On Online Courses, I often have my students introduce themselves the first week in the discussion board. It's not very interactive, but it gets the job done. Well, I was in a workshop recently an another instructor shared a way that she does he introductions on an online class and I plan to use this next semester. She asks them to introduce themselves using:
- Animoto
- Powerpoint
- Video
- Any other visual way.
She then has them upload it to the discussion board or post a link to the discussion board. It really breaks the ice and gets students to be creative. It also helps to "break the ice" and get rid of some of the transactional distance that takes place in many online classes. What do you think of the video I created using Animoto? It was really simple and it's a great way to make online classes a little more personal. Find the link
here.
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