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Qualitative Assignments to Enhance Online Learning
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Title:Qualitative Assignments to Enhance Online Learning (ID: CSD4867)
Author(s):Wanda Bonnel (University of Kansas) and Vicki Meek (William Jewell College)
Source:International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:Rapid advances in online education bring new focus to online teaching and learning strategies. As faculty seek best practices to design online learning experiences, familiar tools can be applied in new ways. Qualitative tools such as interview and observation provide a beginning toolkit for developing authentic and meaningful applied assignments. A student-focused online learning community evolves as students share experiences and build meaning from the assignments and discussion. Strategies, benefits, and sample online learning assignments using qualitative tools are shared.
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Wikis and Wikipedia as a Teaching Tool
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Title:Wikis and Wikipedia as a Teaching Tool (ID: CSD4866)
Author(s):Piotr Konieczny (University of Pittsburgh)
Source:International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:Wikis are a very versatile and easy-to-use tool that is finding increasing applications in teaching and learning. This paper will illustrate how teaching academics can join the wiki revolution. First. it will introduce the common wikis and then focus on Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, which has become one of the most popular Internet sites and offers unique opportunities for teachers and learners. It will describe how wikis and Wikipedia are used as a teaching tool and how to develop them further.

Wikipedia can be used for various assignments: for example, students can be asked to reference an unreferenced article or create a completely new one. In doing so, students will see that writing an article is not a 'tedious assignment' but an activity that millions do 'for fun'. By submitting their work to Wikipedia students will see their work benefiting – and being improved upon – by the entire world.

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The Invisible Professor and the Future of Virtual Faculty
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Title:The Invisible Professor and the Future of Virtual Faculty (ID: CSD4865)
Author(s):Martha C. Sammons (Wright State University) and Stephen R. Ruth (George Mason University)
Source:International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:"Traditional professors are disappearing from online classrooms as distance learning has altered their roles and responsibilities, as well as their professional status, job security, workload, rewards, and intellectual freedom. This article delineates some of the most significant challenges and suggests that distance learning has created new questions about the future of virtual faculty."
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