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The Effects of a Virtual Community on Mature Learners’ Feelings of Isolation within Online Programs
Tamara DawsonFull disclosure, I wasn’t really interested in the sessions happening during this time block. This session is the only one that may be applicable to what I’m currently doing. My hope is that I’ll be able to take away something that can be used for our non-traditional students.Tamara started with a set of 5…
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Making it Your Own: How to Add the U in a Course
Michelle Piper & Amy Clarkhttps://twitter.com/Rmac003Roger/status/833706691141189637The session got started with introducting everyone to Kahoot, a neat interactive tool to gauge audience knowledge on a particular topic. I was a little disappointed that the questions were surrounding higher education or K-12. Just because I’m not in those 2 areas doesn’t mean that I don’t teach.The presenters mention…
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Breaking Down the Walls: Using Presence-Building Technologies to Improve Student Engagement and Performance in Online Introductory Psychology
Chris RoddenberryWake Technical Community CollegeWithin the first 5 minutes, I feel like this session is going to be a slew of tools. That’s not a complaint by any means, but certainly not what I expected. Chris goes from a slide about tools to a slide about his ultimate goal: “Fostering a sense of community in…
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Connected Learning: Mobilizing Digital and Networked Media for the Longstanding Goals of Progressive Education
Mizuko “Mimi” ItoOne of the first things that Mimi asked us was to put together an estimate of the following question: https://twitter.com/evinsmj/status/833668773034987520Each table tweeted out their guess, which included…https://twitter.com/jmoreno8/status/833668775211835392https://twitter.com/CherHoov/status/833668728713773056https://twitter.com/veloffj/status/833668717477240832The answer was 83%, which is surprising. What she didn’t make clear was how much of this reading was forced, versus enjoyment. An interesting statistic though.Mimi’s 2nd question…
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Tips and Tricks for Online Retention
Kari Frish, Central Lakes CollegeI think this is the 3rd time I’ve sat in this presentation. The first time was a few years ago, and I subsequently brought Kari into my former university for a presentation to some faculty. I’m really here for moral support this time around, but I have no doubt that I’ll…
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Closing General Session
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