Notes from a YellowDig webinar with faculty from Fort Hayes University. Creating points creates a structure of the board and identifying value in specific types of activities. There are two types of interventions instructors can make for a YellowDig board: 1) Board settings (ie points, weekly point max), 2) instructor interventions while course is in …
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How to build a strong learning community in Yellowdig (for full details watch YD video) Time and participation Survival of strong and useful conversations Interconnected members Listening Goal of YellowDig is a single assignment without weekly assignments with weekly deadlines. It is more of an open free form conversation. YellowDig suggest that the weekly assignments …
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I recently read a book titled Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes by Flower Darby with James M. Lang. My approach to teaching is very practical and application based so I appreciated some of the ideas shared in this book. Some were new ideas to me, some not, and I’ve compiled my …
So important but often overlooked.
I thought this article brings up some creative and unique ways to bring in visual elements into online courses through the use of Memes and GIFs. They propose a few good ideas – using Memes and GIFs to allow students to introduce themselves at the start of class. To encourage higher level thinking ask students …
http://jolt.merlot.org/vol5no1/berry_0309.htm
Some tips that may be helpful when setting up groups in large online classes. They recommend group size of 8-10 students. Manage Discussions in Large Classes
I recently attended a Blackboard Innovative Teaching Seminar (BITS) webinar on E-hybrid model: Service learning in a distance learning course. The speaker, Dr. Amar Kanekar, from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock shared how he used Trello to create his course design documents. I thought it was brilliant and a nice way to visulize the design …
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Link to Humanizing infographic developed by Michelle Pickansky Brock. https://create.piktochart.com/output/5383776-how-to-humanize-your-online-cl
Share Heidi’s idea for a twitter post…