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Expertly facilitated online discussion is the driving force for community in online classes. Creating norms for discussion quality and timing improve the dialog. This also helps the facilitator step back as students learn to deepen their online dialog.Click here to edit the content 
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Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D: "All of my classes, regardless of student age or demographics – elementary gifted students or graduate students, begin with ice-breakers and team-building activities. I recently developed a passion for using students’ mobile devices to do so as this devices have become natural and personalized extensions of students’ “selves.”" Via John Evans, ManufacturingStories
Dr Pam Hill's curator insight,
September 16, 2013 9:46 AM
This is one of the first resources to actively use digital tools to upgrade the minutes before instruction starts. In my professional experience this would be very useful. I think this is a new area that can be developed further to build in opportunities for students to use technology to deepen their learning. What do you think? Would you use this new resource? |
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Speer isn’t alone in seeking to refresh the discussion forum as the key source of person-to-person interaction in online courses. Educators are pursuing a variety of strategies for fostering student engagement. One approach is to emphasize quality and thoughtfulness of responses over quantity and frequency. Another puts the instructor in the driver’s seat, steering conversations to sharper insights as they might from the front of a classroom.
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On Monday I will begin my new job. As I've mentioned before, I will be working as a Technology Resource Specialist as well as teaching a couple of classes.
In an effort to bring my own classroom to the present, I’ve put together a list of 10 icebreakers that use technology and fit with 21st century students:
Naomi Monson's curator insight,
June 7, 2013 10:08 AM
Ways to interact and reate community with your leaners. 
Monica Goddard's comment,
June 12, 2013 4:38 PM
Congratulations on your new position! Thanks for the great icebreakers ideas and all of the fantastic comments.
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