Monday, November 16, 2015

Advice

If I were hired by the Baruch College to use new media to improve the College, I would suggest Baruch to replace its means of communication between professors and students from BlackBoard and Baruchmail to G-mail and Hangouts. Although BlackBoard has been doing a relatively satisfying jobs over the years, many students have been complaining about its less user-friendly interface compared to other newer tools.With G-mail, students can send and forward emails to others without having to worry about doing so would mess with the configuration of the email setting.The new app called Hangouts is an interesting and interactive way of communication that has truly revolutionized the traditional way of communications between professor and students. It has the powerful function that allows students to participate in online sessions by simply clicking on the link provided by the professor. In doing this, the difference between a actual class and online class has tremendously minimized, since students are allowed to voice their opinions in a timely manner.
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  1. UnknownNovember 17, 2015 at 11:08 AM

    It's a very good idea to use Google Hangouts for an online class. I have heard about this tools for awhile but don't really know how it works. After doing a research online, I figure out it will make everything about an online-virtual class more convenient! One of the most advantages of this tool is it allows up to 15 people to converse at once and it also opens up the viewing for as many people as we want. It's awesome right?

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    1. UnknownNovember 18, 2015 at 2:31 PM

      Thanks for replying. Yes, It would be awesome if our school can use hangouts in the online and hybrid classes. Because, what is the point of being an online class when students and professors cannot interact immediately.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 24, 2015 at 4:06 PM

    Hi Charles,

    I think that using Google Hangouts is a great idea. This will be a great way for students and professors to interact with each other in real time. In addition to messaging, calls and video chats are available for use as well. This makes learning a much more intimate experience when compared to Blackboard or Baruchmail.

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    1. UnknownNovember 28, 2015 at 11:13 AM

      Yes, Baruch should definitely encourage professors to use hangouts in small hybrid class.

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  3. S.AzizoNovember 30, 2015 at 1:47 PM

    Hi!

    I agree with you in what you said in your post. Blackboard often gets the job done, yet sometimes it gets confusing while navigating through the site, in addition to its occasional glitches. I think Gmail and other Google tools would be a great replacement to blackboard tools and the current email platform that Cuny's use, Office 365/Outlook. This assignment has made me realize that there are much better options out there to replace the different tools CUNY/Baruch is currently using.

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  4. UnknownDecember 9, 2015 at 1:42 PM

    I think Baruch should encourage professors to use hangouts as well because i sometimes have a hard time navigating through blackboard.

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