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* Enables cross-courses discussions  
 
* Enables cross-courses discussions  
 
*Used by instructors too
 
*Used by instructors too
**Find out what students learn in other classes - less redundancy
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**Find out what students learn in other classes
 
**Uniformize notations
 
**Uniformize notations
 
**Use examples from other classes to illustrate material
 
**Use examples from other classes to illustrate material
*Convenient dropbox for electronic homework collection
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*Convenient [[About_the_dropbox|dropbox]] for electronic homework collection
 
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*Connects course to the real world
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** Extra material posted on course wiki
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**Liaison system for alumni, technology, research, employers, etc.
 
== For independent study ==
 
== For independent study ==
Examples  
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*Writing helps learning
*student interested in linear algebra building wikipedia-like pages
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*Examples  
*student studying for prelims building material summary pages and discussing problems.
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**student interested in linear algebra building wikipedia-like pages
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**student studying for prelims building material summary pages and discussing problems.
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== For campus Groups and associations ==
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*Informal setting
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*real time update from anywhere by anyone
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*Examples
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**[[ECE:CNSIP_area|CNSIP research area page]].
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**[[Graduate_Studies_in_Mathematics|A page "for and by" graduate students in mathematics]].
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==For discussions==
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*campus-wide or within a course
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*very popular feature
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*Examples
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**[[plus or minus discussion|Discussion on +/- grading system]]
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**[[Discussion about the availability of hw solutions online]]
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**[[Exam2_Poll(BoutinSpring2009)|discussion about rescheduling exam in ECE438]]
  
== For Groups or associations ==
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==For peer networking and mentoring==
*Example CNSIP area page.
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* older students can comment on course wikis of classes taken earlier
** Informal setting
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* Students invite to contribute to "Peer Legacy" section of each course they have taken.
** real time update from anywhere to anywhere.
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== For students to promote themselves==
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*Students contributions can lead to job or research experience
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**Example: collective [[ChallengeProblem_MA181Fall2008bell| page on Leibniz's slowly converging sum]] led to REU for two students (see p. 14 of this [http://www.math.purdue.edu/about/purview/summer2009.pdf newsletter]).
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*User profile can be used to promote as student's achievements
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**Example 1: user profile used to highlight a student athletic achievement
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**Example 2: user profile used to highlitht techniocal skills and accomplishments
  
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==For presentations==
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*Part of lectures can be prepared in advance on Rhea, shown in class, and kept for further reference
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**Example: [[Image_filtering_material_(ECE438BoutinSpring2009)|lecture with many complicated plots from ECE438]]
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*Group presentations can be prepared collectively on Rhea
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**Example: CNSIP area presentation
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*This presentation is on Rhea!!
  
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==Et cetera!==
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 07:20, 14 September 2009

Different Ways to Use Rhea

As a course wiki

  • many different ways to use:
    • free-form, with bonus points for contributions
    • student-led recitation sessions documented on course wiki
    • double blind peer review of homework or course projects
    • Etc.
  • Enables cross-courses discussions
  • Used by instructors too
    • Find out what students learn in other classes
    • Uniformize notations
    • Use examples from other classes to illustrate material
  • Convenient dropbox for electronic homework collection
  • Connects course to the real world
    • Extra material posted on course wiki
    • Liaison system for alumni, technology, research, employers, etc.

For independent study

  • Writing helps learning
  • Examples
    • student interested in linear algebra building wikipedia-like pages
    • student studying for prelims building material summary pages and discussing problems.

For campus Groups and associations

For discussions

For peer networking and mentoring

  • older students can comment on course wikis of classes taken earlier
  • Students invite to contribute to "Peer Legacy" section of each course they have taken.

For students to promote themselves

  • Students contributions can lead to job or research experience
  • User profile can be used to promote as student's achievements
    • Example 1: user profile used to highlight a student athletic achievement
    • Example 2: user profile used to highlitht techniocal skills and accomplishments

For presentations

  • Part of lectures can be prepared in advance on Rhea, shown in class, and kept for further reference
  • Group presentations can be prepared collectively on Rhea
    • Example: CNSIP area presentation
  • This presentation is on Rhea!!

Et cetera!


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