The first winner of our "Are Your Students Screencasting" contest is Julie Reynolds of Duke University. To the left you'll see a photo of two Duke students working together late at night in the writing studio. This type of interaction is great, but may not always be possible. Here is what Julie has to say about how she and her students are using Jing to recreate this experience online:
"I teach writing-intensive courses for seniors writing honors theses in biology. To really learn to write clearly for an audience, students need to understand how readers interpret their writing, and the best way for them to learn those lessons is for them to talk with lots of readers. Face-to-face conferences are great, but when schedules do not permit those meetings, I have found that it is much better for me to talk about students' writing rather than simply to write comments in the margins. I have used podcasts to record comments, but found that Jing offers the visual elements that make these virtual conference more engaging for students. With Jing, I can highlight passages while I am talking about them, and students can see and hear my comments. My students also use Jing to comment on each others papers for peer review."
Here are some examples of the review process:
Peer Review http://www.screencast.com/t/YWtlJDSy
Teacher Review http://www.screencast.com/t/hpNnSiLl
Thanks again to Julie and everyone that submitted content for this contest. The other winners will be posted tomorrow and/or Friday. If you happen to have a great story that you can sneak in before tomorrow, you still have a chance to win! Check out the original post about the contest here.
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