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"Technology and innovation are at the heart of Syracuse’s history. But the big question is — how do we keep that innovation going? How do we inspire the next generation of technology pioneers? With every ounce of enthusiasm I have, it’s my goal to spark excitement about one subject in particular — engineering."
Lisa Johnson has been involved in IT training for more than a decade at Barnardo's. Here she shares her top tips on how to engage staff with the virtual classroom.
"Online colleges come with their own unique challenges as well as their own benefits. When studying online, it's crucial to keep yourself organized and motivated."
Wikipedia today introduced a program called QRPedia, a QR code creation service that lets users snap a picture of a QR code and be automatically directed to a linked mobile Wikipedia entry in whatever written language their phone uses.
"I watch in amazement and sometimes frustration at the way students are ‘drawn in’ to the technology they bring into our rooms and set on their desks. (or underneath it if they are doing something they shouldn’t be) I see them text, play games, play music, change songs over and over, and read, all with unwavering focus. They engage with the devices for extended periods, to the exclusion of everything else happening around them; if we let them. I see the perspective of teachers who see these devices as a distractor; and, if a student is using a device in their usual context, it is a non-contest that it certainly is."
"The University Professional Continuing Education Association and the Association for Continuing Higher Education recently convened a summit of education leaders to talk about the phenomenon of online learning, described in summit literature as 'the biggest thing to ever hit higher education.'"
"Sometimes students in the online environment just need that extra nudge to feel connected in order to truly excel. As instructors, we can facilitate community-building in an asynchronous environment by utilizing synchronous tools, such as Wimba, Skype, Elluminate, and others available to us via our learning management system or outside of the LMS."
"Research indicates that, at every age level, people take their writing more seriously when it will be evaluated by peers than when it is to be judged by teachers. Online blogs directed at peers exhibit fewer typographical and factual errors, less plagiarism, and generally better, more elegant and persuasive prose than classroom assignments by the same writers. Longitudinal studies of student writers conducted by Stanford University's Andrea Lunsford, a professor of English, assessed student writing at Stanford year after year. Lunsford surprised everyone with her findings that students were becoming more literate, rhetorically dexterous, and fluent—not less, as many feared. The Internet, she discovered, had allowed them to develop their writing."
As technology evolves, society often follows, which is why some Metro Detroit schools are softening their former restrictions on cellphone use in the classroom.
Student to Content Interactivity Interactivity can refer to a lot of things. In the online learning world, it often refers to collaboration & communication often done in discussions, blogs, chats, webinars, etc.
"Using the recently validated community of inquiry (COI) instrument, this study focuses on students’ perceptions of teaching, social and cognitive presence in virtual world contexts. The authors examine whether the COI Instrument can effectively be applied to virtual world learning events. The results are exciting: in a diverse sample, virtual world learners perceive teaching presence, social presence and cognitive presence."
At a recent workshop at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, I asked participants to identify the one thing about participation they would most like to change in their classrooms. From a variety of items mentioned, we decided to focus on three.
"As technology progresses, so does its use in education. Despite cuts in educational funding, students who have access to devices like laptops, smartphones and e-readers are teaching themselves to be tech-savvy. And teachers and school administrations are finding innovative and cost effective ways to take advantage of developments in technology."
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