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<ul><li>Mobile Communication Strategies in Online Learning </li></ul>Heather Zink Health Sciences Instructor Rasmussen College heather.zink@rasmussen.edu (email) twitter.com/zinkpath (twitter) facebook.com/heatherzink.at.rasonline (facebook) download slides: slideshare.net/heatherzink

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Session Objectives <ul><li>By the end of this session, you will be able to: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Discuss selected mobile strategies for communicating with students. </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Evaluate the different platforms and decide on their best uses in your classroom. </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Locate additional resources to assist you with incorporating these strategies into your teaching repertoire. </li></ul></ul>06/22/11

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Get connected!

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PODCASTING <ul><li>A journey to connect </li></ul>Welcome to episode number 1 of the M120 Podcast, I'm your host Heather Zink.

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EXPANDING the boundaries! <ul><li>Mobile & flexible learning option </li></ul><ul><li>Anytime-anywhere access to instructional content </li></ul><ul><li>Repeated as often as the student needs </li></ul>

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What do you listen to?

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How do I start? 06/22/11

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Concept Development <ul><li>Choose a theme </li></ul><ul><ul><li>An overview of the weekly assignments </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Hot topics in the news </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Key terms for the week </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Personal area of expertise </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Review of journal articles pertinent to the topic of the week/module </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Campus-based courses </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Record in-class lecture </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Follow-up lecture answering questions </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Pre-lectures ~ listen before class </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Disease of the week </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Research skills: how to summarize, paraphrase, find quality sources, cite them appropriately </li></ul></ul>06/22/11

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Use your knowledge <ul><li>It’s time to work! </li></ul><ul><li>Things to consider… </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Are you passionate about the topic? Will this resonate in your voice as you speak about it? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Can you speak on the topic(s) over the course of several episodes? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Can you design the episodes so that you are not &quot;recreating&quot; the wheel each week? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Is the content similar enough each week that your energy can be focused on the same types of information each week? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Is the content of interest to your students? Will they be asking for more episodes? </li></ul></ul>06/22/11

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Oh, the places you’ll go! <ul><li>Consider your options - audio or video </li></ul><ul><li>Pick one and try it out, don't be afraid to fail </li></ul><ul><li>Utilize free resources to start off with, get your voice out there! </li></ul>06/22/11

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Audioboo 06/22/11

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@ZinkPath <ul><li>health sciences instructor, graduate student, biologist, mom & runner trying to live a greener life. </li></ul>06/22/11

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http://www.twitter.com 06/22/11

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in the course 06/22/11

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Adding the widget to the course 06/22/11

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Add html code 06/22/11

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Why Twitter to your teaching repertoire ? <ul><li>Group collaborations and status updates </li></ul><ul><li>Mobile class announcements </li></ul><ul><li>In-field activities and updates </li></ul><ul><li>Brainstorming </li></ul><ul><li>Notetaking </li></ul><ul><li>Real-time collaborations via mobile devices </li></ul><ul><li>How do I get started? </li></ul><ul><li>Create a free account </li></ul><ul><ul><li>www.twitter.com </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Start posting updates </li></ul><ul><li>Follow your friends and colleagues </li></ul>06/22/11

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course-related “tweets”

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personal tweets

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GOOGLE VOICE

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Student Conversation <ul><li>Student : i’m having trouble downloading the podcasts for Chapter 3, any ideas? </li></ul><ul><li>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. </li></ul><ul><li>Me : The number is 1-866-693-2211. </li></ul><ul><li>Student : ok, thanks! </li></ul>

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WORDS OF WISDOM <ul><li>Pick ONE of these to implement </li></ul><ul><li>Set boundaries </li></ul><ul><li>Talk to your students </li></ul><ul><li>Use the mobile application to connect students to the Angel Course </li></ul>06/22/11 Copyright Rasmussen, Inc. 2010. Proprietary and Confidential.

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