This week has not been as busy as the previous week, but I still had to make somewhat of a to do list. Though it was a mental to do list I think it still counts. :-)
I am grateful that the official school year ends in 2 days. This time in 48 hours I will be officially on Summer Break, KINDA! I am teaching summer school for the first time ever, so wish me luck. No sleeping in all day just yet!
Now on to this week's Advanced E-Learning Strategies Class. This week's topic of discussion is Implementing Instructional Content and Media for online learning. With a group project we are currently engaged in I was able to experience this somewhat firsthand. In research and a little bit of my own experience as an online student of this topic I have noticed a few things.
One thing in particular that sticks in my mind is the idea that technology integration is very critical. Due to the fact that online students do not meet face to face and typically pace their own learning it is important that the technology used is very engaging. In my experience having mid week discussion posts and other engaging assignments proved to be effective in not "boring" me.
In the last few years the integration of web 2.0 tools have become very dominant and useful. There are tons of different web 2.0 tools that can be useful to both instructors and students. One web 2.0 tool that I have become very fond of is Google plus hangouts. This free tool is very user friendly and offers many features including, but not limited to, screen share and recording the video session.
Having tools like this readily available, and especially at no cost, seems to keep things exciting.
Enjoy the rest of your week, and I will definitely enjoy mine!
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