Category Archives: teaching

using web 2.0 in the writing classroom

Before the spring semester started this past January I was interviewed by Eileen Stutzbach for Rowan University’s Techcast—a video podcast that showcases what is happening technology-wise at Rowan. I was asked to talk about how I am using Web 2.0 … Continue reading

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teaching students how to create meaningful tags

Ryancordell asked me to say a few words about teaching tagging to my students and I am very happy to do so. I have been trying to figure out how to teach tagging to my graduate and undergraduate students since … Continue reading

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what students learned completing the youtube project

One of the main goals of my courses is for students to reflect on what they are learning as they are going through the process of completing an assignment. That goal has in the past been fulfilled by Learning Record … Continue reading

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“what does youtube mean to you?”: my students’ videos

This semester in my Writing, Research, and Technology course students are learning how to create idea-driven video compositions. The larger project is to create a video oral history on an important contemporary topic. To help students get familiar with the … Continue reading

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