Determining Success Teaching with Google Plus
I had a major period of doubt about whether or not Google Plus was working as a platform for the communication portion of my online class. Some of the students struggled with the platform. Some students hated logging on to two different platforms. (Three if you count their college email account which believe me, they [...]
Reservations in teaching with Google Plus
Six months ago I started using Google+ as a more transparent and effective way of managing the communication element of my online classroom. The potential benefits of the platform were clear. Most of the complications I perceived in those first few classes were resolved as the Google developers team made upgrades to the interface and [...]
The Probation Circle – More fun with Google Plus
When google plus went public my influx of people adding me to their circles exploded, which was pretty cool. I can tell by a lot of the posters in my own stream that I was not alone. So far I’ve been pretty liberal about adding people but I quickly found out that as someone post [...]
Why I’m adding 1000 people to GooglePlus
Yeah. Ok. So I’m pretty obnoxious when it comes to Google Plus. Because I use it for all of the communication of my online courses, I’m on it a lot. A LOT. When my friends and colleagues who are on google plus to talk to me they have one primary complaint. There is not enough [...]
Google Plus, Discussions, and Online Learning
Discussions in Google+ I don’t know about you, but I hate discussion boards. No. Seriously. I did a webinar about it once. I think there is this misguided mentality that to criticize online learning particularly while you are teaching online is a no-no. To be fair, I think that a general dismissal of online learning [...]
Preparing Your Class for GooglePlus
Monday marks the first day of the intersession course that will include Google Plus integration. The course lasts for three weeks and I teach it three times a year. It is a virtual course with three meetings. I’ve spent the last week creating the framework that will help students navigate this new place with a [...]
10 Things to think about before adding Google Plus in the classroom
1. Age Limit Currently Google+ has set the age limit at 18+. Though they state that this is a temporary situation and that the eventual age will be lowered to 13+. Whether that will happen when the site goes public or after has not been truly clarified. This causes a lot of potential problems. For [...]
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