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Online learning proposal. Malcolm Brady LI501: Online Teaching DCU, 11 January 2012. Two (+1) initiatives. Twitter forum for MBA year 1 strategy case discussion Skype presentation to MBA year 1 class from lecturer abroad (online excel lab for IS101: BBS Year 1 students. Twitter forum.
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Online learning proposal Malcolm Brady LI501: Online Teaching DCU, 11 January 2012
Two (+1) initiatives • Twitter forum for MBA year 1 strategy case discussion • Skype presentation to MBA year 1 class from lecturer abroad • (online excel lab for IS101: BBS Year 1 students
Twitter forum • Plus • Low risk medium: may increase interaction • Seek tweets from year 2 MBAs/ graduates • Students unable to attend in person can participate • Minus • Public forum • Not all will be subscribed to / comfortable using Twitter • Interesting • New technology and new medium • for me, and for some of the students
Skype • Plus • Students can hear from guest speaker from abroad • Low cost: no travel expenses, low time commitment from guest speaker • Minus • Dependent on technology working well • Backup topic will be needed • Guest must be comfortable with Skype technology • Interesting • Another dimension to the class • DCU seen to be embracing new technology for educational purposes
Online lab • Plus • Students can take lab in their own time • Students can review lab as often as they wish • Minus • Considerable time investment may be required to develop the lab • Result may look amateurish • Interesting • For myself: will learn new skill • As group head: will understand how the lab system works