I enjoyed doing the annotations. I am always looking for resources and information related to online learning and this is an excellent way to find and share these with my colleagues.
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TeacherStream, LLC. (2009). Mastering Online Discussion Board Facilitation: Resource Guide. Retrieved October 4, 2012 from http://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/stw/edutopia-onlinelearning-mastering-online-discussion-board-facilitation.pdf
TeacherStream, LLC., is an online professional development portal out of Boise State University (Idaho, USA). The president and co-founder, Kerry Lynn Rice, Ed.D., is an associate professor in educational technology at Boise State. This particular document is an excellent resource for online instructors who facilitate discussion boards. The article is broken into three sections – Best Practices, Strategies, and Management Tips – with instruction, links, and additional resources for each item within the sections. I found this to be invaluable. It reinforces and supports the information from the Collaborative Communities course I took (EDUC 761 Collaborative Communities, University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2012). It presents the information is an easy-to-read, compact manner. This is definitely a resource I will use as I facilitate online discussion groups.
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Garrison, D. R., & Kanuka, H. (2004). Blended learning: Uncovering its transformative potential in higher education. In The Internet and Higher Education. Retrieved September 19, 2012, from http://cecs.anu.edu.au/files/flu_presentation/blended_learning/data/resources/Garrison_2004_The-Internet-and-Higher-Education.pdf
This article is one of the many written by D. Randy Garrison on the value of e-learning both as an independent entity and (as in this article) part of the blended learning environment. The authors are Dr. D. Randy Garrison, professor and academic director of Learning Commons at the University of Calgary; and Dr. Heather Kanuka, professor and academic director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning at the University of Alberta. Both authors have written extensively on the topic of e-learning, distance education, and adult education. This article discusses the potential of blended learning in higher education. The authors conclude that blended learning can have a substantial benefit for the student both in terms of logistics and educational satisfaction. “Blended learning is about rethinking and redesigning the teaching and learning relationship.” However, it requires that the program’s administrative and leadership issues are addressed and a solid action plan is in place. A “community of inquiry” must be formed by good course design which can be at the same time quite simple and yet complex. This topic is of great interest to me as I would like to reinstate a successful blended learning program at the college where I teach.
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TeacherStream, LLC. (2009). Mastering Online Discussion Board Facilitation: Resource Guide. Retrieved October 4, 2012 from http://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/stw/edutopia-onlinelearning-mastering-online-discussion-board-facilitation.pdf
TeacherStream, LLC., is an online professional development portal out of Boise State University (Idaho, USA). The president and co-founder, Kerry Lynn Rice, Ed.D., is an associate professor in educational technology at Boise State. This particular document is an excellent resource for online instructors who facilitate discussion boards. The article is broken into three sections – Best Practices, Strategies, and Management Tips – with instruction, links, and additional resources for each item within the sections. I found this to be invaluable. It reinforces and supports the information from the Collaborative Communities course I took (EDUC 761 Collaborative Communities, University of Wisconsin-Stout, 2012). It presents the information is an easy-to-read, compact manner. This is definitely a resource I will use as I facilitate online discussion groups.
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Garrison, D. R., & Kanuka, H. (2004). Blended learning: Uncovering its transformative potential in higher education. In The Internet and Higher Education. Retrieved September 19, 2012, from http://cecs.anu.edu.au/files/flu_presentation/blended_learning/data/resources/Garrison_2004_The-Internet-and-Higher-Education.pdf
This article is one of the many written by D. Randy Garrison on the value of e-learning both as an independent entity and (as in this article) part of the blended learning environment. The authors are Dr. D. Randy Garrison, professor and academic director of Learning Commons at the University of Calgary; and Dr. Heather Kanuka, professor and academic director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning at the University of Alberta. Both authors have written extensively on the topic of e-learning, distance education, and adult education. This article discusses the potential of blended learning in higher education. The authors conclude that blended learning can have a substantial benefit for the student both in terms of logistics and educational satisfaction. “Blended learning is about rethinking and redesigning the teaching and learning relationship.” However, it requires that the program’s administrative and leadership issues are addressed and a solid action plan is in place. A “community of inquiry” must be formed by good course design which can be at the same time quite simple and yet complex. This topic is of great interest to me as I would like to reinstate a successful blended learning program at the college where I teach.