Advice

You are hired by Baruch College to use new media to improve the College. 
What are some suggestions you would make using new media?


One suggestion is to have more hybrid classes to free up time students may have to study and take more time to do outside work on the subject they are studying. One advantage to hybrid classes is that students and Instructors can gain access to updated information and use that to prepare lessons, papers, and other research for the class.

In Agardy's article, "Open Source Textbook Program Expanding in Coming Months," it explains how using new media can enhance how students learn. Karen Lawson explains how new media can help teach students in a more up-to-date fashion versus the old media way of teaching with textbooks. She goes on to explain how it is difficult to teach from outdated textbooks where the knowledge is not sufficient for students today versus getting continuous, updated information online.

Also, an advantage to this form of learning is a wiki form of updating information. When a teacher posts subject information online other teachers from other locations can update the post by adding relevant information and or deleting non-relevant information or information that is obsolete.

Another advantage is that the class can help students by answering questions or inquiries that may arise when studying and preparing an assignment. This way the Instructor can give immediate feedback and the student can determine if the feedback given is accurate enough to answer their inquiries. If not, the student and Instructor can have immediate dialog to resolve the meaning of the inquiry.

Another suggestion is to have more online classes so that students can have the time to prepare and submit assignments online with the freedom of the internet to do so. This gives both students and Instructor the time to prepare and submit the assignments in a timely manner. Depending on the class or type of class precaution must be taken.

For example, in Taylor's article, "Attack Ad Marks New Era For Millennials Running For Office," one must be careful what they say and how they say it. Our class is one perfect example; students are being introduced to various types of new media and is learning about the ways in which one should conduct themselves while online. Being careful about the content of your posts is of the utmost importance. This can minimize any possible negative feedback and backlashes that can result in the future - possible lost opportunities as a result of those past posts that were considered fun or funny is now being displayed in another light.