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TCC08: Wikis and Blogs and Tags: Oh Why?

Experiencing eLearning

Question about FERPA (student privacy law in the US). Important to teach students collaborative skills to prepare for work. If students are really uncomfortable sharing online, you need to make accomodations–one participant said he dropped a class b/c it required Blogger and he doesn’t like Google’s privacy policies.

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Online Networking in Courses

Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

If this works, then check out read this cool post by Christy Tucker reviewing a great presentation at Conference on Distance Learning and Teaching. Technorati Tags: CDTL07 , myspace , socialnetworking , e-learning , onlinelearning , highered , education , lms , web2.0 The slides from the presentation are available as a pdf.

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TCC08: Instructional Uses of Google Apps

Experiencing eLearning

Rapid changes in technology –> changing expectations of teaching roles. Technorati Tags: GoogleApps , GoogleDocs , education , online+learning , faculty. Ubiquitous technology for entertainment and communication, not necessarily for learning. Faculty in Web 2.0 Shift to learner-centered paradigm. Shift in balance of power.

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