Tuesday, May 13, 2008

McGraw Hill Ryerson - Teaching, Learning & Technology Conf - Pre Conf 1

Increasing Student Achievement with Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Tools
Jaron Easterbrook
To ensure we have increased student achievement, we need
  • increased retention
  • increased engagement
  • increased relevancy
Technology is not the answer but course management software, laptops, websites, podcasts can be tools.  People are the answers.  How a teacher delivers content with passion provides the retention, engagement and relevancy.

It was interesting seeing how similar and yet different Wimba is to WebCT or Blackboard or Moodle.

It is exciting to see the opportunities that are available.  While any one tool may not be suitable for all locations, the selection of choices means there should be one to meet needs.

Kevin

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