tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7287849040300040022024-03-08T08:16:16.631-08:00All About MeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15920884501772804103noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728784904030004002.post-21636102037214499352015-06-12T20:02:00.003-07:002015-06-12T20:02:51.068-07:00Teaching with Technology Blog- Wrap up and ClosureTwo insights that expired me while taking this course is not being afraid to try something new like blogging. Another thing that inspired me is to do my research on the different technologies that could be used in the classroom, even if I view it as boring because it just grasp a certain students attention being that everyone is unique.<br />
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Two insights related to andragogy that inspired me is to know the student population that I teach. It is important to know what tools to use to teach students. Another insight that I have gained is to take time and plan my lesson around the learning objectives to make sure the students learn the course content.<br />
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I will incorporate these insights into my future teaching practices by exploring different teaching and learning practices to make sure the students are grasping the learning material. I will also use different technologies to accomplish the learning objectives of the course.<br />
Terry Mc Quay M.P.A.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15920884501772804103noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728784904030004002.post-78767380083161871792015-06-12T15:01:00.000-07:002015-06-12T15:01:14.553-07:00EthicalCosiderations and Positive Social ChangeThe technology that I selected is Blackboard Learning Management Systems. I have always enjoyed working with Blackboard while teaching my students. Introduction to Government is a fun but boring course. I make the course fun by posting videos on each chapter that will help the students understand. I engage the students by creating discussions that are mandatory. Two research papers are due in the semester that I have the students to submit through Safe Assignment via Blackboard. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Safe Assign is a “anti- plagiary software like TurnitIn that detects forms of plagiary” (</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Mozgovoy,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kakkonen, &Cosma, 2010, p.513). </span><br />
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Ethical issues to consider in the POLS 101 is that everyone has right to voice their opinion, but respectfully. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Cain, Fink, and Sparm (2010) identified such rights as
freedom of speech which I value and encourage to use respectfully.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Social change can be seen by the diverse population of students collaborating together and learning from each other. As a minority, I find it wonderful that different cultures can engage, learn from each other while being professional.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Cain, J., & Fink, J. L., III.(2010). Legal
and ethical issues regarding social media and pharmacy education.<em>American
Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 74</em>(10), 1–8.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Mozgovoy, M., Kakkonen, T., &Cosma, G.
(2010). Automatic student plagiarism detection: Future perspectives. <em>Journal
of Educational Computing Research, 43</em>(4), 511–531.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The technology that I
choose was Learning Management Systems Blackboard. Blackboard is not new in the
field of education and is normally used in addition to f2f classes, well at the
community college I work at. Students normally can log into their classroom and
access additional learning material that the teacher has posted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The benefits of backboard
is that it provides a learning atmosphere on-line where the teach and students
can collaborate. It is designed for that particular class. Sometimes student
seem afraid to try blackboard and I make it a requirement to log in to see
their grades, check announcements, take quizzes, upload and download documents
for the class.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I use blackboard in
POLS 101 Introduction to government. I post research material that the students
need in order to complete the two mandatory research papers that are due to
successfully complete the course. I post announcements every week with videos
to supplement the chapters. I also post power points for each chapter that the
student can use to really the test that are kind of challenging.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Blackboard can be used
to foster learning by the availability of the classroom away from campus. With
blackboard students can work with other material that the instructor has posted
that would have learn the material related to the course.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> I also post links to You Tube videos that the student’s
love. Videos supplement learning and students retain information longer from
watching these videos ((Buzzetto, 2014).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can be implemented with the “same requirements as a face to face class
requiring the students to log on a specific amount of times while allowing
flexibility” (Guillermo, n.d, p.62).</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Strategies that I would use to
sustain blackboard in my course is making discussions mandatory, downloading
and uploading of material to past the course. I would also create quizzes and
test within blackboard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Buzzetto-More, N. A. (2014). An Examination of
Undergraduate Student's Perceptions and Predilections of the Use of YouTube in
the Teaching and Learning Process. Interdisciplinary Journal Of E-Learning
& Learning Objects, 1017-32.</span></span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Guillermo. (n.d.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">). </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
Study of the Effectiveness of Blackboard Collaborate for Conducting Synchronous
Courses at Multiple Locations. Retrieved from</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
files.eric.ed.gov/full text/EJ1035850.pdf</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15920884501772804103noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728784904030004002.post-23137868967436078222015-05-24T17:33:00.003-07:002015-05-24T17:33:16.468-07:00Using Technology to Foster and Assess Student Learning<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">The technologies that I chose were Blackboard and You Tube, I chose
those technologies because You Tube is very popular and Blackboard is a popular
teaching tool used to teach on-line and F2F .The benefit of Blackboard it that the
instructor can maintain the grade center, email, post announcements, create
discussion, create links to other websites like You Tube that have a selection
of videos. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;">I would use this technology to engage students</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">face to face and on-line by developing goals</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and objectives that aligne in order
to be successful and would include strategies such as: </span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(a) involving key
stakeholders (students, faculty, </span></span><br />
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that all goals and </span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">objectives reflect the individual and organizational values;
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">making it clear why they are critical to student success; (d) </span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">making sure
the goals and objectives are measurable; (e) </span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">having the resources to meet the
objectives.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I would use the technology to to engage students by </span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">having </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Students have “increased availability, quick </span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">feedback, </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">improved two-way interactions, tracking, and </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">building skills such as
organization, time management and </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">communication” (</span><span style="line-height: 200%; text-indent: -48px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Writing Goals and Objectives. (n.d.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">I would use this technology to to asses student learning by </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">establishing</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> In order to accomplish these objectives the
students will be assessed in multiple ways by “establishing clear, attainable,
measurable outcomes of students learning, providing opportunities for the
student to achieve these outcomes and revising teaching practices to meet these
objectives” (Gibbons,2011, p280).</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Writing Goals and
Objectives. (n.d.) A Guide for Grantees of the Smaller Learning Communities
Program. Retrieved from <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">www2.ed.gov/programs/slcp/slc-wgandobj-book-f.pdf<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=73352798&scope=site"><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 200%;">Gibbons, B. (2011).
Improving graduate students’ writing abilities: An analysis of a formative
outcome-based assessment technique.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 200%; text-decoration: none;"> </span></i></span><em><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 200%; text-decoration: none;">International Journal of Learning, 18</span></em><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 200%;">(3), 279–292.</span></a><span style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15920884501772804103noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728784904030004002.post-72519262585769629722015-04-26T07:10:00.003-07:002015-04-26T07:10:47.644-07:00MD4 Using Technology<h2>
One technology that I have used to engage my students was You Tube. I know people think of You Tube as just for fun but You Tube is very educational. My students seem to love it. I teach POLS 101 and it it really helps to get subjects across. Say for instance I am teaching on Shays Rebellion, there are many videos that I can consider from You Tube. </h2>
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<b>I have noticed that majority of my students love to watch videos. Afterwards, they are eager to engage. Students spend so much of their time watching videos, using their cell phones, and ipads until I feel that it is a must that they are engaged the same way in class. </b></h2>
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<b> One disadvantage of You Tube is that there is so much debate on just about everything. Also, you have to watch the videos because they can get away from what you may be trying to teach the students. A benefit of You Tube is that a student can understand things from different points of views. In the future, I may consider uploading educational content, especially when class is cancelled because of bad weather, which is frequent in the winter. The students can look at the videos from their mobile devices allowing me to still get my lecture to the </b><b>students ( Fuegen, 2012).</b></h2>
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<b>My children learn so much from their mobile devices. I remember one time I received a tweet from one of my students. I thought, hmmn "How can I use twitter to make POLS a fun and learning experience for my students. Although I teach F2F incorporating You Tube, twitter, and blogging will also a sort of blended content experience for the students ( Greyling, Kara, Makka, and Van Niekerk, 2008).</b></h2>
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<b> I have really enjoyed blogging although it was totally new to me. So many people blog and now I one of them. I am going to continue to blog. </b></h2>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Fuegen, S. (2012). The impact of mobile technologies on distance
education. <em>TechTrends, 56</em>(6), 49–53.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Greyling, F., Kara, M., Makka, A., & Van Niekerk, S. (2008).
IT worked for us: Online strategies to facilitate learning in large
(undergraduate) classes. <em>Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 6</em>(3),
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15920884501772804103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728784904030004002.post-64307292407412688092015-04-19T10:20:00.001-07:002015-04-19T10:22:58.614-07:00Blog 3 Teaching with Technology <br />
Five online technology sources that the community has where I am an adjunct is Blackboard, Instant Messenger, email, Microsoft Office templates, and links and videos that are in You Tube that helps the students with just about anything. I really love Black Board and I am certified to teach on-line. Blackboard reaches students from diverse setting (<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Greyling, Kara, Makka,
& Van Niekerk, (2008). </span>The templates are great because sometimes students do not have word, power point, or excel to complete their school work.<br />
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I am pretty good at using lots of technology. I live to learn new things!!!!! I am always curious when I see my children doing something that I have not tried on the computer, I pad, I pod, or even when playing games on their play stations. My biggest fear is being left being as technology advances. To keep my skills up I take advantage of professional development course at the community college. Also, I continue to further my education at Walden pursing my Doctorate in Education. One professional development course that I loved was the completion of my on-line instructor certification. Also, I attend the yearly conference that is sponsored by the community college.<br />
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I use many techniques to teach and learn. I value You Tube because so many people use it and share their beliefs, leanings, and teachings. You Tube is very educational because professors upload their lecture which help people to learn. I love Blackboard, especially the grade center. I can also have my students email me through their class in blackboard. If I have my students download IM, I could communicate with my instantly creating a chat time. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Kock and Garza (2007) argued that people need body language such as facial expression, and body language in order to learn. With this in mind, creating voice links and uploading lectures really help students who need this sort of interaction to learn.</span><br />
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IT worked for us: Online strategies to facilitate learning in large
(undergraduate) classes. <em>Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 6</em>(3),
179–187.<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Kock, N., Verville, J., & Garza, V. (2007). Media
naturalness and online learning: Findings supporting both the significant- and
no-significant-difference perspectives. <em>Journal of Innovative Education, 5</em>(2),
333–355.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15920884501772804103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728784904030004002.post-56058389776102453612015-03-28T07:35:00.003-07:002015-04-19T10:22:06.585-07:00Blog 2 Technology <div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I work at the community college as an adjunct. Five resources that are available at the
college are Learning Management systems, Microsoft Office, texting, YouTube,
and twitter. I am comfortable working with all five resources. I love the
internet so I am always learning how to use various applications. </span></span></div>
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many faculty development opportunities at the community college where I work.
There is a training portal where faculty can log on to take advantage of </span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">training's</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> that are available. Professional development course that I use to
enhance my skills are seminars and training classes. I am a Mental Health Case
Manager. I attend </span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">training's</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> to keep up my certifications. For each seminar that
I attend I receive credits. I also take advantage of YouTube videos. My reading
and writing skills are much better since I have started my doctoral journey. My
professional practice can be improved by continuing my education, taking
advantage of seminars, and taking advantage of employer training. </span></span></div>
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suggestion for improving support of classroom technology is maybe students who
work as emergency technicians who can come to the class rooms to assist the instructors
when technology fails to work in the classroom like the overhead projector, or
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Learning management systems such as discussions
boards, email, and blogs allow students to learn collaboratively ( Wichadee,
2014). I enjoy using the discussion boards where all of the students can join
in. Social networking is great way to engage students because nowadays everyone
is on some sort of social network. Social networks that most student use are Face
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<span class="MsoSubtleEmphasis"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Buzzetto-More, N. A. (2014). An
Examination of Undergraduate Student's Perceptions and Predilections of the Use
of YouTube in the Teaching and Learning Process. Interdisciplinary Journal
Of E-Learning & Learning Objects, 1017-32</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.5in;">Wichadee, S.
(2014). Students' Learning Behavior, Motivation and Critical Thinking in
Learning Management Systems. Journal Of Educators Online, 11(3), 1-
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15920884501772804103noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728784904030004002.post-40885568492702717972015-03-12T14:29:00.004-07:002015-03-15T20:32:17.834-07:00My Doctoral JourneyThis is the hardest thing I have ever done. I feel alone! I have no support. My family does not even acknowledge the fact that I am even pursing my Ed.D. I am doing really good so far. I know that my degree is going to take me far! My goal is higher education. I would also like to continue research.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15920884501772804103noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-728784904030004002.post-43049245157411494802015-03-12T14:29:00.000-07:002015-03-12T14:29:15.954-07:00Walden IntroductionHello, my name is Terry Mc Quay. I am excited that this is my last class. I am currently in my prospectus. This is so much work I am stressed. My goals for this course is to submit all of my assignments in a timely manner and complete the MA. I am so proud of my accomplishments so far. I look forward to working with all of my classmates and the Professor. <br />
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