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  1. From the discussion Exploring ways to humanize online learning

    Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:29:28 -0000

    I’ve started two things in my online classes that have had great results.

    First, when I upload PowerPoint presentations for the students, I include at least a snippit of audio in the presentation. In fact, the first presentation my students here for the semester is an audio overview of the syllabus.

    The other thing that I do is to use virtual office hours (through any instant messenger you wish) to allow students to communicate with me when they have questions about an assignment. This is more informal than email and students are relaxed in the environment. In fact, I had a student tell me this morning that he was ready for the soup my status message said I was cooking. It’s a great way to get to know your students without the distance provided by “distance ed.”

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  2. From the discussion Let's share our lessons that involve Web 2.0 tech.

    Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:14:32 -0000

    Using Web 2.0 is at the core of the discussions on my blog (http://caferhetorica.edublogs.org). This semester, I’m teaching a research and argument writing class and I’ve been using Diigo.com to allow my students to collaborate on their research. In the next weeks, I’ll be linking the students by topic to specific discussion pages on our course blog. It’s going to be a new experience for me since I’m teaching both online and face to face and I’m wanting the classes to all collaborate and talk about their writing processes within their major projects this semester.

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