Comments for The Teaching Box http://theteachingbox.today.com An Engineers Perspective on Education and Technology Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:55:02 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 Comment on How Do We Best Utilize Multimedia In Education? by Bleau http://theteachingbox.today.com/2009/01/08/how-do-we-best-utilize-multimedia-in-education/#comment-329 Bleau Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:21:17 +0000 http://theteachingbox.today.com/2009/01/08/how-do-we-best-utilize-multimedia-in-education/#comment-329 Praise you for your aid. Praise you for your aid.

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]]> Comment on I Don’t Like Online Classes! by flit http://theteachingbox.today.com/2009/01/13/i-dont-like-online-classes/#comment-12 flit Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:13:53 +0000 http://theteachingbox.today.com/2009/01/13/i-dont-like-online-classes/#comment-12 Blackboard could do a lot better when it comes to offering HELP for teachers using their platform. I have been stymied by simple little things more than once - and I am a computer programmer (among other things) Blackboard could do a lot better when it comes to offering HELP for teachers using their platform.

I have been stymied by simple little things more than once - and I am a computer programmer (among other things)

]]> Comment on I Don’t Like Online Classes! by Loren http://theteachingbox.today.com/2009/01/13/i-dont-like-online-classes/#comment-9 Loren Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:23:53 +0000 http://theteachingbox.today.com/2009/01/13/i-dont-like-online-classes/#comment-9 Thanks for the comment Prof. Kim! The interesting I have is that the college where I did my PostSecondary Teaching Certification uses Blackboard as the CMS. Most of the professors just use the default values when they place course material online. The prof that teaches the Online Teaching Class utilizes all the customization features and takes Blackboard to the next level. When students log onto his course the first time, they think he is using some other system. I guess my point is that as educators, especially online we need to understand how to use the technology to the best of it's ability. I will have an upcoming post on my thoughts about Course Management Systems. -Loren http://theteachingbox.today.com Thanks for the comment Prof. Kim!
The interesting I have is that the college where I did my PostSecondary Teaching Certification uses Blackboard as the CMS. Most of the professors just use the default values when they place course material online. The prof that teaches the Online Teaching Class utilizes all the customization features and takes Blackboard to the next level. When students log onto his course the first time, they think he is using some other system. I guess my point is that as educators, especially online we need to understand how to use the technology to the best of it’s ability. I will have an upcoming post on my thoughts about Course Management Systems.

-Loren
http://theteachingbox.today.com

]]> Comment on I Don’t Like Online Classes! by Prof. Kim http://theteachingbox.today.com/2009/01/13/i-dont-like-online-classes/#comment-8 Prof. Kim Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:35:39 +0000 http://theteachingbox.today.com/2009/01/13/i-dont-like-online-classes/#comment-8 Loren, thanks for talking about the pros and cons of online education. You bring up many fair points. Indeed, the technology can be a bit poor or basic when it comes to most online schools. However, the good news is that there are now companies who specialize in creating the technology platforms for the colleges to use. This is the glory of capitalism and new business. :) One thing I would suggest to students who take online classes is to really take the time to provide productive, constructive feedback to the schools when they have "feedback" tools or end-of-term surveys. I can't believe how many students skip these options when it is often the only way to make suggestions about the course. And believe me, the schools do listen and read every single one of those surveys or feedback submissions. It's a bit like a student's way of "voting." Thanks for keeping the conversation going about this and other important teaching topics. --Kim OnlineProfessor.today.com Loren, thanks for talking about the pros and cons of online education. You bring up many fair points. Indeed, the technology can be a bit poor or basic when it comes to most online schools. However, the good news is that there are now companies who specialize in creating the technology platforms for the colleges to use. This is the glory of capitalism and new business. :)

One thing I would suggest to students who take online classes is to really take the time to provide productive, constructive feedback to the schools when they have “feedback” tools or end-of-term surveys. I can’t believe how many students skip these options when it is often the only way to make suggestions about the course. And believe me, the schools do listen and read every single one of those surveys or feedback submissions. It’s a bit like a student’s way of “voting.”

Thanks for keeping the conversation going about this and other important teaching topics.

–Kim
OnlineProfessor.today.com

]]> Comment on How Do We Best Utilize Multimedia In Education? by Loren http://theteachingbox.today.com/2009/01/08/how-do-we-best-utilize-multimedia-in-education/#comment-7 Loren Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:49:48 +0000 http://theteachingbox.today.com/2009/01/08/how-do-we-best-utilize-multimedia-in-education/#comment-7 Thanks for the comment Prof Kim. I agree that as educators we need to find the balance of technology in our classes whether online or traditional. I value and enjoy reading your perspective. -Loren Thanks for the comment Prof Kim. I agree that as educators we need to find the balance of technology in our classes whether online or traditional.
I value and enjoy reading your perspective.
-Loren

]]> Comment on How Do We Best Utilize Multimedia In Education? by Prof. Kim http://theteachingbox.today.com/2009/01/08/how-do-we-best-utilize-multimedia-in-education/#comment-6 Prof. Kim Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:37:41 +0000 http://theteachingbox.today.com/2009/01/08/how-do-we-best-utilize-multimedia-in-education/#comment-6 This is really an interesting discussion about when and where to use multimedia. It's a constant question all instructors face. How do we make things more exciting and interesting? And yet, how do we know that something didn't work because it's ineffective or because it was simply not timed well? Sometimes, in online education (I teach online) we tend to go overboard with the technology -- chat, Twitter, webcams, etc. The students can get overwhelmed because they don't know which to click first or how to navigate through a sea of information. It seems there are pros and cons to many educational tools. Technology is great, but there is a bit of a trial-and-error approach to things -- as always. Thanks for your exploration of these ideas. --Kim Onlineprofessor.today.com This is really an interesting discussion about when and where to use multimedia. It’s a constant question all instructors face. How do we make things more exciting and interesting? And yet, how do we know that something didn’t work because it’s ineffective or because it was simply not timed well?

Sometimes, in online education (I teach online) we tend to go overboard with the technology — chat, Twitter, webcams, etc. The students can get overwhelmed because they don’t know which to click first or how to navigate through a sea of information.

It seems there are pros and cons to many educational tools. Technology is great, but there is a bit of a trial-and-error approach to things — as always. Thanks for your exploration of these ideas.

–Kim
Onlineprofessor.today.com

]]> Comment on Education and the Economic Downturn - An Opportunity by nameeral http://theteachingbox.today.com/2009/01/03/education-and-the-economic-downturn-an-opportunity/#comment-5 nameeral Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:49:24 +0000 http://theteachingbox.today.com/2009/01/03/education-and-the-economic-downturn-an-opportunity/#comment-5 Hi Loren, Very interesting post. I too think people are looking at education in times of recession. I myself am looking for my purpose in this life. I hope to improve my own writing through my blog too. I have a family member, she is an engineer too, and has seen how others at her firm have laid people off, sometimes at random. She is worried. I don't know what I am, and I don't believe I am defined by what I have done, or am doing. I am currently looking to find my life's passion, yet my degree left me with a lot of questions about my chosen field. I am happy that you are even doing some career counseling with others, and that you have helped others. Keep blogging. Come visit me again, I love talking about education and other things. Nizam. http://educationation.today.com Hi Loren,
Very interesting post. I too think people are looking at education in times of recession. I myself am looking for my purpose in this life. I hope to improve my own writing through my blog too.
I have a family member, she is an engineer too, and has seen how others at her firm have laid people off, sometimes at random. She is worried.
I don’t know what I am, and I don’t believe I am defined by what I have done, or am doing. I am currently looking to find my life’s passion, yet my degree left me with a lot of questions about my chosen field.
I am happy that you are even doing some career counseling with others, and that you have helped others. Keep blogging. Come visit me again, I love talking about education and other things. Nizam.

http://educationation.today.com

]]> Comment on Welcome! - How I got here by nameeral http://theteachingbox.today.com/2008/12/30/welcome-how-i-got-here/#comment-2 nameeral Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:34:33 +0000 http://theteachingbox.today.com/2008/12/30/welcome-how-i-got-here/#comment-2 Congrats on our first post! Thanks for visiting my blog. You know when I first started university I was thinking about and almost went into Mechanical Engineering...but I didn't do that well. I firmly believe in lifelong learning. Yet, I don't believe our current schools are preparing the majority of students. If they are, I ask what are they preparing them for? Congrats on our first post! Thanks for visiting my blog. You know when I first started university I was thinking about and almost went into Mechanical Engineering…but I didn’t do that well.

I firmly believe in lifelong learning. Yet, I don’t believe our current schools are preparing the majority of students. If they are, I ask what are they preparing them for?

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