Using Social Software in the MDE Program - February 2, 2010


CSI Staff
Staff Writer
Center for Support of Instruction
Published: January-February 2010

Category: » De-oracle-live » Archived-webinars

As with the delivery of instruction, student support is also an area that requires a change in perspective from that used in traditional higher-education settings. These become even more significant, when we consider the fact that online students tend to demonstrate feelings of isolation and lack of a supporting network when studying at a distance. It has always been evident that providing MDE students with supporting services that go beyond the classroom is key to the success of the students and therefore of the program. With the steady progress of the so-called "web 2.0" technologies empowering users to become generators of content and manage information on the web, online educators and students have slowly started to include such tools for instruction as well as for learner support functions. The goal was to create an integrated MDE program-wide community and set of initiatives, which would enable unstructured interaction, sharing of information, and creation of an ongoing and long-lasting common knowledge base. The rise of social media technologies has provided the perfect platform to address such challenge, creating enormous synergy among all MDE stakeholders.

Archived Recording:

Launcher Link:

http://67.202.210.31/launcher.cgi?room=deoracle_2010_0202_1003_53

Wizard Link:

http://67.202.210.31/wizard/launcher.cgi?wc=wms

Powerpoint Presentation: 

Printable Version: PDF

Stella Porto's MDE Social Media Suite list 

 

About the Author(s)

Stella Porto has more than 9 years of experience in the leadership, management, administration, delivery and development of distance education programs, with extensive experience in e-learning systems and methodologies. With a solid background in the technical field, Porto has acquired her expertise in the e-learning arena through her on-going job experience as well as theoretical foundation through formal study in distance education. She has a strong higher-education administration background, having worked with traditional and non-traditional students. She also holds significant academic scholarship credentials with research experience in both computer science and distance education fields. The synergy of these two areas help profile Dr. Porto as an innovator, highly-driven and committed to quality and growth in her workplace.

 

Steve Knode has an extensive background in artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, intelligent agents, virtual reality, decision support systems, quantitative methods and decision making.

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