Making online class more social with Facebook
A growing number of universities are providing online distance learning courses to meet student demand. According to a recent survey conducted by the Sloan Consortium (Parry, 2010), colleges saw a 17 percent increases in..
Multiple Intelligences and Technology in the Classroom
This paper maintains that the students of the school of the present havebecome a digital culture; thus, to succeed in the contemporary classroomconsideration must be given to the unique constitution (MultipleIntelligence..
Online Information Literacy Instruction Goes the Distance in Real Time!
Over the last two years or so, the college has increased its efforts to significantly increase its online course offerings. The Sidney Silverman Library serves a vital role in the success of the college. However, our eff..
Tactical Techniques For Excellence in Online Learning: Reaching Out Without Social Media
Online classes tend to result in bi-modal results. Students who are fully engaged tend to thrive and generate grades in the above average range. Students who are marginally engaged often fail or pass at the lowest levels..
The Artist's Electronic Source Book
Technology has never made it easier to create Source Books. This talk shows how. The Source Book is a primary tool for planning, introspection, and expression. My presentation is a method for students to become aware of ..
Unintended Consequences: Measuring Faculty Buy-in to Instructional Technology
Besides redesigning 25 GenEd courses across disciplines to include more writing, an initiative at PCCC has been to introduce instructional technology into those same courses. Now in its fifth year, we have found varied s..
Using Piazza for Online Math, Physics and Chemistry Tutoring
Piazza is a free online tutoring site that allows for instructors to setup areas where students can ask and answer questions. Normally Piazza is set-up by individual instructor and associated with specific courses. At NJ..
Using technology to create more time for helping students one-on-one
Research has shown that students who struggle to learn in traditional settings can often benefit most from one-on-one attention. Yet my sense is that few college professors believe they have the time to provide much one-..
Wiki-fy Your Class
A wiki is web page that you create and use to help you teach your classes. It's more than a blog and less than a LMS (Learning Management System). At a minimum, wikis can be used for organizing your class: an electronic ..
ePortfolio with Google Sites
The use of portfolios for outcome assessment within courses and programmatic assessment and accreditation reviews is becoming more common. Many software programs can be used to help manage ePortfolios with some tied to c..