New Knowledge

This morning, I read a very interesting article by Debra Sprague. using her name as keywords in Google, I found an information about her below:

Meet Debra SpragueDebra Sprague is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School
of Education at George Mason University.
Debra's PerspectiveI was first
introduced to TAPPED IN several years ago by Dr. Chris Dede. We were co-teaching
an Emerging Technologies course and arranged for the students to attend the
Summer Carnival where he was giving a talk. The students enjoyed talking to
other people and interacting with the environment. From that moment on I was
hooked and knew I had to find ways to include TAPPED IN into my courses. I
attended one of the Tips and Tour sessions that are offered weekly. BJ showed me
how to move around and how to talk to other people. That day I established my
virtual office. I taught an online course and held virtual office hours on
Saturday mornings. I loved the idea of having office hours in my pajamas,
drinking coffee. I also liked the recorder which recorded my conversations with
the students and then e-mailed me the transcript. What a great feature! I had
small groups of students meet with me in TAPPED IN and began showing them what
they could do in this environment. I remember one student who was having trouble
grasping the concept of virtual interactions. It took me awhile to get her to
understand that she had to use her imagination. By the end of the session she
had cooked a virtual pizza and was sharing it with her group members. She came
so far in such a short time, thanks to the easy-to-use interface provided by
TAPPED IN. I have my students attend various discussions related to course
topics. I also attend some of the discussions in order to stay current with the
technology field. I have met so many great people in TAPPED IN. They are always
willing to help and provide information. I frequently give presentations to
other faculty around the country. Every time I do this I show them TAPPED IN and
discuss ways they can use it in their courses. There is always someone at the
Help Desk that I can engage in a conversation, which impresses the faculty. Soon
I will be leading my first discussion session. I am very excited about this and
look forward to meeting many more new people.

Reading her profile, I knew about Tapped In. I think, I have read this term, but I was not interested yet. Now, I just finished log in, saying here:
Welcome to Tapped In, Sitti!
Your
Tapped In
username is:
SittiP
Your password is whatever you
specified in the
registration form. You should receive an e-mail with
your
account information
momentarily.
You can log in now using this
username and password.
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