Online Journaling as an Instructional Tool

Paul Alley - Arizona K-12 Center

Becky Willis, Ph.D. - Northern Arizona University

October 24, 2002

Online Journaling as an Instructional Tool

Administrative Structure:

• Technical Maintenance / Development

• Artifact Collection

• Editing / Moderating of Content

Online Journaling as an Instructional Tool

Challenges:

• Soliciting Content for First Issue

• Naming the Journal

• Editing / Moderating of Content

Online Journaling as an Instructional Tool

Benefits of Online Format:

• Ease of Group Collaboration

• Increased Efficiency in Submission and Review Processes

• Open-ended Dissemination via the Internet

• Undergraduate Exposure to Publishing

Online Journaling as an Instructional Tool

Components:

• Journal Homepage • Faculty Project Area

• Student Project Area

• Archive

• Electronic Artifact Submission

Online Journaling as an Instructional Tool

Journal Homepage

Online Journaling as an Instructional Tool

Faculty Projects Area

Online Journaling as an Instructional Tool

Student Projects Area

Online Journaling as an Instructional Tool

Electronic Article Submission (Guidelines Page)

Online Journaling as an Instructional Tool

Potential Student Artifacts:

• Research Findings

• Class Projects / Papers

• Reflections of Professional or Student Teaching Experience

Online Journaling as an Instructional Tool

Methods of Curriculum Integration:

• Faculty Submission of Top Student Artifacts

• Student Submission of Artifacts for Extra Credit

• Class-wide Submission and Review Process

Online Journaling as an Instructional Tool

Conclusion:

• Benefits of Student Publishing

• Methods of Curriculum Integration

• Questions?