Susan Gorman

An English professor, often a student, a traveler, and a lover of books

[Susan Gorman @SusanGo33213722]

@Elissa_C1 Fantastic resource! Thanks for sharing #EDU6323

[Susan Gorman @SusanGo33213722]

Interesting distinction between “digital fluency” & “digital literacy” in the 2019 Educause Horizon Report (p. 13-14). If we shift toward “fluency,” what happens to faculty who aren’t yet “literate”? How can all (adjunct & FT) faculty be supported in skill development? #EDU6323

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@TadeanP Interesting article with great ideas of how to use AR in a variety of ways I hadn’t thought of before. Thanks for sharing, Tadean! #EDU6323

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@TheMrsShire @john_krewson I'm revamping my lesson plan that has students evaluate the argumentative strategies of Garrett Hardin's "Lifeboat Ethics." I'm enjoying taking this plan I've had for a while and looking at it again through the lens of using tech #EDU6323

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I was looking at the Chronicle of Higher Ed, and saw an article that came out today by Michelle Miller wrote about "mak[ing] smart choices about tech for your courses." I thought it would be interesting to this group! #EDU6323

https://t.co/uGbZjcWAk6

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@Elissa_C1 @TheMrsShire You're right that people sometimes respond "because I was forced to." I get that from my science students who don't get why they take a writing course. I just use it as a jumping off point. As long as I've thought about it, I can explain it to them! #EDU6323

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Miller mentions highlighting the “’why’ of a course” so students understand why they take it. Digital polling could generate some reasons, and then the teacher could expand on some. Having multiple voices present the “why” would be interesting! #EDU6323

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@john_krewson Thanks for that link, John - it's so important to model on the first day how the class will go. That web page you linked to gives some helpful advice! #EDU6323

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@MeganP72747120 @Elissa_C1 I agree that using digital polling to learn about pre-knowledge is great! It also helps orient my students to the fact that I expect them to participate in my classes from the beginning, which sets their expectations for the rest of the class. #EDU6323

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@TheMrsShire Students used cell phones that they brought to class (I had told them in the previous meeting that we'd be using Kahoot), and there was no reward. They liked the "glory" of being the top points earners! (I was amazed by how into it they got...) #EDU6323

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@Elissa_C1 Great idea! Hopefully that will be happening more and more #EDU6323

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@Elissa_C1 That type of flexibility in textbook access would be great and more equitable. But now we'll need textbook companies to be fair to their authors, too! #EDU6323 https://t.co/NMAUdRmT7i

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@Melissa68445526 It is wild! It brings up that balance between personalization and privacy. We might want the personalized adaptations, but what are we giving up to get it? #EDU6323

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@Elissa_C1 It would be great if schools would get some of the quality audio equipment included in the article you shared for teachers to use to create this better type of screencasts, but we might be waiting a long time for that... #EDU6323

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I was interested in Wesch’s comments about how videos on YouTube find audiences. It seems video ranking’s problematic & posting standards are unclear. We covered similar topics when looking at search engines #EDU6323 https://t.co/1t3WL06wRw

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After watching Kelly’s video and hearing about “the world’s largest copy machine,” I keep thinking about plagiarism. How should we teach students proper attribution and still keep the creative possibilities of the Internet? #EDU6323
https://t.co/UfHgRQ7KBw

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@ruettene Good point, Nate. Not every source has to be used in the same way, and sparking curiosity is hugely important! #EDU6323

[Susan Gorman @SusanGo33213722]

@Elissa_C1 @TheMrsShire I love your analogy! I think a lot of it depends on the article on Wikipedia. Some of them seem really well put together and checked over, and others are either too sparse to tell or they seem not quite reliable yet. #EDU6323

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Years ago, a librarian told my class Wikipedia is great for finding search terms for databases and broadly understanding topics. They were really surprised that she would suggest it because they had been previously told to avoid it altogether. #EDU6323