Online Teaching Strategies and Presented at Western Regional conferences

Leveraging Web 2.0 to Extend Classroom Community

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Title:Leveraging Web 2.0 to Extend Classroom Community (ID: WRC08070)
Author(s):Jacqueline Cain (Tacoma Community College)
Origin:Presented at Western Regional conferences (03/31/2008)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

This presentation will show participants how to use Web 2.0 social networking tools like LiveJournal and free online media content (podcasts and short films) to create dynamic learning communities. We will look at specific examples of how to integrate Web 2.0 in face-to-face, hybrid, and fully online courses.

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Teaching and Learning in Second Life

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Title:Teaching and Learning in Second Life (ID: WRC08052)
Author(s):Sandra Rotenberg (Solano Community College), Jeffrey Lamb (Solano Community College), Geoffrey B. Cain (Tacoma Community College), and John Miller (Tacoma Community College)
Origin:Presented at Western Regional conferences (03/31/2008)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

This panel discussion examines both the process and product of teaching in Second Life from the perspectives of instructors and an instructional designer. Participants will see how instructors use Second Life to teach foreign languages and nursing, illustrating the breadth of possibilities virtual reality offers to introduce students to other cultures and clinical procedures. The experience enhances students' critical thinking, decision making, and diversity awareness.

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