Thursday, March 29, 2012


 Hybrid classes can offer modern day online education conveniences with classroom based courses (2011) Images, Google,


School blackboard dimensions (2010) Images, Google,

 A Tech Happy Professor Reboots After Hearing His Teaching Advice Isn't Working (2011) Image, Google

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

In the slideshow, I would want to start it off by pointing out that higher education uses technology. Slides would include newer classrooms that use modern technologies within a campus, graphs showing what percent of colleges use modern technology. It will show students actually interacting with new pieces of technology, and also show how professors use modern tech to teach. Then show what original uses are still used today by showing modern classrooms with older equipment still being completely useful within a classroom. Also, there will be some sort of factual slide showing how much traditional tools are used within higher education classrooms. After discussing those points, I will bring up the how professors admit to new technologies interfering from students actually "learning" the material. Slides will show test scores dropping. Thus explaining that technology can help students remember, but keep students from learning the actual material. I will slowly conclude the slide by showing what has been done to approach these problems, and that technology is a great tool to use. However, technology needs to be used carefully in order to have a well developed course within this digital age of time.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

There are numerous differences between texts and podcasts. A podcast and a written text is used for specific purposes. A podcast may express emotions, tone, stress, and emphasis on topics better than a written text. On the other hand, a written text can show specific details that may be understood by those who have the need to read instead of listen. A podcast has the advantage of using a voice. Having a having a voice may express emotions within each word of every sentence, and explain the importance of a quote without even using extra words. Words within a  podcast can be stressed by tone to create an emphasis on a specific subject. Even part of a sentence that does not have emphasis on it means that it will be less noticed than other specific words. When someone listens to how a person speaks. Words spoken can be interpreted into different meanings. Words may be stated to mean one idea, or added with another tone to completely mean something different. A word can be used to ask a question, or can be used to make a firm statement with a firm voice. In podcasts a tone makes the biggest difference when presenting a case than from a written text. How someone writes and uses tone within their words makes a text work. Emotion, voice, tone, and emphasis on sentences makes a podcast. Words within texts must be organised to make clear sense to a reader, but words and grammar structure may be moved around to make a statement sound more interesting. Podcasts are a great way to give a persons opinion through voice, but written text also has its advantages itself. In the real world,  people never prefer one type of material. Everyone needs something different to learn information.


Sunday, March 4, 2012


Andrew Compton

>    - Select and enter keywords to search Primo relevant to your topic.
>    Record those keywords here:
"Multimedia education", "Traditional college teachings"
>    - Along the left margin, narrow or broaden your search to return items
>    related to your webtext topic. Record your choices below. If you do not use
>    a particular qualifier, state why.

>       - Show only:  Full text Available
>       - Refine my results :
>          - Collection: ERIC (us dept. of Education)
>          - Topic: Multimedia Instruction
>          - Creator: Narrowing my result, i obtained 6 different authors with different results.
>          - Creation date: Everything i had found was after 2008
>          - Resource type: Articles
>          - Language: English
>          - Call Number: No options are available
>
>    - Be sure to look for information from the “Suggested new searches”
>       - Author: Mayor Richard E.
>       - Subject: Cognitive Style learning
>
>    - Once you’ve located a new source of information, record the
>    bibliographic information here:

Merlin C. Wittrock's Enduring Contributions to the Science of Learning

MAYER, RICHARD E.

Educational Psychologist, 2010, Vol.45(1), p.46-50 [Peer Reviewed Journal]


>    - Read through the abstract and select a new set of key words you’ve not
>    tried before. Record those keywords here:
Educational process, Enduring accomplishments to learning.
>
> Repeat the above 2 times to generate 3 new sources.


- Select and enter keywords to search Primo relevant to your topic.
   Record those keywords here: 
Educational process
   - Along the left margin, narrow or broaden your search to return items
   related to your webtext topic. Record your choices below. If you do not use
   a particular qualifier, state why. 

      - Show only: Full text online
      - Refine my results :
         - Collection:   ERIC (US. Dept. Of Education)
         - Topic: Teaching Methods
         - Creator: Chu, Hui-Chun
         - Creation date: Multiple sources after 2010
         - Resource type: Article
         - Language: English
         - Call Number: Not available
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      - Author:  Hwang, Gwo-Jen
      - Subject: Educational Technology
   - Once you’ve located a new source of information, record the
   bibliographic information here: 

Hwang, Gwo-Jen ; Chang, Hsun-Fang

Computers & Education, 2011, Vol.56(4), p.1023-1031 [Peer Reviewed Journal]
   - Read through the abstract and select a new set of key words you’ve not
   tried before. Record those keywords here:
Web-based instruction, Cognitive online learning.

- Select and enter keywords to search Primo relevant to your topic.
   Record those keywords here: Cognitive online learning, Web-based instruction

   - Along the left margin, narrow or broaden your search to return items
   related to your webtext topic. Record your choices below. If you do not use
   a particular qualifier, state why.

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         - Collection: Social sciences Citation
         - Topic: Instructional Effectiveness
         - Creator: Jose M
         - Creation date: After 2010
         - Resource type: Article
         - Language: English
         - Call Number: No info available
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      - Author: Jose M.
      - Subject: Blended learning
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   bibliographic information here:

Glogowska, Margaret ; Young, Pat ; Lockyer, Lesley ; Moule, Pam

Nurse Education Today, 2011, Vol.31(8), p.887-891 [Peer Reviewed Journal]
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Blended learning approach, Modern learning modules, Integrate online, face-to-face learning.