T4LT - Social Networking

Facebook and Google+ are often thought of as distractions to learning, but they can be used for good. Educators are tapping into the popularity and reach these networks have into their students' lives. Communication is the heart of the social network and communicating is a natural way to learn and share.

Sites features in this episode:

http://www.facebook.com
http://plus.google.com
http://www.edmodo.com

T4LT Interview - DJ Hennager on the Back-channel

D.J. Hennager, Math/Science Dept Instructor at Kirkwood Community College, joins Alan in the studio to discuss tapping into the back-channel to engage his students.

Sites Mentioned in this Episode
Todaysmeet.com
Twitter.com
Tweetdeck.com

T4LT - Blogs & Cover It Live!

Yes, we know blogs have been around for quite some time. There is an entire blogosphere already. Still, the topic is worth exploring in how it applies to teaching and learning. Blogs are feature-rich and free publishing tools. If you are already a seasoned blogger, try live blogging with Cover It Live!

Sites mentioned in this episode:

http://www.blogger.com
http://www.wordpress.com
http://www.xanga.com
http://www.opendiary.com
http://www.coveritlive.com
and http://www.perezhilton.com :-)

T4LT Interview - Nicole Forsythe

Nicole Forsythe, Digital Services Librarian, joins Emily in the studio to discuss LibGuides - a relatively new service and digital product supporting student research and assignment resource management.

Sites mentioned in this episode
http://www.kirkwood.edu/library

T4LT - Discussions

The discussion forum is a staple of online instruction and learning. Depending on the objectives of the forum, styles and expectations vary widely. In this episode we suggest three main principles for successful discussions. Here they are in brief: Purpose, Prompt, and Instructor Involvement.

We also suggest giving students guidance on how they can formulate productive and thoughtful responses.

• Your example helped me understand ___ because ___
• Your post made me think about ___
• I have a similar example to share ___
• Your example helped clarify ___ but now I am wondering about ___
• I wonder if you could expand on ___
• I have a counter example I'd like to share ___
• While I totally agree with your post, I want to toss out this possible different perspective ___

T4LT Interview - Phil Brown

In this T4LT interview episode, instructor Phil Brown discusses his use of YouTube in online courses. Phil Brown is an associate professor of Film studies and English at Kirkwood Community College in the Distance Learning department. You can find Phil's YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/pbrown. Thanks Phil!

Other sites mentioned:
Vimeo (http://vimeo.com)
Google Video (http://video.google.com/)
Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com/us)

T4LT - Behind the Scenes

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