Mary Hricko's Discussions
Joy in Teaching
Replied Oct. 27, 2008
Bloom where you are planted
Profile Information
- Tell about your involvement in education, and your ideals for collegial sharing
- I am a Professor, Library & Media Services at Kent State University and aIso serve as a library director at the KSU -Geauga Campus. I teach a variety of courses (English, instructional technology, developmental education) and faciliate several faculty learning communities which serve to support faculty professional development and instructional practices.
- About Me:
- I read constantly--(you will always find a book or two on me.) I am an advocate of service learning and nontraditional classroom spaces and enjoy figuring out how to integrate some of the newest technologies into my instruction.
My latest research kick is on integrating social networks and social learning into the classroom. Last semester, I taught my course in a wiki. This semester, I am teaching my course in a social networking platform. I love to be outside hiking and if I could figure out a way to teach my class on the trails, I probably would. I am really looking to the potential of mobile blogging.
Skype: dr.mary3
Twitter: MaryHr
Social Networking Community = WEBTAS LC (webtas.ning.com)
- Website:
- http://webtas.ning.com
Mary Hricko's Blog
Learning Things
In my quest to be a good educator, I am reading three books a week. One text is on what interests me, one text is on a subject I do not know, and the last text is a random choice. It's hard to finish three books a week with the schedule I lead, but so far so good.
This week I have on hand the following texts:
Mezirow - dynamics of community development
Neu - sticks and stones
and jacoby - the age of american unreason
with all the reading that I do online, I find it challenging to read the p… Continue
This week I have on hand the following texts:
Mezirow - dynamics of community development
Neu - sticks and stones
and jacoby - the age of american unreason
with all the reading that I do online, I find it challenging to read the p… Continue
Posted on October 18, 2008 at 1:16am — 3 Comments
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It's been a while since we 'met', so welcome to Fireside. And thanks for joining the 'Fireside Readers' (it's a little moribund at present) - you might also enjoy the 'Florigelia' group for odd bits and pieces.
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