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Real Problems, Virtual Solutions: Engaging Students Online
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Keywords

Sex and Gender
Stratification/Mobility

How to Cite

Pearson, Fiona. 2010. “Real Problems, Virtual Solutions: Engaging Students Online”. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, July. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/real-problems-virtual-solutions-engaging-students.

Abstract

In this article, the author explains how she used online blogs with more than 263 students over a period of four semesters in an introductory social problems course. She describes how she uses blogs to enhance student participation, engagement, and skill building. Finally, she provides an overview of students’ qualitative assessments of the blog...

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Subject Area(s):
Race, Class and Gender
Resource Type(s):
Assignment
Class Level(s):
Any Level
Class Size(s):
Any

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