http://robwall.ca/2009/05/22/smileys-in-online-courses/ Visitivity in the possimpible Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:52:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://robwall.ca/2009/05/22/smileys-in-online-courses/#comment-523 online courses Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:38:41 +0000 http://robwall.ca/?p=273#comment-523 You say your thoughts are good but you could use exposure to a different take on things, online courses is important ., You say your thoughts are good but you could use exposure to a different take on things, online courses is important .,

]]> http://robwall.ca/2009/05/22/smileys-in-online-courses/#comment-522 Rob Fri, 22 May 2009 20:41:11 +0000 http://robwall.ca/?p=273#comment-522 Cool. Voice is an even richer way of connecting than the smileys. I had never thought of using voicethread as a feedback/assessment tool for online learners. Thanks for sharing that idea - I will definitely be using that and showing other teachers. Cool. Voice is an even richer way of connecting than the smileys. I had never thought of using voicethread as a feedback/assessment tool for online learners. Thanks for sharing that idea – I will definitely be using that and showing other teachers.

]]> http://robwall.ca/2009/05/22/smileys-in-online-courses/#comment-521 fryed Fri, 22 May 2009 18:32:07 +0000 http://robwall.ca/?p=273#comment-521 I've been teaching high school full time online for 6 years, part time for years before that, and I return 300 to 500 files of assignments to students each week. I love smileys, but I also use spring flowers, pretty winter snowflakes, a variety of hearts at Valentine's Day, Christmas trees, and a large array of cool checkmarks to decorate what I send back to them. It's all nice, but what has revolutionized the online feedback process for me is VoiceThread. In VoiceThread, we discuss the assignment. I make suggestions, the student comes back and tells me why he did it his way, or maybe he makes changes and we talk about it again. It's asynchronous, but we connect in ways we can't on paper. I’ve been teaching high school full time online for 6 years, part time for years before that, and I return 300 to 500 files of assignments to students each week. I love smileys, but I also use spring flowers, pretty winter snowflakes, a variety of hearts at Valentine’s Day, Christmas trees, and a large array of cool checkmarks to decorate what I send back to them. It’s all nice, but what has revolutionized the online feedback process for me is VoiceThread. In VoiceThread, we discuss the assignment. I make suggestions, the student comes back and tells me why he did it his way, or maybe he makes changes and we talk about it again. It’s asynchronous, but we connect in ways we can’t on paper.

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