One of the most common misconceptions for first-time students taking an online course is that it is easier and requires less time. The reality is that the only time saved is the commuting time as students should be prepared to spend the same time and effort on an online...
Twine describes itself as “an open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.” It is similar to the print-based, “Choose Your Own Adventure Series”. A user playing a Twine game reads a passage and then makes a choice about how the story will continue, by clicking on a link.
Mobile devices offer many pedagogical opportunities—especially easy access to textual information and visual resources, three-dimensional representation of anatomical structures, as well as the ability to study dynamic processes—powerful capabilities that traditional textbooks cannot match.
Today, it is difficult for many readers of online information to distinguish scientific evidence, serious journalism, or informed opinion from publications with the sole purpose of supporting a political point of view and encouraging inflammatory reactions.
Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 semesters have brought some innovative changes to Blackboard that faculty, as well as students, will find useful. One change makes it easier to access tools that expand the possibilities for bringing dynamic, media-driven collaboration to the classroom and online pedagogy, increasing student engagement.
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College
500 Grand Concourse
Bronx NY 10451
Phone 718-518-4444
