Tag Archives: Interactive Engagement

Addressing Pitfall #4

In the article by Elizabeth St. Germain, Five Common Pitfalls of Online Course Design, all of the pitfalls really resonated with me and especially Pitfall #4, that I am going to really focus on avoiding in my redesign of my … Continue reading

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Response to: Online Course Design Pitfall #3: Insist on being the “sage on the stage.”

I am responding to pitfall #3 – which asks that we move away from the model of being a ‘sage on the stage’. I teach photography and new media communications. Before I read Elizabeth St. Germain’s column, I had already … Continue reading

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My Hybrid Course in a Nutshell – Kathy Greaves

Hi all 🙂   You probably don’t know me but I was part of the spring, 2013 Hybrid Learning Community. I tend to say that I failed the course miserably but Cub has been kind enough to say that I … Continue reading

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How to encourage student-student interaction?

Of the five common pitfalls of online course design, I’m worried about all of them when it comes to designing my hybrid course. The one that gives me most pause, though, is #5: “ignore the ways students learn from each … Continue reading

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Allowing students learn from each other – not often a part of traditional science classes

“Form a study group” This is usually all the attention given to encouraging students to work together in science classes.  Group work is regarded as something done outside of the actual class time and without the support of the course … Continue reading

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BB 4xx/5xx Biocomputing: Molecular Simulations and Data Analysis

Before they disappear into the wind, our department interviews each of our graduating students with regards to our program and curriculum. A recurring comment in recent years has been a desire to learn aspects of  programming and bioinformatics/biocomputing. Seizing this … Continue reading

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Facilitating Meaningful Discussion in an Online Setting

As we begin to design our blended courses, I am focused on how to create a meaningful environment for discussions between students in the course. Discussions and debates are central to the in-person version of my technology course, yet they … Continue reading

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Dialogue

From the pitfall reading,”Many online courses assume a two-way dialogue between each student and the instructor, and they forget about the ways in which students learn from each other’s mistakes, ideas, and input. Consider creating wiki spaces in which groups … Continue reading

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Thinking about course content.

My Web-Enhanced class has been going for three weeks now. One of the main things I have noticed is that since the students are leading the way we are getting much more feedback from the students about how they are … Continue reading

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