Group Quizzes—a Strategy for Fostering Collaborative Critical Thinking
Looking for a way to get your students to collaborate and think critically? Consider group quizzes, a technique that Ida Jones uses in her business law courses at California State University, Fresno.
Online Teaching Fundamentals: PowerPoint for Online Courses, Part 7: Manipulating Clip Art
PowerPoint is essentially a visual communication medium. A wall of words or long series of bullets on your slides looks boring and doesn't take maximum advantage of this visual communication medium. Consider how you can show what you are talking about rather than tell using text. Then tell in narration what you want students to know about what they are seeing. Additional telling can be provided in electronic print documents (such as PowerPoint slide notes or a Word document), if needed.
Teaching Online With Errol: On the Road with Your Computer—Part 2
Part 2 of my annual column on using the computer to enhance your online teaching prowess offers a variety of websites and software (all free) that can take your distance learning efforts to new levels of efficiency, productivity, and engagement. There are thousands of websites that online teachers can explore, of course—some set up specifically for online teachers, others that need be honed, polished, and sanded before they are "distance-learning ready." When you come across one or more that really stand out, send them along to me; I'll be happy to publish them in a future column.
Tips From the Pros: 4 Ways to Engage Students
When using video, it's important to comply with ADA requirements by providing subtitles for any videos used in a course.
Transformative Learning in the Online Classroom: Experiences of an Educator
How can we foster an environment for transformative learning online? The focus of this article shares my thinking on how to facilitate the precursors that may lead to transformative learning. The precursors are the trigger (also known as the disorienting dilemma), personal critical reflection, discourse with others, and action (Mezirow, 2000).
Magna Publications
2718 Dryden Drive • Madison, WI 53704-3086 • 800-433-0499
© Copyright 2010 Magna Publications
Great post! E-learning is no longer an emerging trend nowadays, its the only way for many of us to learn. Research has been conducted supporting the fact that e-learning takes place online just as effectively as it does in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteIt's true that online education provides innovative learning for students it gives them a wealth of knowledge to assist them in their learning. Although online education does not require class attendance, it still consists of dynamic interactions with lecturers and professors. Online education involves thorough planning before taking the big steps in finishing a degree.
ReplyDelete