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Mobile Communication Strategies in Online Learning
Heather ZinkHealth Sciences Instructor Rasmussen [email protected] (email)twitter.com/zinkpath (twitter)facebook.com/heatherzink.at.rasonline (facebook)
download slides: slideshare.net/heatherzink
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Session Objectives
• By the end of this session, you will be able to: – Discuss selected mobile strategies for
communicating with students. – Evaluate the different platforms and decide on
their best uses in your classroom. – Locate additional resources to assist you with
incorporating these strategies into your teaching repertoire.
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Get c
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PODCASTING A journey to connect
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Welcome to episode number 1 of the M120 Podcast, I'm your host Heather Zink.
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EXPANDING the boundaries!
• Mobile & flexible learning option
• Anytime-anywhere access to instructional content
• Repeated as often as the student needs
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What do you listen to?
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How do I start?
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Concept Development
• Choose a theme– An overview of the
weekly assignments – Hot topics in the news – Key terms for the week – Personal area of
expertise – Review of journal
articles pertinent to the topic of the week/module
• Campus-based courses– Record in-class lecture– Follow-up lecture
answering questions– Pre-lectures ~ listen
before class– Disease of the week– Research skills: how to
summarize, paraphrase, find quality sources, cite them appropriately
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Use your knowledge
• It’s time to work!• Things to consider…– Are you passionate about the topic? Will this
resonate in your voice as you speak about it? – Can you speak on the topic(s) over the course of
several episodes? – Can you design the episodes so that you are not
"recreating" the wheel each week? – Is the content similar enough each week that your
energy can be focused on the same types of information each week?
– Is the content of interest to your students? Will they be asking for more episodes?
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Oh, the places you’ll go!
• Consider your options - audio or video
• Pick one and try it out, don't be afraid to fail
• Utilize free resources to start off with, get your voice out there!
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Audioboo
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@ZinkPath
health sciences instructor, graduate student, biologist, mom & runner trying to live a greener life.
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http://www.twitter.com
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in the course
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Adding the widget to the course
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Add html code
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Why Twitter to your teaching repertoire ?
• Group collaborations and status updates
• Mobile class announcements
• In-field activities and updates
• Brainstorming • Notetaking • Real-time collaborations
via mobile devices
How do I get started?• Create a free account – www.twitter.com
• Start posting updates • Follow your friends and
colleagues
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course-related “tweets”
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personal tweets
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Student ConversationStudent: i’m having trouble downloading the podcasts for Chapter 3, any ideas?
Me: I just checked to see if they were uploaded correctly and it looks like they are. Did you try the PSC? Best bet for technical issues.
Me: The number is 1-866-693-2211.
Student: ok, thanks!
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WORDS OF WISDOM
• Pick ONE of these to implement
• Set boundaries• Talk to your students• Use the mobile application
to connect students to the Angel Course
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