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As I take some time to look back and reflect on my online teaching experience, I can’t avoid the feeling that, while it has been transformative in profoundly positive ways, it has been, frankly, lonely at times. We, as traditional face-to-face classroom instructors, have taken different paths to our teaching: an early vocation or […]
Chances are, you are familiar with the concept of “open content,” but “open pedagogy” has not yet made its way into mainstream conversations about teaching and learning. Open content, of course, refers to digital resources that have been shared online with a license that both permits and encourages re-use and sharing within the limits of […]
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