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Mary Hricko added a discussion to the group College Instructors
Service Learning in an online course
I am trying to find projects that involve service learning with online students? Is anyone doing this or am I just creating myself grief?
November 30
Mary Hricko replied to Sandy Hirtz's discussion 'Invitation to Participate in a Collaborative Book on 21st Century Teaching and Learning'
is there still time to particpate?
October 7
Mary Hricko replied to Camila Guadalupe Cortea's discussion 'Help! I need a short review on your use of Ning for Educational Purposes...'
Hi Camila, I teach my classes in Ning instead of using the university CMS. It works great for me. My students love the network although like any web-based course, they need to be given an orientation on what goes on in the class and how it function…
October 1
Mary Hricko replied to Mr. A's discussion 'Research on social networking...'
Hi Mark, I just completed a chapter on the topic for a new book that should be out next year. My focus is on how we can teach w/ social netwroking sites and why so many people are reluctant. I would be interested in your bib list and I can send you…
October 1

Profile Information

Location:
Ohio
Organization:
Kent State University
Occupation:
Library Director, Professor - I teach instructional technology and English classes online. I also am very much involved in experiential learning and civic engagement projects.
Ning Networks:
www.webtas.ning.com (my learning community network)
Skype Username:
dr.mary3
Twitter Username:
MaryHr

Mary Hricko's Blog

Mary Hricko

ADA Compliance

Hi everyone,

We are using the Quality Matters Rubric for assessment of our online courses and because I teach in Ning rather than a CMS tool, I failed the assessment because NING is not ADA compliant.

QM requires that:

The course incorporates ADA standards and reflect conformance with institutional policy regarding accessibility in online and hybrid courses.

Course pages and course materials provide equivalent alternatives to audit… Continue

Posted on August 1, 2009 at 10:04pm —

Mary Hricko

Projects for the summer

Hi everyone,

Rigt now my library is getting ready to be renovated so I will be busy on working with the K-12 community on several projects involving online education. I will be working on some grants with area K-12 schools and will be busy with two upcoming conferences: The Teaching Professor and SALT.

Posted on April 13, 2009 at 6:43pm —

Mary Hricko

Assessment of Ning Class

Well, the assessment is out...ning has proven to be a successful classroom environment for my online students.

Last semester, I taught my online course in ning rather than using the university cms tool and met great success. Despite the semester being over, my students have requested that we keep the class site up so they can continue not as classmates, but as a social networking cohort group interested in edtech. How many times does that happen?

During the semester, I measured the amount of i… Continue

Posted on January 14, 2009 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

Mary Hricko

Social Networking in Education Apps

Still plugging away on my research project invovling social networking applications in education.


Next semester, I am planning to teach using NING instead of my courseware app to measure the differences etc. This past semester I taught my sections of my course in the courseware, a wiki, and Sakai. I decided to swutch over to the social networking tool for mext semester to see how it works with my students.


So far, I'm in the construction phase. It should be interesting to see ho

… Continue

Posted on January 24, 2008 at 7:36am — 6 Comments

Mary Hricko

Research in social networking

I am trying to engage in a lit review of social networking and its impact on learning outcomes. I am not finding anything related to the technology tools, but all sorts of materials in communication studies.


So..I am on a quest and will begin compiling a bibliography of what I find for you to note. Please add to this bibliography if you visit my page.

Posted on October 18, 2007 at 11:52am —

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