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week 9: social media evaluations.

Posted by Melissa Lavoie in weekly readings and responses.

At the end of his chapter on social media, T.Bates (2014) asks you to think about a way social media can be used in one of the courses you teach. Respond to the question he raises: What new learning outcomes could the use of social media help develop? The main feature of social media is that they empower the end user to access, create, disseminate and share information easily in a user-friendly, open environment. It levels the playing field in a classroom – any and every student has open, unrestricted…read more

Jul.12

week 4. the lenora case study: an lms recommendation.

Posted by Melissa Lavoie in weekly readings and responses.

What would be your advice to Lenora about the LMS choice in this context? Explain your reasoning. Based on several reasons that I will expand on, I would recommend that Lenora utilize a simple, clean and social LMS that also works offline. I believe Google Classroom used in conjunction with Google + communities will serve her needs well, particularly since it is so easy to use, and there are many supports in place to help her implement the tools. Granted, Google Classroom is not considered an LMS (there is no…read more

Jun.05

week 1. digital age teaching professionals.

Posted by Melissa Lavoie in weekly readings and responses.

Which of the sets of criteria seem the most informative and relevant to your experiences? The first point in Chickering and Ehrmann’s article resonated with me and my experiences in my new position, and ties into the second point as well. “Good practice encourages contacts between students and faculty”. The fact that communication technologies allow for an availability and access to your professor is hugely important. My school board has adopted Google Apps for Education (GAFE), and this productivity suite is inherently about sharing, communicating and collaborating. On each app…read more

May.24