heather zink. a learner.

Category: Online Learning

  • social media in the online classroom

    social media in the online classroom

    Another opportunity to create an infographic using Piktochart helped me to see the benefits of this ‘new to me’ platform. I enjoy the visual presentation of information and found the platform much easier the second time around. I like the playful images and icons available helped me find joy in this process. The various icons for social media helped me to create this presentation.

    Let me know how you are using social media in your classes. Blogging and Twitter are by far my favorite platforms, but I am starting to see opportunities with TikTok and Instagram for sharing videos. Plus, they are just fun and sometimes we need to make sure we incorporate a little fun and not take ourselves so seriously.

    And on that note…I’ll share my TikTok account…where I create #plantmom videos every so often. Don’t tell my teenagers…

    @hz.unt

    The kids are doing so well #plantmom

    ♬ Lovely Day – Bill Withers

    Link to INFOGRAPHIC: tips for using social media in the online classroom

  • online vs. blended learning

    online vs. blended learning

    A fun project to work on in my Online Design & Pedagogy course – the research continues to show the benefit of a blended course as face-to-face connections offer additional depth that has not always been possible in online learning. However, with the invention of synchronous collaboration platforms like MS Teams and Zoom, students and instructors can meet in a similar fashion without needing to come to a physical campus.

    I’m looking forward to seeing the continual sharing of best practices that have resulted from the pandemic and the shift to emergency remote learning.

    Link to infographic – online vs blended learning (2022)