Writing Fellows & Writing Center Tutoring Staff Communities-interview with Dennis Paoli

Posted on April 4, 2008
Filed Under Blogs and Wikis, Communities, Discussion board

In this fourth episode about Blackboard communities, Nancy Guerrero interviews Prof. Dennis Paoli. Prof. Paoli is program coordinator for Writing across the Curriculum and the Writing Center. He leads two Blackboard communities where he has been able to create open and inclusive environments conducive to reciprocal learning.

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Download video podcast episode (duration 8:39)

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Related Documents

Communities: Getting Started
Step-by-step instructions on how to get started

Related Workshop

Blackboard/Communities & Organizations–4/30/08

Using Blogs and Wikis in Blackboard

Posted on March 6, 2007
Filed Under Blogs and Wikis, Collaboration

Hunter recently acquired the Learning Objects Blackboard building block, a new addition to Blackboard that lets you add blogs and wikis to your course sites. In this podcast episode, we introduce these new tools and discuss how you might use them in your courses.

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Download podcast episode (duration 4:48)

Related Documents

Quick Start: Setting up Blogs in Blackboard

Quick Start: Setting up Wikis in Blackboard

Additional Resources

Seven Things You Should Know about Blogs
A brief introduction explaining what blogs are, how they work, why they are significant, and what the implications are for teaching and learning.

Educational Blogging
Stephen Downes discusses uses of blogs in education and compares blogging software.

Instructional Blogging: Promoting Interactivity, Student-Centered Learning, and Peer Input
Stuart Glogoff outlines ways in which blogs can enable receptive learning, directive learning, and guided discovery.

Seven Things You Should Know about Wikis
A brief introduction explaining what wikis are, how they work, why they are significant, and what the implications are for teaching and learning.

Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not
Brian Lamb with examples of wikis in academia, some pedagogical challenges and objections.

Social Justice Movements
Wiki built by students in Black Movements in the U.S. class at Columbia University & Barnard College.

Have an idea for a Blackboard tip? Email us at training@hunter.cuny.edu.

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