Comments on: Course Syllabus Fall 2008 http://beyondwebct.wordpress.com Integrating Social Networking Tools Into Language & Culture Courses Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:55:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: nmcclure17 http://beyondwebct.wordpress.com/fall-2008-course-materials/course-syllabus-2008/#comment-170 nmcclure17 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:36:03 +0000 http://beyondwebct.wordpress.com/?page_id=192#comment-170 I wasn't sure where else I should leave this comment, and since it has to do with the course as a whole, I figured the syllabus was a good spot. I just wanted to add a few concluding thoughts about the semester. I am really grateful to Barbara for putting all of this together. The course was a tremendous eye-opener for me and "woke me up" in terms of new options in teaching. The most important thing I took from this course was not necessarily awareness of certain web 2.0 tools, but to really rethink how I approach teaching and how I think about the classroom experience. As part of the course final exam, my students and I had a fairly thorough capstone discussion of the course components. Of course, there was a flurry of discussion around the wiki project. Like I said in class, many of them really enjoyed it, some of them did not. What I thought was worth passing on was that ALL of them encouraged me to keep it in my syllabus with a few tweaks. So - that gives me pause to really think about the project. It clearly had an impact on the students, but I have a lot to consider when planning the logistics, both for my own sanity and for the purposes of the assignment. This is by far the most salient point of the entire course - always be looking for the underlying pedagogical justifications and DON'T lose sight of that. And of course, be ready and willing to change. That said - I'm off to finish the dirty details of the end of the semester. Thank you to all of my colleagues who participated in the course and I wish all of you a wonderful break! I wasn’t sure where else I should leave this comment, and since it has to do with the course as a whole, I figured the syllabus was a good spot. I just wanted to add a few concluding thoughts about the semester. I am really grateful to Barbara for putting all of this together. The course was a tremendous eye-opener for me and “woke me up” in terms of new options in teaching. The most important thing I took from this course was not necessarily awareness of certain web 2.0 tools, but to really rethink how I approach teaching and how I think about the classroom experience.

As part of the course final exam, my students and I had a fairly thorough capstone discussion of the course components. Of course, there was a flurry of discussion around the wiki project. Like I said in class, many of them really enjoyed it, some of them did not. What I thought was worth passing on was that ALL of them encouraged me to keep it in my syllabus with a few tweaks. So – that gives me pause to really think about the project. It clearly had an impact on the students, but I have a lot to consider when planning the logistics, both for my own sanity and for the purposes of the assignment. This is by far the most salient point of the entire course – always be looking for the underlying pedagogical justifications and DON’T lose sight of that. And of course, be ready and willing to change.

That said – I’m off to finish the dirty details of the end of the semester. Thank you to all of my colleagues who participated in the course and I wish all of you a wonderful break!

]]> By: University Diaries » UD’s Proud… http://beyondwebct.wordpress.com/fall-2008-course-materials/course-syllabus-2008/#comment-154 University Diaries » UD’s Proud… Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:08:55 +0000 http://beyondwebct.wordpress.com/?page_id=192#comment-154 [...] that her essay, “The Online Amplification Effect,” is showing up on syllabi. She’s also seen it in internal university planning [...] [...] that her essay, “The Online Amplification Effect,” is showing up on syllabi. She’s also seen it in internal university planning [...]

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