Using Web 2.0 to Enhance Classes and Improve Retention

Debates about the causes of student retention failures and continuing online course drop rates can involve a multitude of issues.

However, there are two factors that are especially significant in these discussions: forging deeper connections with students and offering learners a greater variety of learning options.

Colleges and universities can build better student connections and address more varied learning styles by taking advantage of Web 2.0 learning tools.

Many institutions are exploring technologies ranging from photo-sharing sites to blogs to wikis to help them strengthen retention and increase the quality of students’ learning experiences.

If your institution is looking for ways to overcome poor retention and online course drop rates, Todd Conaway shows you how to develop content using online tools that address multiple learning styles and engage students more effectively.

You'll...

• Learn about actual instructors who have used Web 2.0 resources to integrate their personalities into their courses
• See examples of available Web 2.0 technologies
• Learn how these can be implemented into online courses.

With this insightful, 90-minute, content-rich seminar, you’ll be able to:

• Incorporate your presence as an instructor into online courses with discussion boards and by bringing Web 2.0 products into content management systems.
• Identify commercial products to help capture your lectures more effectively.
• Use Web 2.0 tools in your online courses, including setting up a wiki or a Ning site to share ideas, using blogs as e-portfolios and using photo-sharing sites.
• Integrate your personality into online courses and audio, using tools such as videos (YouTube) and audio software (Audacity).
• Understand how to use Web 2.0 technologies in a less time-consuming way.
• Become literate in Web 2.0 terminology and better understand what tools are available.
• Develop the necessary skills for developing a professional portfolio of your work.
• Use the Internet to identify professional development opportunities

Who will benefit:

• Department Chairs
• Program Chairs
• Instructors
• Online Instructors
• Instructional Designers
• Curriculum Developers

Conaway is an instructional designer at Yavapai College in Prescott, Ariz., and he has more than 15 years of experience integrating various technologies into classrooms at both the college and secondary school levels. He has been an educator at the college level for six years and was a high school English teacher for 11 years. In addition, he has 17 years of combined commercial and academic experience in print and Internet publishing. During his career, he has developed innovative presentations and workshops that reflect the need for a deeper instructor presence in online courses, and he has been a frequent presenter at conferences in sharing his passion for communication and knowledge of Web 2.0 and content management systems.

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