Monday, November 22, 2010

Effective Communication for Distance Learners

Hi,
I am experiencing much difficulty sending my video.  It has been extremely frustrating.  Sorry, and when I can figure this out, my video will be posted. 

Joy

I have e-mailed to you my video and hope you can respond on my blog.  I still do not understand why youtube will not upload from flip video.  I even looked at methods of uploading from youtube videos. Sorry for the delays.  Joy

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Concept Map: Static versus Dynamic Technologies




Based on my philosophy of distance education, I believe that I am in both static and dynamic continuums. I have used tutorials such as SPSS in a quantitative course and NVivo in a qualitative course. I have used Laureate teaching videos and the Walden digital library for research. I have used doc sharing, class cafe, e-mail, and classroom discussions. In a previous course taken at Walden, I have used a Wiki-space. In this course, I was introduced to blogging.


On the dynamic side, I have moved over to the content area. In this class, as in other classes, I have evaluated scholarly articles for research purposes. I think that the usage of weblogs has been effective for DE communication purposes, and I plan to begin blogging with my students (middle school) under a kid’s blog. I would like my students to answer questions and have discussions about various health issues.