Industrial Engineering Education: online assignments

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguusoQXDY7Rj12yru02_Qn6eo-K_yQf6pp2GAuepBi8SZ5Yy2uDRuhezGSAggniKnO5kiHC2_t6KxxmLo7xwlF71D71ws7sA4uwdzlioO4XyYq2Mccm3NttKMiaSNr1XxJCg0QnuMAmZE/s1600/wiziq.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457005473308332930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguusoQXDY7Rj12yru02_Qn6eo-K_yQf6pp2GAuepBi8SZ5Yy2uDRuhezGSAggniKnO5kiHC2_t6KxxmLo7xwlF71D71ws7sA4uwdzlioO4XyYq2Mccm3NttKMiaSNr1XxJCg0QnuMAmZE/s400/wiziq.gif" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 51px;" /></a><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.wiziq.com/">WiZiQ</a> is a site that provides free hosting for online classes and learning. <div><br /></div><div>Teachers can create free virtual classrooms, create and share online tests and content, and teach live with Moodle. </div><div><br /></div><div>This would be a great resource to keep resources online for students, create distance learning courses, or provide a learning system for homebound students. <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div>

WiZiQ Free Online Teaching and E-Learning with Web Conferencing

WiZiQ is a site that provides free hosting for online classes and learning. Teachers can create free virtual classrooms, create and share o...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixlPLGSJSGd1Vh2wMOfmG1kh9FVno4UGFEdWjaWutny_tAAbIlarhqAjqqvf-4chw9mGRL9bHsBL22uK-2tRai1BCKB61Ru3JuQmFanUpMExE-1Fip8Hv5Ekqw1Rjdo6LEEqeLB6A8bs/s1600-h/blogger.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334927905355780210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixlPLGSJSGd1Vh2wMOfmG1kh9FVno4UGFEdWjaWutny_tAAbIlarhqAjqqvf-4chw9mGRL9bHsBL22uK-2tRai1BCKB61Ru3JuQmFanUpMExE-1Fip8Hv5Ekqw1Rjdo6LEEqeLB6A8bs/s200/blogger.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" /></a><br />I have started to use blogs in my class as a teaching tool. Since I teach physics, I'm not using it as a writing assignment, but rather a better way to communicate with my students. I'm also trying to eliminate as much as paper as possible. <div><br /></div><div>I post their assignments to the blog and the students go there to get the assignment. I do this for homework and any classwork that they are doing as a group (I have 8 computers in my classroom). For assignments that include graphics or graphs, the students can email me their work. But, if the assignment is just text, they can post it as a comment to the assignment announcement. I have the comments moderated, so I don't publish them until all groups have submitted them. That way, the first group done is not giving away the answers to the other groups. </div><div><br /></div><div>I also put an alternative assignment for any students that were absent from class that day. This way, they can check it from home and do the work on their own.</div><div><br /></div><div>So far it is working out pretty well. Visit the blogs to check out what I'm doing. I'd appreciate any feedback and advice also.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://mrandradesapphysics.blogspot.com/">AP Physics Blog</a></div><div><a href="http://mrandradesphysics.blogspot.com/">Physics Blog</a></div><div><a href="http://mrandradesemt.blogspot.com/">EMT-B Blog</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Blog as a teaching tool

I have started to use blogs in my class as a teaching tool. Since I teach physics, I'm not using it as a writing assignment, but rather ...