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In online courses, certain student challenges tend to come up time and again, which disrupts learning or impedes completing coursework on time.
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Following on from Health’s Got Talent in June (see our previous blog post), we are sharing some of the excellent learning and teaching and practice presented at the event. In this post we will explore the use of technology to produce engaging content for students, with an example from Kat Millward in the School of Health Sciences. Kat is module leader for the Clinical Assessment in Primary Care module, which is part of the PGDip/BSc Hons Public Health (District Nursing) and the BSc Hons/GradDip/PGDip Primary Care (Practice Nursing).
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In researching how best to prepare students for new-media literacy, I’ve come across the term confirmation bias—the tendency that all human beings share to search for or interpret information in a way that supports already held beliefs, and to ignore contrary evidence. It’s something that is hardwired into our brains—our world is too complicated for us to keep testing everything we know.
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There’s a widely circulated YouTube video you may have seen called “A Conference Call in Real Life.” To spoof the strange, stilted dynamics of conference calls, it replicates them in a face-to-face setting. Participants stiffly announce their names at the door of a meeting room, are suddenly interrupted by bizarre background noises, and find themselves inexplicably locked out of a room they were just in.
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Historically, a learner’s educational opportunities have been limited by the resources found within the walls of a school. Technology-enabled learning allows learners to tap resources and expertise anywhere in the world, starting with their own communities. Via Nik Peachey
Norton Gusky's curator insight,
April 11, 2017 9:20 AM
Resources from the Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education
Armando Garcia's curator insight,
April 19, 2017 10:28 AM
Very useful information. something you would want to read and then refer back to in the future.
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Left to itself, learning is a fairly simple process. We see; we experience; and we learn. Our mind somehow assimilates the information that interests it, and it gets retained.
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What Online Learners Love In eLearning? Check the top 8 eLearning Activities Online Learners Love and integrate them into your eLearning course design. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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Yoram and Edith Neumann, who have been involved with online education for decades, share some lessons about what factors most help students learn.
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The flipped classroom relies heavily on students coming to class ready to engage in the learning activities. But what if they don't do their preclass work?
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Our faculty development unit gathered data from students about how engaged they felt in their online courses.Their comments helped inform our teaching.
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Not every student benefits from in-class participation, immediate answers, inflexible grading, or harsh consequences. Learn the nuances for those requiring deeper recognition and a lighter touch.
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Wondering about the characteristics of Millennials? Check 8 Important Characteristics of Millennials eLearning Professionals should know.
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Picture this: You’re driving around in Boston at rush hour on one of the notorious old carriage roads that seemingly twist without reason. You’re searching for a particular street downtown. The kids in the back seat are singing, as loud as they can, along with The Wiggles, which is blasting through the car speakers. I can’t handle it. What would make this better? Silence. My brain can’t process all of this at once. I’ve maxed out my cognitive load.
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With more choice in how they tackle an assignment, students may be more involved, excited and motivated — and a broader spectrum of abilities are accounted for. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
EDTECH@UTRGV's curator insight,
May 1, 2019 3:01 PM
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) shouldn't be reserved just for online courses. We should be employing UDL principles in the development of all instructional resources.
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It's easy to say that students lie to teachers all the time. Frankly, everyone, including teachers, has a lie in them, and these untruths keep the schooling process rolling along. When adults say, for instance, that they develop rules with the students, chances are that students often develop rules that teachers already thought of anyway. Or, when adults say that a student can't use the restroom during certain parts of the day "Just because," rather than "Because the hallways is crowded, and I don't want you distracted from the lesson in the classroom,” that's just one more micro-fib in a collage of fibs that we tell children.
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"I want to affirm that getting people connected at the beginning of a meeting is essential for creating an openness and willingness to challenge. Peter Block has influenced my thinking on this issue. He always says, “Connection before Content.” If a group is going to concentrate on a difficult issue, they need to learn who others are, the skills they bring, the experience they represent, and the values they hold. Stasser, who studies group performance, notes, “Group performance increases when everyone in a group is aware of each other member’s expertise.” But unfortunately, icebreakers, like those I’ve listed above, don’t accomplish that that goal. 3 Via Jim Lerman, Ivon Prefontaine, PhD, Miloš Bajčetić, Mark E. Deschaine, PhD
Paulette Dotson's curator insight,
July 18, 2017 2:29 PM
You must remember as a younger person those awful icebreakers at camp, school etc. There are other options to help build connections in groups.
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Engaging Diverse Learners in the Information Literacy Classroom: Discovering the Performer Inside Book: Engaging Diverse Learners Looking at teaching as a type of performance What is unique about your teaching/your professional brand Be selective, make the class memorable Engagement i
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Not every elearning course that you take is going to hold your attention. If the content is boring or delivered poorly then your mind will wander.
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One of the first things you may think of when you think about a game is competition. Traditionally most games engage players in some way with a competitive aesthetic, the aim being to win or beat other players. However, more games are starting to use fellowship to engage players. Scriptwriter Taryn Stack looks at the rise of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games (MMORPGs) and cooperative board games which demonstrate that fellowship and co-operation are just as valid as competition when it comes to creating engagement. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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Even more than other types of education, eLearning must struggle to attract learners' attention: the Internet is full of distractions, and adult lear
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Three small ways to improve learning by giving students a measure of control. Via Scott MacClintic, Art Custer, Dean J. Fusto
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Jennifer Hofmann's TMN presentation provided guidance for creating learning programs that engage learners and adapt to the modern workplace culture. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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The teaching landscape is rapidly changing, the technological rise of the 21st century and widespread integration of those technologies into our society, combined with access to the internet has integrally changed teaching in just a few years.
Our children, and their following generations are already and will continue to grow up in a world that’s a stark reminder of how rapidly the human civilization has changed, a society and world where smartphones and tablets are widespread, affordable, and replacing most computers and laptops.
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Some school libraries are reinventing themselves as makerspaces, but this Ohio library took a slightly different approach and has seen incredible results. Via Mary Reilley Clark
Elizabeth E Charles's insight:
One of my teachers just shared this with me with a note: "Doesn't this sound more useful than a maker space?" I tend to agree!
Mary Reilley Clark's curator insight,
March 7, 2016 3:43 PM
One of my teachers just shared this with me with a note: "Doesn't this sound more useful than a maker space?" I tend to agree! 
Dean J. Fusto's curator insight,
March 8, 2016 7:12 AM
One of my teachers just shared this with me with a note: "Doesn't this sound more useful than a maker space?" I tend to agree! |
