QM2011_MobileStrategies

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Mobile Communication Strategies in Online Learning

Heather ZinkHealth Sciences Instructor Rasmussen Collegeheather.zink@rasmussen.edu (email)twitter.com/zinkpath (twitter)facebook.com/heatherzink.at.rasonline (facebook)

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Session Objectives

• By the end of this session, you will be able to: – Discuss selected mobile strategies for

communicating with students. – Evaluate the different platforms and decide on

their best uses in your classroom. – Locate additional resources to assist you with

incorporating these strategies into your teaching repertoire.

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Get c

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PODCASTING A journey to connect

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Welcome to episode number 1 of the M120 Podcast, I'm your host Heather Zink.

EXPANDING the boundaries!

• Mobile & flexible learning option

• Anytime-anywhere access to instructional content

• Repeated as often as the student needs

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What do you listen to?

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How do I start?

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Concept Development

• Choose a theme– An overview of the

weekly assignments – Hot topics in the news – Key terms for the week – Personal area of

expertise – Review of journal

articles pertinent to the topic of the week/module

• Campus-based courses– Record in-class lecture– Follow-up lecture

answering questions– Pre-lectures ~ listen

before class– Disease of the week– Research skills: how to

summarize, paraphrase, find quality sources, cite them appropriately

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Use your knowledge

• It’s time to work!• Things to consider…– Are you passionate about the topic? Will this

resonate in your voice as you speak about it? – Can you speak on the topic(s) over the course of

several episodes? – Can you design the episodes so that you are not

"recreating" the wheel each week? – Is the content similar enough each week that your

energy can be focused on the same types of information each week?

– Is the content of interest to your students? Will they be asking for more episodes?

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Oh, the places you’ll go!

• Consider your options - audio or video

• Pick one and try it out, don't be afraid to fail

• Utilize free resources to start off with, get your voice out there!

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Audioboo

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@ZinkPath

health sciences instructor, graduate student, biologist, mom & runner trying to live a greener life.

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http://www.twitter.com

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in the course

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Adding the widget to the course

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Add html code

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Why Twitter to your teaching repertoire ?

• Group collaborations and status updates

• Mobile class announcements

• In-field activities and updates

• Brainstorming • Notetaking • Real-time collaborations

via mobile devices

How do I get started?• Create a free account – www.twitter.com

• Start posting updates • Follow your friends and

colleagues

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course-related “tweets”

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personal tweets

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GOOGLE VOICE

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Student ConversationStudent: i’m having trouble downloading the podcasts for Chapter 3, any ideas?

Me: I just checked to see if they were uploaded correctly and it looks like they are. Did you try the PSC? Best bet for technical issues.

Me: The number is 1-866-693-2211.

Student: ok, thanks!

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WORDS OF WISDOM

• Pick ONE of these to implement

• Set boundaries• Talk to your students• Use the mobile application

to connect students to the Angel Course

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