Web communication tools open broad new opportunities for interaction among students across the globe. Of the communication tools you have learned about, which do you think holds the most promise? What are its strengths and weaknesses? How might you use this type of tool in your classroom to develop and promote 21st century learning skills? The web communication that offers the most promise for me personally would be discussion groups. Discussion groups are a great tool for promoting interaction between on-line students. The asynchronous format allows students from around the nation and globe to interact without the time constraints of being in different time zones. From use in my classes I have found the greatest weakness lies in actually getting students to hold a discussion. Even with a rubric that states what I am looking for I still have students posting “I agree,” “good point,” etc. I cannot seem to impart the importance of the discussion. I believe an important 21st century learning skill is the ability hold a polite conversation with co-workers, even when one’s ideas are different. Currently, and in the past, I have used discussion groups in my on-line classes to teach the importance of communication and discussion skills. I have found that case studies are a great way to promote discussion. The students usually find them interesting. Discussion groups are a great forum for the sharing of ideas and learning key communication skills. Students learn a lot from one another; students can help others understand things that the teacher may have trouble conveying. For IT 645 I had to create an on-line course, the link may be found below. Tell me what you think. Do you have any ideas on how I may use web communication tools and what tools what be the most appropriate?
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Demetric DyAnn Williams
7/9/2016 07:39:27 pm
Hi Anna:
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Mary
7/11/2016 12:21:33 pm
I agree with your comments on discussion boards! Both, that they are great ways to teach communication skills and that it is hard to get the students to participate as they should. Especially after their initial response. In my MLS 101 course, I very rarely have a student reply to another's comment on the first student's submission. I'm not sure how to encourage more interactions without getting extremely detailed in the discussion board instructions!
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