Course Testimonials
"Great course. I can't wait to bring some of these ideas to my classroom."
"I gained tremendous information and tools that educated and stimulated the pursuit of learning and growing, and I will put many of the things that I have learned into practice. Thank you."
"I felt the course was very informative and it helped me understand more and keep up with the new technology in the teaching world."
"Filled with great information to enable instructors to become more aware of what resources are available to aid in bringing technology into the classroom."
"Excellent course! I found the social media content and copyright laws informative!"
"Wow! Opened my eyes to the endless possibilities available to instructors."
"This provided a good overview of a broad range of technologies I've been meaning to explore, but haven't. I got some good food for thought and some excellent links to valuable resources. Thanks!"
"It was very informative and addressed not only the use of various technologies in the classroom, but the concepts and psychology associated with using these tools. "
"The specificity of the information was most valuable. The definitions and examples, as well as additional resources, helped me to understand the different types of technologies and associated applicability. Well done. Thanks!
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"Millennials are frequently more tech-savvy than their instructors and need a stimulating environment in which to learn. The course provided some great ideas on using technology to engage these computer-age students, as well as platforms to bring in older students to elevate their learning experience."
"This course opened my eyes to the new techniques that are out there in the world of education.. I will use these media options in my future classes."
"Awesome course, well structured, highly informative. I appreciate the reference to the resources listed (web sites, applications, etc.) designed to make interaction with the student seamless and efficient.
I highly recommend this course."
"This course has given me the information to find different sites that would be very useful in teaching and explaining technical subject material."
"I am really very satisfied with the course. Even though I have teaching experience, this is a new approach in the educational process. I am ready to use the skills I learned. I will use the new technologies, and encourage the use of these tools. It will be a more enjoyable process, and with better results."
"I really liked this course. I learned a lot about all the different types of websites that are available out there to help students branch out of the normal class setting and learn more online. I have also gleamed several tools for myself to implement into my lesson planning as well."
"Taking this course has greatly allowed me to understand new generation teaching."
"This was a great course. The material was very interesting. I would suggest giving two (2) opportunities to pass final quiz. Thanks"
"As we are currently conducting all of our JSOU courses online/virtually, this course is very relevant to our situation and emphasizes the usefulness of social media, collaborative sharing programs etc. that could be useful if implemented in our course structure."
"I learned a lot on how to use technology in multiple ways in the classroom to engage students and promote active learning. "
"This course needs to be updated consistently to keep up with new technology, just like it's teaching us to do. Some of the entities covered don't exist anymore.
Also, I am a millennial. Even teaching in higher ed, most of my students are younger than the millennial generation. "
"This course has great information for teachers transitioning to online teaching. "
"I liked the flow of this course and the design of each module within it. I also appreciated the sharing of websites and tools for blogging, videoconferencing, file sharing and others as discussed in this course."
