The document provides an overview of online teaching methods and resources, including their benefits and disadvantages. It discusses using online tools like wikis and blogs to enhance student learning. Wikis allow collaborative creation and editing of web pages, while blogs promote critical thinking and reflection. Overall, the document examines how technology has changed education by enabling convenient online distribution of course materials and more flexible scheduling for students.

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Webliography
Megan Lents

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INTRODUCTION
Providing materials for students to complete courses
online has created a new era for teaching. Not only
can students benefit from the use of technology,
institutions and instructors can efficiently distribute
materials and information. Convenience is a major
role of online resources, making it easy for students
who have difficult schedules to complete
assignments and go through lectures on their own
time, compared to a designated class time at a
university or institution.

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OUTLINE
 Online Teaching
 What is online teaching? Benefits
 Benefits/Disadvantages
Disadvantages
Reflection
 Using Wiki-pages Benefits
 What is a wiki-page?
Disadvantages
 Benefits/Disadvantages
Reflection
 Weblogs
 What is a weblog or “blog”? Benefits
 Benefits/Disadvantages Disadvantages
Reflection

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ONLINE TEACHING
 Online teaching allows the majority of course to be
available to students online
 Online teaching is most widely as an optional addition to
typical courses at universities and colleges
 Benefits:
 Classroom capacity is not an issue
 Students may learn the material when they feel
ready, instead of being forced to learn the material at a
specific time
 Many online classes do not require a textbook, making
the course cheaper for students
 Transportation to a university or college is no longer an
issue
 Teachers are able to interact with a one-on-one basis
through technology

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ONLINE TEACHING
 Disadvantages:
 Students must develop a strong sense of self-
discipline in order to complete a course
successfully
 Students aren’t able to interact with instructor face-
to-face without going out of their way to visit the
instructor on their own time
 Students and teachers must learn how to use the
computer software in order to complete the course
 Plagiarism becomes a larger factor in assignments
due to the availability of the internet

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ONLINE TEACHING
Personal Reflection
The article pointed out that their was no classroom
capacity as an advantage to online teaching. I
disagree with that statement due to the fact that I
believe in order for a student to succeed they need
plenty of interaction with instructor. If there are two-
hundred people in one classroom, how is it possible to
get one-on-one time with an instructor?
However, I do agree with online teaching being very self-
disciplined. The student taking the course must set a
weekly schedule, allowing a set time for the lesson to
be learned and assignments to be completed.

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USING WIKI-PAGES
 Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely
create and edit Web page content using any Web browser
Benefits:
 Gives students the opportunity to create series of WebPages
 Students are able to revise their own work and other
classmate’s work
 Wiki can display photos, text and video
 Creates a place for writing exercises
 Creates a way to do group work outside of a classroom

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USING WIKI-PAGES
 Disadvantages:
 Anyone can edit the Web-Page unless it is locked
 The teacher is not always there when you need he/she at a
certain time
 Requires Internet connectivity to collaborate
 Open to SPAM and Vandalism if not managed properly
 Language in the Wiki pages is far less formal than in
academic papers.

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USING WIKI-PAGES
Personal Reflection
 When reading this article I enjoyed it because it shows how a
teacher uses Wiki-pages to teach Shakespeare. The teacher
uses both Qwikiwiki and Media-Wiki to teach students at the
Univeristy of Maryland in Baltimore. Through Wiki the students
learn how to work in groups and writing skills. I liked how in
the article it showed examples of what a Wiki Page looks like
and it gave examples of how it looks to edit and how the
teacher can give feedback to the student.

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USING WEB-BLOGS
 A blog is a Web site that consists of a series of entries arranged in
reverse chronological order, often updated on frequently with new
information about particular topics. The information can be written by the
site owner, gleaned from other Web sites or other sources, or contributed
by users.
 Benefits:
 Critical thinking
 Reflective thinking
 Giving a subject serious consecutive consideration
 Students of any age are able to use “Blogs”
 Blogs can motivate students to read which then creates a learning
experience for students
 Allows people to to exchange information without space and time issues

11. USING WEB-BLOGS
 Disadvantages:
 Blogs are open to Public, and
viewers can comment or post
messages
 Student can be afraid to post
certain messages do to what other’s
might think about them
Check Out My Blog

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USING WEB-BLOGS
Personal Reflection
 My thoughts about the article on “blogs” was interesting
because I never thought that the internet could help
students in enhancing reflection and learning within
certain subjects. The section on stimulating and motivate
learning, I use to think before I read this article that using
the internet would make someone want to skip out on
reading but that is not true, the Blogs actually make the
student want to read and learn.

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Conclusion
Through the power point, it shows each step to
help make an online class successful. Students
are able to learn through blogs and Wiki pages.
Shown in the power point is positive and
negatives to each part just like there would be in
a classroom. I enjoyed making the power point
and I learned new ways that education is being
taught.

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References
 Archambault, L., &Crippen, K. (2009). K-12 Distance Educators at
Work: Who's Teaching Online Across the United States. Journal of
Research on Technology and Education, 41(4), 366-387.
 Farabaugh, R. (2007). "The Aisle is Full of Noises": Using Wiki-
Software to Establish a Discourse Community in a Shakespeare
Classroom. Networked Learning and Writing to Learn, 16(1), 41-55.
 Yang, S. (2009). Using Blogs to Enhance Critical Reflection and
Community of Practice. Learning Through Reflection, 11-21.