Media Hosting and Sharing | Origin: EL110
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Effective Use of Social Media in Online Courses --> Media Hosting and Sharing
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Reply to Ashley McClellan's post:
I agree, but my main issue is, no matter the type of rubric, students just don't follow it! Very frustrating
There are various social media tools that can prove useful to the instructor in incorporating it into their course. The suggested tools were TeacherTube, SchoolTube, iTunesU, and YouTube Edu, which I will research to learn more and to apply these as I enhance the social media that is already included in my classes.
Joyce Hladky, Instructor
Rubric for assignments that include media and other various forms of technology have to be very clear...especially when dealing with Baby Boomers. Challenges that are seemless for some, are frustratingly tedious for them. Also, be sure to include common pitfalls, errors, FAQ's, etc. that students may encounter when dealing with assignments like this. If you don't, then get ready for the slew of emails and questions to follow because you failed to prepare.
Social networking sites need to be easily accessed by students. When determining the assessment of activities on social networking sites, a rubric is a good idea. The rubric allows students to see what is expected of their performance and makes it easier for the instructor to make a fair assessment. Although I have found rubrics a challenge to design in order to make them share the specific requirements of an assignment, they are worth the time taken to develop a strong rubric.
Students are using various online tools to cater to different requirements. It will not be wrong to say that social media and education goes hand in hand in the modern world.
When it comes down to media sharing, it's something that must be assessed open minddedly. Each use of media should be assessed for various things like audience, relevance, quality, etc.
Rubrics should not be designed to be rigid, and taking an open-mind approach is best when dealing with students on social media and postings.
I must not have an open mind. What I read in much of this section was assessing students on their use of these tools - not on the content of the course (unless, of course, the course content is about using the tools).
When developing a rubric for wikis and blogs, for say embedding videos, and other media it should include the Purpose, the Content, How it was Organized, and Expression.
I think use of social media platforms have enhanced student engagment. I oftern show Youtube videos of correct behavior and then incorrect behavior for the medical students. The students always seem to enjoy spotting the incorrect behavior and it gives the class time to discuss thier responsibilites in the work force.
One of the biggest drawbacks to using Social Media is the rampant use of copyrighted material in the classroom or in posts on social media websites. Seldom if ever do you see a reference to a citation or source included in an image, quote, or other such material. I note this serious omission in many posts by instructors and even the institutions themselves. Free Use does not apply to all institutions, especially the 'for profits."
It is important to create a generic rubric that adheres to all and that meets compliance issues.
Try to incorporate wikis and blogs into what I am already doing to engage my students.
In thie module Ive learned the importance of having media policy for all students, staff, and instructors, activities that can be approroate and sites for media hosting and sharing.
I think yhat one of the most important tools for student inventory skills is the correcto use of a Portfolio web based tool. The student needt to know how much? what? levels? of skills adoption or experiences.
In this module, I have learned that rubrics should be designed in language that describes the difference between excellent performance and poor performance. I will apply rubrics that include scaled descriptions to my online courses to help students understand expectations and the difference between mastery and underperformance.
I attend to increase my knowledge of online media to begin to do more distant teaching.
I was not aware of teacher's Tube which I will look into
I learned that there are multiple optios available to extend the classroom. It is important to follow the guidleines to avoid trouble later on.
