Melissa Oliveros's Blog – October 2014 Archive (3)

The design of the course was a lecture that was uploaded on YouTube and it was really interesting! The course was Family and Couples PSY being that I am a communication major I really thought it was awesome.  Human relationships are interesting and the impact you can have on a human depending on the level of contact, such as duration and frequency was what his lecture entailed.  This was week one lecture and I will continue with the lectures, since it is free! 

The material was…

• Do virtual worlds give students a better learning experience than real world experiences?

I really never gave to much thought about using virtual reality in the classroom. In actuality I am just starting to deal with the other sources of technology and teaching that is being used in the classroom today.  I have four children and the different styles of teaching from when I was a child has made it difficult for me to help them with homework and how they have…

This particular assignment was really useful for me and understanding the multiple benefits of using google apps for educators, but in my current role as a trainer for a government agency.   Our agency is fortunate to have google accounts, but I am uncertain if the realize the amazing components of having these accounts.   Realizing that there is a large amount of function in using these application I will be sharing my new google app skills with my training unit. 

Google apps can…