Kelly Wilkinson

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Stephanie, You are right. It is the delivery that makes the difference. I find when I change my delivery for online it improves my f2f. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Selecting Appropriate Course Content

J., Well, that is the $1,000,000 question. Our institution is trying to determine attendance in an online course. The federal government also monitors this also and it can be costly if the "feds" start investigating about participation and engagement. It is a precarious situation. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Assessment of Use of Blogs

Garry, What would be a part of the rubrics? What do you want to assess in using a Blog? Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Technology Assessment Tools

Kimberley, You make great points! You do have to make sure all of the components work for all the groups using it. I also agree with you that students can be comfortable with the technology so they can do well in their assessment. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Selecting Appropriate Course Content

J., I am glad you are going to use it. It is so important that students engage with each other as well was with the instructor or we are just teaching a correspondence course and that is problematic. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Different Roles for Online Facilitators

Stephanie, Initiator is a great term to add as a pair of shoes. We do have to use a variety of communications to engage students and to make those connections to students. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Blog Usage

Cristy, Good for you. Make sure students understand the purpose of the Blog. You don't want to add to the workload for you or them! Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Blog Usage

Cristy, Good for you. Make sure students understand the purpose of the Blog. You don't want to add to the workload for you or them! Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

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Content Development

Cristy, Good point. It is important for the instructor to model the behavior and content expected of the students. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Assessment of Use of Media Sites

Cristy, You are right. Students know what is expected of them and they need to be held consistently to the rubric. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson