My project was to have my JPN201 students communicate with college/ university students in Japan through Twitter for 13 weeks during the fall of 2015. This project challenged not only students but also myself. My students were asked to find out Japanese college/ university students’ lives. We ended this project by presenting each student’s discovery in class. Each student…
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Digital Projects and Online Etiquette
I have been much busier than expected this semester. One of the reasons is my new project, JPN201 Twitter Project. The goal of this project is to create a physical or on-line guide about Japanese college/university students’ lives to prepare students of Japanese for studying in Japan. Before starting this semester, I worked hard to…
What are the Technology Fellows up to?
Last Wednesday the second cohort of Technology Fellows met for a full day of discussion, workshops, and troubleshooting in the Advanced Technology Lab in Shain Library. Three of the five fellows, Luis Gonzalez, Hisae Kobayashi and Leo Garofalo presented their work, shared breakthroughs and challenges, and posed questions to the group. We will be hearing…
Workshop Recap: Teaching with Twitter
Faculty are using Twitter in very interesting and exciting ways in their classes! This was the major takeaway from our Twitter for Teaching workshop last Friday afternoon. We asked each of our four discussants to discuss three aspects of their Twitter experience: pedagogy, assessment and organization. Here is a very brief summary of how each…
Today at 1:15 PM: Twitter for Teaching
Join us TODAY for our second Teaching with Technology event, Teaching with Twitter. Hear from four colleagues who are using Twitter in exciting ways: Steve Luber (Theater), Ariella Rotramel (Gender and Women’s Studies), Luis Gonzalez (Hispanic Studies), and Hisae Kobayashi (East Asian Languages & Cultures). We will be meeting in the Haines Room, Shain Library…
The Return of the “Digital Natives” – r u ready? ;)
The relative quiet of summer gives faculty time to think deeply and ambitiously about course structure and assignments. Whether you’re developing a new course or tweaking a familiar one, the syllabus likely includes technology-dependent activities – maybe the familiar Moodle discussion board or a novel hashtag project. As you put on the finishing touches and…
What happened at Tempel Summer Institute?
We hosted the 16th annual Tempel Summer Institute last week. It was a great week devoted to solving pedagogical problems through technology and exploring new technologies to improve student engagement and learning. We had some great discussions, experienced many ah-ha moments, ate lots of dessert, experimented with new technologies, revised existing courses and worked on…
Social Media in Academia: Connecting with Local and Global Communities
For better or worse, social media is entrenched in the routine lives of our students, our colleagues, and the communities in which we participate. With over 70% of American Internet users engaging its pages, Facebook still dominates as the most popular social media site. Close behind, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest fall somewhere in the…
Social Media in Academia: Instagram for Engaging with Students Outside Class
During an in-class discussion early in the semester, I made an offhand comment suggesting that the course should have its own hashtag. I was surprised to notice several students nodding vigorously in agreement. Sparked by this unexpected response, I decided to create an academic Instagram account. Since my pedagogy invites students to work directly with…
Social Media in Academia: Facebook in First Year Seminars
Last semester I used Facebook in my First Year Seminar (FYS) on a modern history of stereotypes about Asia and “the West.” Generally speaking, the class Facebook page became a community discussion board about campus events that related to the FYS’s broader themes of History, Asia, globalization, cultural studies, Orientalism, race, ethnicity, and social justice….