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Morgan                        There was so much I enjoyed about this video that it's hard to say what impacted me the most.  As the simulation coordinator, I can say one thing I have learned, and this video drove home, was to use technology intentionally.  It's very easy to  find a new type of technology and want to implement it in an effort to make the course more innovative.  I have found sometimes less is more.  This doesn't mean I run from using technology, but before I use technology I always try to start with my objectives in mind and then go from there to find technology that  will meet those objectives.  For example, I have simulators that have the ability to have chest tubes, be defibrillated, and intubated. When I just need the students to learn how to teach a patient about diabetes, using these high fidelity simulators is a bit of overkill.  

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Morgan                        There was so much I enjoyed about this video that it's hard to say what impacted me the most.  As the simulation coordinator, I can say one thing I have learned, and this video drove home, was to use technology intentionally.  It's very easy to  find a new type of technology and want to implement it in an effort to make the course more innovative.  I have found sometimes less is more.  This doesn't mean I run from using technology, but before I use technology I always try to start with my objectives in mind and then go from there to find technology that  will meet those objectives.  For example, I have simulators that have the ability to have chest tubes, be defibrillated, and intubated. When I just need the students to learn how to teach a patient about diabetes, using these high fidelity simulators is a bit of overkill.  

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You are so right. Without the immediacy of the teacher, expectations really must be super clear. No doubt this has and will serve you well in your online endeavors! -Scott
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What impacted me the most was Making Your Expectations Explicit.  I’ve had numerous in person classes were the syllabus was not clear, so I believe that it is really important to make your instructions and expectations clear and specific for the students.

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External resources add a richness to the online experience and as you mention, real-life engagement. Other professionals in the field add richness as well through video interviews, real-time 'guests" etc. Appreciate what you said about feedback, students really appreciate good, formative feedback and am glad you received it and now are passionate about giving back! -Scott
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The two lessons that impacted me the most from the video were external resources and personal feedback. The ability to provide outside sources in my courses is necessary because it gives students real-life scenarios is important. It balances the course from being only textbook driven, instead outside sources such as articles relating to the economy, financial situations, etc. give these courses another layer of information. Personal feedback is necessary because it allows students to develop a relationship with their professor, so they can ask questions and not be intimidated by the course or instructor. During my undergraduate career, professors gave timely, personal feedback that benefited me as a student because I was able to correct my mistakes and gain even more knowledge in the course because of their feedback.

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Your personality and passion will translate to online. in fact, it's uncanny how it happens. You have a lot of options online and students appreciate the effort to make things engaging and enjoyable. -Scott
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I always like making learning fun and doing things outside of the box.  Applying that to online learning I think would be even more important.  Also, providing a video for feedback would be much more engaging and meaningful for students.

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You must be intentional in your interactions for sure.  Students know when a professor is passionate about the subject and them regardless of the medium. -Scott
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“High touch versus high tech” - The Professor’s comments indicating that everything is part of the tools for online learning make me feel less apprehensive. My biggest concern is losing touch with the students.

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Your digital storytelling project sounds exciting. D.S. is a great approach in an online class and look forward to hearing about your results! -Scott
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Great video! I was most impacted by the idea of using digital storytelling to build a sense of presence and community. I (and my students) are about to embark on a digital storytelling project this semester in my ecology course. My students will be creating digital timelines (software is TimelineJS and digital storymaps (StorymapJS) of the observations of plants and animals they have digitally observed and recorded at Lake Kirby Nature Park using a mobile citizen science crowdsourcing app called iNaturalist. Building digital stories should require some higher level skills from the Analysis and Synthesis sections of Bloom's Taxonomy. Really excited to see how this translates into my online course design experience!

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We tend to 'hear' our assumptions in written text. Audio feedback gives the opportunity to insert our personality into the conversation and students are more receptive  to our feedback. -Scott
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I liked the concept of meaningful feedback and by doing that through an audio-visual medium. Just typing out feedback can feel impersonal and negative. Giving feedback in a way that the student can see you and pick up the nonverbal cues feels more personal and helpful.

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Glad some of these resonated with you.  Personal feedback, especially when done using audio and/or video, is very effective. -Scott
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After watching the video, I found several things that stuck out to me. I feel that personal feedback is important to the online student as well as in the traditional setting. Feedback can give confidence to the student in knowing their assignment was done correctly, as well as giving encouragement. I also liked the story telling. When a concept is explained in a story, the students may be able to remember the important concepts by remembering the story. Overall, I thought this video shared several great ideas.

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Awesome! Digital stories are soo... effective!!  -scott
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I loved the part about storytelling.  I recently did a webinar on marketing in the library and they use storytelling as an example of one of the best ways to market period.  People love stories and they want to know the characters.  Use it.  That's really cool to see that here too.
Make use of external resources...so important for our library student workers to know and understand.  Libraries are full of resources, physical and digital.  It's important to stress how to look, research, and utilize.
Um, Amen to the Fun and Playfulness!!!  Creativity leads to fun which leads to engagement and finally learning.

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Teaching and learning can be fun and I appreciate you pointing out that there is ownership which creates sustainable learning vs 'learning to pass the test.' -Scott
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I appreciated the lesson "add fun and playfulness" within the online class.  I refer to this as "camouflaged" teaching/learning - the students are motivated to participate in a unique activity and have fun.  Then as a result there is the ownership of the learning.

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Yes, it's easy to let the "clickity clickity bling bling' of technology lure us into thinking learning is caused by using it as opposed to allowing it to accelerate or create a new medium or learning to occur. -Scott
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Using technology intentionally is a really important and smart tip. In my undergraduate studies in education classes, sometimes professors and students both, would get really excited about new technology available that they let that drive their class instead of focusing on the learning objectives and how to best achieve those. Or the class would have too much technology that I was more focused on the technology and wasn't sure what I was supposed to be taking away from the course. I had to go back to basics and really learn how to teach to the learning objectives when I lived in Taiwan.  We didn't have any technology available to teach with. There was one computer in the office for all of the teachers to use.

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You may really enjoy using digital stories in an online class. Also, you could even consider making a standup routine a regular part of your online class as you humorously have a routine each week that introduces content or ideas. That could be a blast for you and informative for students!  -Scott
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I really like the idea that each professor is still able to run a class in their own way. I have always used stories and stand up comedy to better reach the students and to make the information more memorable. So the idea of being able to use that in an online class makes me very excited.

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Audio feedback is very personal and allows us our students to hear and connect with us. The feedback becomes more meaningful.  - Scott
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I think what stood out to me most from this video is how important using personal feedback is to students. My master's program was completely online, and I remember that I enjoyed getting constructive feedback from my instructors. It made me grow in my learning and also made me feel like my instructor cared about me. And I really like the idea of giving audio visual feedback. I am definitely going to try that with my students in the future.

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