How Technology Can Bolster The Residential Experience

University of VirginiaBachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies

Charlotte MatthewsWriting and Poetry

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“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea."

Anton St. Exupery

How Technology Can Make A Class More Indelible:Game Playing

Encourages Student Centered & Active Participation

Rice Game: http://www.freerice.com

Pictionary

In ClassOutside of Class

How Technology Can Make The Class More Personal:Discussion Forum Continues Conversation

I agree Akisha, simplicity is the key to it all.  It is amazing how difficult creating simplistic writing is.  For me, though, poetry showcases this best.  Each and every word plays into the story the poet is trying to tell.  Twenty dollar words are great in some papers, but to me, they just add needless complexity.  I have been struggling to remove these words from my writing and the writing prompts have really helped me with this.   Bird by Bird and The Secret Life of Bees are both examples of how to write without complex words.

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Jul 26, 2013 10:41 AM    Subject: Re: Final Class Discussion

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I hope to incorporate in my daily life the opportunity to write something every day in my journal.  I have attempted to do this on several occasions, but family, work, and schools obligations have prevented the opportunity to do so.  I especially want my children to read about my childhood, my parents, two grandparents, and four brothers.    We were the Italian version of the Walton’s (really). I also want to diligently keep a notebook of capstone ideas.  My goal is to write two to three ideas at least once a week.  Wish me luck.  

How Technology Can Bolster Confidence

Virtual Office Hours

Ongoing Class Discussions—practice

Workshops: Encouraging students to practice editing and providing feedback to their peers. Creates a community.

Students can ask one another questions about assignments through and ongoing question discussion board even when class is not ongoing. This way the class is always open and there is more opportunity for learning.

How Technology Can Appeal to Different Learning StylesExperiential Learning and Practice

List all the objects in the picture

In three sentences: What is happening in

the picture?

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cmatthews@virginia.edu