Promoting Community and Student Engagement through Innovative Use of the Online Environment

Presenter:

Amy Ramson, Associate Professor; Karen Steinmayer, Assistant Professor, Behavioral & Social Sciences; & Julie Trachman, Associate Professor, Natural Sciences, Hostos Community College

Abstract:

A collaborative, cross-disciplinary panel of three professors will lead an interactive discussion about online strategies to create community and promote student success. A law professor will discuss blogs, wikis, group PowerPoint presentations, discussion boards, and Wordles in a fully online practicum. Biology and psychology professors who taught a course in ecofeminism will explain the purpose of graffiti boards, Wordles, blogs, and wikis.