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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Using Technology to Develop New Skills

Su, Very well said :) Yes, the skills are quite beneficial for students and also "transferable" which is wonderful. Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Using Technology to Develop New Skills

amanda, Very true - instructors are needed to guide and coach students as to the useful and legitimate information sources that support their knowledge field. Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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The White Board

amanda, Yes, the interactive white board can be used in a F2F setting or online - the benefits are many in terms of enagaging students - do you have any specific examples that you have experienced? Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Using Technology to Develop New Skills

Andrea, Good strategy! Yes, this can happen, however, make up sessions are great as are student-led "tutorials" which help make up lost time. Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Using Technology to Develop New Skills

Andrea, I agree - new technology has changed how everything works and the more we prepare students to face this reality, the more successful they will be. Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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The White Board

Andrea, Do you use clickers as well? Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Internet Changes

Andrea, So true...social media has changed expectations and also communication norms. Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Internet Changes

Andrea, Wonderful! Yes, this is a huge benefit we can experience using the Internet and I really believe we have not fully realized the impact of this kind of connectivity and exchange. Great example! Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Using Technology to Develop New Skills

Vimlarani, Yes, I agree that it is not a great experience to have technology that doesn't work :) The kinds of new skills we are seeing have more to do with networking abilities, search-oriented tasks, and collaboration. I believe, if we realize this fully, we would design instruction to maximize this and also value those skills when students demonstrate them. Dr. Ruth Reynard

Dr. Ruth Reynard

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Technology Applications

Vimlarani, Very true...and the ease at which the instructor knows and uses the technology. It is important to keep trying and practising new technology in order to keep our courses current and applied. Dr. Ruth Reynard

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