Blog Post 2.6
Here is an updated link to my Learning Activities Portfolio! https://jstanley.trubox.ca/category/otl201/learning-activities-portfolio/
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Debate Topics
One of the assignments in my course is to choose a side of a debate on a physics issue and write a letter from a given perspective. This activity could be modified such that two students would write letters (and rebuttal letters) to each other from opposing perspectives. This modification would allow for more student-student […]
Peer Review
I think it would increase the sense of community within my course if I set up a forum where students could peer review each others journal article submissions. Currently, the students do not interact with each other and I think this lowers their involvement with the course. Other courses in other subjects have peer review […]
Blog Post 2.5
What are the 2-3 most important concepts that have impacted your thoughts on student engagement and retention during this course? One important concept that impacted my thoughts on student engagement was social presence. In an online setting it is intrinsically more difficult to create a trusting community. I was very lucky to have completed […]
Blog Post 2.4
Here is a link to an introductory video I made for my course: Intro Video
Blog Post 2.3
Here is a link to my Learning Activities Portfolio! https://jstanley.trubox.ca/category/otl201/learning-activities-portfolio/
Welcome Letter
I currently send out a short welcome letter to my new students to welcome the course and invite them to ask me questions. I could vastly improve my social presence on the welcome letter I send out. I could add some more personal information about my interests and academic background so that I seem more […]
Database of Current Events
A neat idea for my course would be to create a database of links to news articles that relate to the course topics. This would enrich and update the course material. Physics is always progressing and new topics that aren’t covered in the text book are always arising. I could also encourage the students to […]
Online Physics Simulations
Online physics simulations allow students to investigate physics concepts. Typically these simulations allow the student to manipulate variables in various equations and observe the outcome. A great source of online physics simulations: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/physics These simulations allow the subject matter to become real for the students. They can manipulate variables and watch the simulated outcomes. These […]
Blog Post 2.2
Describe the ways in which your introductory post should have enhanced social presence in a course that you teach: My introductory post should have helped to create an environment of trusting be exposing myself as a “real” person with hobbies and interests. This would help to establish a community within the course that would encourage […]