Posts Tagged ‘communication’

Creating a Classroom Partnership

Creating a Classroom Partnership As students are exposed to technology at a younger age, they not only demand but also expect that technology will be used in the classroom setting. No longer can instructors stand at the front of the room and just deliver content – students are too smart for that – they demand [...]

Finding the Early Adopters

Student and instructor interaction

Before you begin any initiative, it is important that you have the support of other faculty and the IT support group, if you have one. Any type of change will be initially met with some type of resistance. The best way to combat this resistance and increase chances for success is to identify and develop a group that I refer to as the “early adopters.”

Using Sakai and Elluminate for an Online Course

Student using webcam for discussion

With the right tools, online courses can be as effective as traditional face-to-face courses. I designed an online course that would teach instructors how to integrate multimedia into their own – virtual or traditional – courses.

Creating Virtual Learning and Collaborative Spaces

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Web conferencing tools can be used as an additional resource for instructors trying to reach their students. Virtual office hours and online review sessions are two examples that can be very helpful in managing the classroom. In addition, these resources are easy to manage and, in many cases, are free to use.

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