Comments on: Splash

By: John

John — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:57:07 +0000

Serena,

As the saying goes, even a stopped watch is right twice a day!

By: Serena

Serena — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:53:37 +0000

@John – I stand corrected! Who would have thought that Microsoft Word would get something right?

By: John

John — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:02:16 +0000

I’m reading via Gene’s blog. Just an aside, but: “Internet” should be capitalized, as it is a proper noun–most of the time. I think the rationale is that it’s possible to have ‘an internet,’ being a network of networks (as opposed to an intranet, an internal network-within-a-network, say)–so the Internet is capitalized when one is referring to the world’s largest network-of-networks by its name.

Thanks, too, for your enlightened & expressive perspective.

By: Serena

Serena — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:06:48 +0000

@Bryan Alexander – Thanks! It’s not every day that I meet an ELI celebrity

By: Bryan Alexander

Bryan Alexander — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:07:34 +0000

What a fine post! Excellent advice for instructors everywhere.

And it was keen meeting you.

By: Serena

Serena — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:52:35 +0000

@Laura – I enjoyed meeting you too!

And that’s a really tough question. There are always going to be students who are resistant to that kind of thing, no matter what you do. Obviously simply being passionate about what you’re teaching–while a basic requirement for being successful–is not going to work universally for every single student.

None of your students are going for it? Have they expressed any specific reservations about it, or are they just uninvolved? (Do they understand exactly what these various options entail?) Have you shown them examples of really successful mashups or podcasts? Maybe if they are exposed to more of this, they’ll be more comfortable with using it, and also be more inspired to work with it.

Without knowing the specifics of the class, both in terms of content and student perspectives, I’m not sure I can think of anything else for you to try.

Don’t give up! Discovering what works (as you probably know better than me, a lowly student) takes time. I’d like to know more specifics about your class… maybe then I can think of more ideas, if you’ve already tried my earlier suggestions.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:05:31 +0000

Love the list. I have a question, though. What if you want your students to be creative, think in new ways, etc. and you offer them this opportunity, suggesting a video mashup or flickr essay or podcast or whatever and they don’t bite (to keep with the metaphor)? What then? I find when faced with blank stares, my bubble gets burst and it’s hard to go on.

I guess keep trying, but still . . .

Anyway, enjoyed meeting you.

By: Serena

Serena — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:31:59 +0000

@Gene Roche – Thanks for reading! As I said, I’m not sure how helpful it is (maybe all you professor-types already know this stuff), but hopefully it accomplishes something.

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By: Gene Roche

Gene Roche — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:51:00 +0000

Love your list. It was great meeting you at ELI and I’m looking forward to learning more from your writing as the semester goes on.