Writing á la Carte: The Use of Blackboard Tools and Social Media to Provide Individualized Feedback in an Online Writing Course

Authors

  • Esperanza Roman-Mendoza College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Modern and Classical Languages

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13021/G8J88C

Keywords:

assessment, classroom management, technology-enhanced learning, online learning

Abstract

This presentation describes a series of strategies used to provide individualized feedback in an online course in Advanced Spanish Writing, including several types of microcontent, such as mini video clips and audio clips recorded with Kaltura, tweets and Twitter hashtags, color coding in Wikis, tracked edit changes in MS Word, and comments in the discussion forums.

Author Biography

Esperanza Roman-Mendoza, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Modern and Classical Languages

**2009 GMU Teaching Excellence Award-Technology**

Published

2014-09-18

Issue

Vol. 6 (2014): Signature Learning Experiences

Section

1:50pm-2:30pm Mini-Workshops, Panels, & Roundtables