Choose Your Own Adventure: Using Lecture Capture and Social Media to Customize Learning Experiences (Classic)

How do you design a college course for a generation of students that expects online interactivity through social media and personalized education by choosing their own unique academic path? Dr. Diane Zorn thinks you should give them what they're asking for. A pioneer in online teaching and learning, Dr. Zorn of York University is launching an online role-playing game and choose-your-own-adventure course designed to use webcasting and advanced internet technologies, such as Facebook, wikis, and blogs. Join Dr. Zorn as she walks you through her latest innovation, developed to allow students to customize their learning experience, engage them in critical-thinking and incite intellectual curiosity. She'll share how she: - Uses lecture capture technology to create fully online, rich media courses that enable engaging, deep elearning - Leverages classroom technology to go beyond replicating the conventional, in-class experience - Avoids the pitfalls of using technology for technology's sake - Was inspired by World of Warcraft, the popular multiplayer online role-playing game, to create an online environment that educates for social change, providing skills for community-building and good citizenship