By Jennipher Murphy, July 21, 2009
Jennipher Murphy lives in Nederland, Colorado and is a consultant and teacher whose focus is on the challenges of small businesses and non-profits. Currently she is pursuing a Master Degree of Science in Education in Online Teaching and Learning at California State University, East Bay. She is also interested in [...]
All that Twitters is not Gold: Connecting Cross-Cultural Online Learning Communities
Don’t Stop Talking to Your Friends
Don’t Stop Talking to Your Friends
By Pam Nussbaumer
When I was young, I was painfully shy. I didn’t raise my hand in class, I dreaded giving speeches, and I was terrified to talk to other students in my school. Making friends was one of my biggest obstacles as a college student. According to Mayo Clinic (2009), [...]
Don’t Be a Bore, Engage Students More!
Don’t Be a Bore, Engage Students More!
by Erica Yurman
August 2009
Erica Yurman lives in San Diego, California. She recently taught Special Education at Wailupe Valley Elementary School in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is currently earning a Master’s degree in Science with an emphasis in Online Teaching and Learning from California State University, East Bay. As an online [...]
Less Me and More We: Overcoming Aversion to Online Group Work
Less Me and More We: Overcoming Aversion to Online Group Work
By Dawn Tasher
August, 2009
Dawn Tasher taught middle school for 8 years and is currently completing her Master’s Degree in Online Teaching and Learning from California State University, East Bay. As an online learner, she has been absolutely amazed by the overall experience and in [...]
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Being Inclusive in Facilitating Online Learning Across Cultures
by Shelley MacDonald, February 2009
Shelley MacDonald lives in Reno, Nevada, and is a Course Developer and Corporate Trainer at International Game Technology where she conducts core skills training, including online facilitator certification workshops. She is also currently earning a Master’s degree in Online Learning from California State University, East Bay. Having lived and worked in [...]
Online Collaborative Assignments: The Ayes Have It, but What About the I’s?
by Diane Cvetic
February, 2009
Diane Cvetic is a general education program director who is actively involved in facilitating postsecondary student success in online learning. A visionary at heart, she is passionate about taking an active role in seeing the unrealized value in the transformational changes that technology is bringing to today’s virtual classroom. She is currently [...]
Facilitating a “safe†online community in support of student learning and engagement
by Betsy Eudey, February 22, 2009
Dr. Eudey is the Director and an Associate Professor of Gender Studies at California State University Stanislaus. She has been teaching in women’s and gender studies since 1998, and engaging in online instruction since 2000. She is currently completing an M.S. in Education with an emphasis [...]
Forecast – Clear Learning Objectives
By: Michelle Stanchina
Michelle Stanchina is currently a candidate for a Master’s Degree at CSUEB. She has been enrolled in Cal State East Bay’s OTL Program and has learned the value of online learning, collaborating and designing quality online programs. In her professional life she has been an elementary school teacher for 12 years and [...]
Teens and Social Learning: Geeking Out in the Virtual Classroom
Lori Buratto
EDUI 6707
February 8, 2009
Teens and Social Learning: Geeking Out in the Virtual Classroom
Lori Buratto is a high school science teacher in eastern Washington. As a teacher for 11 years and mother/step-mother to four teenagers, she has observed the evolving media ecology of today’s adolescents. She is currently an online student at [...]
Shifting Gears: Checking the “Training†Box or Learning for Life?
Jennifer Schmidtberger
February 21, 2009
Class is about to start. Almost half the seats are empty for this full-day training course, but experience tells us that most will wander in, right at the start or a few minutes after. One of the students makes his way to the front of the room to ask a question, one [...]