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2.1 Interaction Among Learners

Principle:
2.1.1 Carefully select communication technologies such as Email and bulletin boards to enable and increase interaction and collaboration among learners.

Practices:

A. Make no assumptions about the students' abilities to use electronic communication technologies.

B. Provide time for students to practice and master the technologies needed to interact with one another.

C. Create opportunities for students to use technology to interact with one another.

 

Examples:

General email questions, answers, workshops, and online tutorials are available through Administrative Computing which can also be reached by phone at the helpdesk -239-590-1188 or email helpdesk@fgcu.edu. Connection to the helpdesk and to a student email diectory can be found at the Student Services website. Student assistance with ANGEL is available at 239-590-1188.

When students are registered for a course, an email distribution list is automatically setup for all students in the course. The instructor is only included on the distribution list upon request to Greg Bramlett. Using the distribution list, faculty and students can send email to the entire class. To send email to all students in a course, send the mail "To:" CRN#####@eagle.fgcu.edu. (NOTE: for this distribution system to reach students, they MUST first have activated their university email account.)

Set up orientation"practice" assignments as first component of the course that require students to use all technology features that will be used in the course. (Examples: Post an introduction to the Discussion Board, Email the instructor, Submit a simple assignment, Take a practice online quiz.) An orientation module has been created for ANGEL; all courses within ANGEL can access this module. (Lessons...Add Content...Import Items and then select the "Common Content" Library and then the "Orientation" folder).

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