Lifelong Learning
1. What are the strengths and weaknesses of open source versus commercial software? A big strength of open source in synchronous learning is that everyone has access and it is inexpensive or free. A big weakness is, because of the…
Continue ReadingCreate: Using your lesson topic, build two high quality, reusable learning objects. Artifact: Link to the two high quality, reusable learning objects build by you. What is the intended use of your learning objects? How might the objects be used in…
Continue ReadingIn looking at the Standards for Quality Online Teaching, the Communicate module provided helpful resources and insights to stay compliant and become a more effective educator. Overall the Communicate module was very helpful and gave unique and efficient methods for…
Continue ReadingPost in your blog: Two artifacts, one for each of the identified highly effective methods of communicating with stakeholders. Why is ongoing communication in the online classroom important? Ongoing communication with various stakeholders regarding the online classroom serves various purposes including cultivating…
Continue ReadingAs an online and traditional classroom instructor, I incorporate news and announcements weekly. For my online class, I post news on the main page of the class forum. My traditional class sees the news and announcements on the whiteboard screen…
Continue ReadingFollowing is a bulletin board example that could be used in a traditional or online classroom environment. Bright colors and high contrast were used to capture attention and short bullet point sentences used as courtesy reminder statements. For my traditional…
Continue ReadingHow does integrating synchronous learning sessions within the online environment assist in developing a learning community for students? The synchronous learning session benefits the students and teachers on a very basic level by allowing all a chance to interact with…
Continue Reading1) What role or purpose do discussion forums serve in the online classroom and are they effective? Discussion forums can be used to initiate project feedback, provide a place for students to ask questions 2) How do discussion forums function as a teaching…
Continue ReadingHow do communication practices in the online environment correlate to effective feedback? Why is authentic feedback important for online learners? In what ways might an instructor enrich a student’s online experience through feedback? Effective feedback needs to be prompt and…
Continue ReadingUtilizing one of the resources discussed in this lesson, create a rubric that integrates specific criteria for an assignment and also affords the instructor ample commentary on the student’s product. Make the rubric available in a post in your blog.
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