Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Virtual College

This year I've learnt about The Virtual College. I've always preferred to teach face to face, and I was afraid of the virtual experience. However, I've learned that the interaction with students online is also very interesting. Some of the benefits of teaching online are:

-Online teaching allows for 24/7 access to class materials, online classrooms etc.
-Online instructors working for colleges or universities whose libraries have electronic collections have 24/7 access to business research, online journals and magazines and often online or e-books.
-Using the Internet as a classroom provides the instructor the ability to conduct classes with students from across multiple time zones, without having to travel.

How do you learn best? Try the VARK Questionnaire to find out.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

What a learning experience!

Hi everyone,

My name is Maria Casado, and I'm the Faculty-Librarian at the Hialeah Campus Library. I hope everyone has a wonderful learning experience with the library blog, and I'm looking forward to working and learning with you all.

Cheers!

Maria