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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
A feeling of working in complete isolation used to be something that characterized online courses. However, those times have changed, thanks to the design of the learning management solutions, the course instructional strategy, and the presence of all kind of collaborative tools that are built into the experience. In a ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
It is almost impossible to purchase a cell phone that does not have a built-in camera, data storage, and a way to play podcasts, both audio and video. It is also increasingly likely that your textbook will offer lots of downloadable content designed to provide access to instructional material, even as you drive your ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
Debbie never expected that online classes would allow her to take the college courses she had always dreamed of taking, but could not, because of her rheumatoid arthritis.
At 45, she had already had one hip replacement, and her doctor was recommending that she replace the other hip within the next year. Traditional ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
We've all read about the current explosion in childhood obesity rates. Many blame it on fast food and hormone-laced milk, while others blame obesity on video games. There is no doubt that a sedentary lifestyle coupled with poor eating habits leads to overweight.
According to the Federal Interagency Forum on Child ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D. Jacilla was off to a good start with e-learning. Things were to suddenly change, however, when she assumed primary responsibility for the care of her 75 year-old mother, who suffered from arthritis, diabetes and cognitive impairment.
When Jacilla was able to bring her aging mother from the Philippines to live with her ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
Unlike the publicized pregnancy of 16-year-old Jamie Lynne Spears, there was no fanfare when 16-year-old Marilee announced she was pregnant.
No one was clamoring for her photograph and no one was paying her for an interview. Instead, Marilee's experience was typical of teenagers who find themselves ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
Can e-learning offer hope to women who are trapped in abusive or destructive relationships?
The topic cannot be taken lightly. Abusive relationships are notoriously hard to leave, and education is only one component. Nevertheless, it is an important one, and now, with e-learning that takes advantage of resources and ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
Popular social networking sites and elearning do not seem, at first glance, to have much in common. One seems to be all about self-expression and building bonds with people with shared interests, while the other seems to be about self-discipline, self-improvement, and goal-attainment. However, the two can go ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
Celebrity blogs and "viral videos" have changed the way that news and cultural socialization takes place. The way that people approach the Internet and how they obtain information has probably changed forever, particularly for the "gamer" generation, who simply do not tune into the television news ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
What is the best way to use the activities that come with your online course? Your online course probably comes with a number of practice tests, a companion website, and numerous activities, all of which are very appealing. After all, who does not like to watch a movie, play an online game, or click on animated maps or ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
Do you sometimes feel as though the course you’re taking was designed for some sort of composite person that has nothing at all to do with the way people really are? Do you feel as though you’re being addressed as though you were a robot or a simulacrum of a person, and not a unique individual?
If so, ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
Using social networking to develop, deploy, and share content could be a powerful way to build a knowledge community of students and educators, and to overcome the content limitations and passive learning problems often associated with some online learning activities such as quizzes, powerpoints, and videos. ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
If you’re just starting your college career, and you’re wondering what your odds are of graduating, don’t read some of the reports you’ll find on college graduation rates. They will scare you. You may even start wondering if you’ll spend the rest of your adult life ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
You've probably been warned about it, and you've probably thought, "It won't happen to me." But, sooner or later, it always does. You feel isolated, disconnected, or unrelated to your online course and your fellow eLearners.
If you're suffering from a sense of isolation in ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
You may be surprised to find that, after taking several courses via eLearning or mobile learning, that your critical thinking skills and creative problem-solving abilities have been boosted in many ways. You have become much more adept with managing information, software, and mobile devices. Further, you ...
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by Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
Approaching one’s eLearning experience with a positive attitude is probably the single most important factor in eLearner success. What you believe, how you behave toward your instructor and fellow learners, how much you want to learn, and why you’re studying are a part of your attitude.
Granted, ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
Imagine reading most of your course content online using your desktop or laptop computer, or via a portable device (PDA or smartphone). How do you take notes? In some cases, it's fairly easy -- you can copy and paste into a Microsoft Word document and then annotate the text using "track ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
Problem-solving in teams is a key element of online
coursework. Even if you are not working in a collaborative group, the ability
to problem-solve in teams is a transferable skill you can take with you to your
work.
If you are working in online collaborations ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
Perhaps one of the most shocking things to the new
e-learner, or the student returning to school after taking time off, is the
fact that instructional strategies have profoundly changed in the last few
years. This is particularly the case in
online courses. While the ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
What do you do if you're taking a course that utilizes blogs
and social networking, and you find yourself suddenly subscribed to blogs in a
webring that promotes suicides and self-destructive behavior? Blogs promoting eating disorders? Hate speech masquerading as political
inquiry? ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
One of the most effective strategies
for achieving the desired outcomes in an online course, particularly
for adult and non-traditional students, involves what has come to be
known as "situated learning," which makes connections between
experience(s) and incorporates the use of an effective community ...
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By Susan Smith Nash, Ph.D.
Do you ever have the feeling that learners not really "listening" to each other in the discussion area? Do they seem to either fail to read or ignore Do you ever feel as though they are simply posting what they think the instructor wants to read?
Designing Discussion Boards to Maximize Engagement
The design ...
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