Dr. Ruth Reynard

Location: fayette, oh

About me

I currently work as a freelance education consultant and a second language evaluator. I enjoy publishing articles and editing publications. My website is: www.drruthreynard.com

Interests

faculty and program development

Skills

faculty training / writing / editing / teaching / curriculum development / instructional technology

Website

https://www.drruthreynard.com

Activity

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Internet Changes

Joseph, I believe that academic ethics are an important part of the learning process - not just a plagiarism policy, but to actually teach in classes how to use information to build ideas and how to reference etc. It is becomming more difficult as information is everywhere but we still need to teach the concept. Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Wikis and Blogs

Jorell, You could set up a Twitter account which could serve both purposes, however, if you'd like to set each up separately,simply "Google" free educational wikis (there is a very familiar site that educators use, "wiki spaces" and also free blogs. As long as your IT can set you up with permissions for your network, you are good to go :) Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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The Nomadic Learner

Jorell, Very true...so what changes should be made in instructional design to accomodate these expectations? Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Wikis and Blogs

Jorell, Of course we now have expanded uses of Twitter and other text software which means that the functionality of wikis and blogs is possible in a variety of ways. The basic difference between the two is the collaborative uses of wikis and the self-reflective uses of a blog. Knowing that, there are, as I say, a variety of ways we can now achieve these outcomes. Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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The Nomadic Learner

Jorell, Very true...so what does this say about their expectations in learning? What does it also say about changes in design and delivery of instruction? Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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The Nomadic Learner

Diana, I wonder what else in terms of their mindset and expectations? Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Internet Changes

Diana, Very true - the connectivity is continuous which allows for ongoing instruction :)Do you think this has influenced your instructional design in any way? Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Using Technology to Develop New Skills

Julie, Do you think we value these adequately with current assignment and grading distribution or are changes needed? Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Wikis and Blogs

Julie, It also provides direct access to the "voice" of each student which really helps focus instruction. Good points! Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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The White Board

Julie, Very true...so do you have feedback from students regarding the effectveness from their perspective? What do you think the students find most helpful? Dr. Ruth Reynard

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