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Surprisingly, we love receiving such feedback, but are loathed to give it.
One of the most important tasks an instructor has is to provide edifying and timely feedback to their students. Feedback is a cornerstone of instruction as it allows students to learn more about the material covered in a course, and integrate said material into future courses as well as in their professional endeavors. As much as instructors may enjoy providing positive feedback, the feedback process also entails that students receive negative or critical feedback. Providing less than positive…
How “Searching” Technology has effected Research and Critical Thinking
A debate about the positive and negative effects technology has made concerning researching, critical thinking, discerning, and how instructors teach.
I recently had an informal debate with a colleague regarding the effect technology has on critical thinking, namely our students' ability to critically think. This conservation evolved into one about technology and research. Specifically, the effect the technologies behind entities like Amanzon.com and Wikipedia have made concerning the ability of people to conduct research. My colleagues' position was such technologies have lessened people's ability to think critically and conduct thorough…
Steps instructors can take to help their students feel a sense of community in the frequently isolating online classroom.
Building a classroom community in which learners feel both comfortable and supported can be a weighty endeavor in any setting. Attempting to build this type of community in the online environment can be especially difficult. The lack of face-to-face contact can impede the process (Maddix, 2013), and communicating in an asynchronous environment can harm the development of a supportive and comfortable arena (Huang & Hsiao, 2012). The diverse student population present in many online…
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