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smeganck posted a new activity comment 6 years, 10 months ago

Wow, this is a great idea and something I might modify for one of my courses. I really like that this is forcing the students to think in a different way and potentially creating something really useful. I agree with David that you will definitely want to provide some examples to really get the students thinking in the right direction. I also…[Read more]

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smeganck wrote a new post, Trying Something New, on the site Online Learning Experience 6 years, 10 months ago

I was really excited about this OLE assignment because I have been trying to think through how I am going to use a private Facebook group for my Social Media and Events class. While the class will be meeting in […]
smeganck wrote a new post, Trying Something New, on the site The Other VCU Meganck 6 years, 10 months ago

I was really excited about this OLE assignment because I have been trying to think through how I am going to use a private Facebook group for my Social Media and Events class. While the class will be meeting in […]
smeganck wrote a new post, Feedback and Assessment, on the site Online Learning Experience 6 years, 10 months ago

In my courses, I tend to use different types of assessment (both formative and summative) and feedback. For example, I have students turn in pieces of final projects throughout the semester for early […]
smeganck wrote a new post, Feedback and Assessment, on the site The Other VCU Meganck 6 years, 10 months ago

In my courses, I tend to use different types of assessment (both formative and summative) and feedback. For example, I have students turn in pieces of final projects throughout the semester for early […]
- Stan Anamuah-Mensah replied 6 years, 10 months ago
  
  It sounds like you have a system that’s working for you and your students right now, in an online format some of your choices may change but the general idea of providing students the support they need will be the same
smeganck wrote a new post, Asking the Right Questions, on the site Online Learning Experience 6 years, 10 months ago

I am teaching Crisis Communication online for the first time in Spring 2016. There will be around 50 public relations majors in the course. It is not a required course but one of few that they are able to choose […]
smeganck wrote a new post, Asking the Right Questions, on the site The Other VCU Meganck 6 years, 10 months ago

I am teaching Crisis Communication online for the first time in Spring 2016. There will be around 50 public relations majors in the course. It is not a required course but one of few that they are able to choose […]
- Stan Anamuah-Mensah replied 6 years, 10 months ago
  
  It’ll be interesting to see how students construct a compelling case given the affordances of the online format. There are a variety of media tools students can use to build compelling narratives, many of which we have tried out in OLE. You also have a bunch of choices when it comes to students presenting their work online. You’ll also have to decide which activities would be synchronous and which ones asynchronous.
smeganck wrote a new post, It takes “time” to get started, on the site Online Learning Experience 6 years, 10 months ago

After looking at the different Makes for this week I decided that the timeline one could be useful for both of the online classes I’ll be teaching – Intro to Mass Communication and Crisis Communication. I started […]
smeganck wrote a new post, It takes "time" to get started, on the site The Other VCU Meganck 6 years, 10 months ago

After looking at the different Makes for this week I decided that the timeline one could be useful for both of the online classes I’ll be teaching – Intro to Mass Communication and Crisis Communication. I started […]
- Stan Anamuah-Mensah replied 6 years, 10 months ago
  
  Looking forward to seeing your Timeline when it’s done. Its a great way to weave multimedia into a narrative around your course. It’ll be great to see what kind of projects students can create with this tool. Here’s an example of a Timeline created by a VCU faculty member for his course: http://bit.ly/1Ca3UN6
  and here’s a non-VCU example: http://bit.ly/1Ca3M0a
smeganck wrote a new post, Content is King…or Queen, on the site Online Learning Experience 6 years, 11 months ago

“One of the exciting things about the Internet is that anyone with a PC and a modem can publish whatever content they can create.” – Bill Gates

As Bill Gates said almost 20 years ago (scary!), the Internet is an […]
smeganck wrote a new post, Content is King…or Queen, on the site The Other VCU Meganck 6 years, 11 months ago

“One of the exciting things about the Internet is that anyone with a PC and a modem can publish whatever content they can create.” – Bill Gates

As Bill Gates said almost 20 years ago (scary!), the Internet […]
- Stan Anamuah-Mensah replied 6 years, 11 months ago
  
  Going back to Bill Gates’ quote, you can also create your own content for students to use in your course, especially if you can’t find exactly what you are looking for. Even better perhaps you can start to think about how you and your students can use some of the tools you’ve looked at to contribute to the content of the course.
smeganck wrote a new post, Searching For More, on the site Online Learning Experience 6 years, 11 months ago

The class I will be teaching online has only been taught face-to-face in the past, so while I have a lot of resources, I feel like there are definitely some tools I am lacking for making it a successful online […]
smeganck wrote a new post, Searching For More, on the site The Other VCU Meganck 6 years, 11 months ago

The class I will be teaching online has only been taught face-to-face in the past, so while I have a lot of resources, I feel like there are definitely some tools I am lacking for making it a successful online […]
- crawfordml replied 6 years, 11 months ago
  
  Glad you found some stuff of use! FYI, I was a bit confused at first by your post, until I realized that your links are essentially invisible with this theme. You might want to consider using a different theme–or maybe see if you can change the link colors.
- Stan Anamuah-Mensah replied 6 years, 11 months ago
  
  I think one of the questions at the heart of your post is how to create community in an online course. How do you create opportunities for students to interact with each other in meaningful ways? Like Tom said there a plethora of tools out there on the web that can help online learners build connections. Perhaps starting by thinking about how you create community in your face to face classroom would spark some ideas about transferring that to your online class.
smeganck wrote a new post, Olé, Olé, Olé, on the site Online Learning Experience 6 years, 11 months ago

Overall, the class has been very helpful and very interesting. I feel like I am learning and ton and really being forced to think outside of the box, which is really necessarily (in my opinion) if a professor is […]
smeganck wrote a new post, Olé, Olé, Olé, on the site The Other VCU Meganck 6 years, 11 months ago

Overall, the class has been very helpful and very interesting. I feel like I am learning and ton and really being forced to think outside of the box, which is really necessarily (in my opinion) if a professor is […]
- Stan Anamuah-Mensah replied 6 years, 11 months ago
  
  Glad to hear you are having a positive experience with OLE so far. We’ll keep your feedback in mind as we continue to shape the course. One interesting comment you made was how learning about online teaching is giving you ideas for face to face teaching : in light of that you might find this article interesting http://bit.ly/1MWJ58C
smeganck wrote a new post, Quoteworthy, on the site Online Learning Experience 6 years, 11 months ago
smeganck wrote a new post, Quoteworthy, on the site The Other VCU Meganck 6 years, 11 months ago
smeganck wrote a new post, The objective is learning, on the site Online Learning Experience 6 years, 11 months ago

Were the course goals information-centric or did they highlight life-long learning skills?
Teaching crisis communication is different than a lot of other classes that can be very tactical. In my opinion, crisis […]
smeganck wrote a new post, The objective is learning, on the site The Other VCU Meganck 6 years, 11 months ago

Were the course goals information-centric or did they highlight life-long learning skills?

There were no goals listed on any of the syllabi I reviewed…only learning objectives. In my opinion, crisis […]
- Stan Anamuah-Mensah replied 6 years, 11 months ago
  
  Now that you’ve seen and compared other syllabi to your own, go ahead and outline your course goals in your group’s google doc…
smeganck wrote a new post, Me!, on the site Online Learning Experience 6 years, 11 months ago

Here I am. For those of you who don’t know me…well, this is me. I chose this picture because it is my professional headshot and it’s one of the only “professional” shots I have with my short hair. My short hair […]
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