Roy Sanchez

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What I mean by innovative technology is just the newest kinds of technology. For me, this means looking into the new types of websites. I'm not familiar with twitter, for example, but it is ubiquitous. Using applications such as twitter might engage students and show them that when we want them to be flexible with technology, we do so because we are also flexible and trying new things. Maybe we could use twitter as a type of forum for our classes. Rather than discussing content material in isolated websites, we need to publish where all can see. My main point… >>>

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Overloading our students with pages of text is not the appropriate manner of engaging online students. This doesn't take advantage of available technology, and negates what gives online education an advantage over the traditional model. If we want our students to learn well, we need to provide them opportunities to manipulate the material. This can be typing in a blank, drawing a quick picture, or using innovative technology to communicate.

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