Tools of the trade: 'Breaking the ice' with virtual tools in online learning

Naomi McGrath; Sue Gregory; Helen Farley; Pauline Roberts

Tools of the trade: 'Breaking the ice' with virtual tools in online learning

Naomi McGrath
, Sue Gregory
, Helen Farley
, Pauline Roberts

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Abstract

The reality is that online learning can be a daunting and lonely experience. This is why icebreakers can be a rewarding practice for both students and educators. The use of icebreakers allows students studying online to introduce themselves and become familiar with other members of the group and/or community. Not only are these icebreakers used as a starter within the first weeks of study, but they are also used to help motivate students throughout the course. Highlighted in this paper are particular online (virtual) tools that can be used as icebreakers within an online learning environment and help shift the view of isolation associated with learning online and create a more engaged community of practice with effective learning.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Rhetoric and Reality: Critical perspectives on educational technology. Proceedings of ascilite Dunedin 2014
Editors	Bronwyn Hegarty, Jenny McDonald, Swee-Kin Loke
Place of Publication	Dunedin, New Zealand
Publisher	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE)
Pages	470-474
ISBN (Print)	9780473307509
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	ASCILITE 2014: 31st Annual Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education International Conference - Dunedin, New Zealand Duration: 23 Nov 2014 → 26 Nov 2014

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Conference	ASCILITE 2014: 31st Annual Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education International Conference
City	Dunedin, New Zealand
Period	23/11/14 → 26/11/14

Keywords

Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development
Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators

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McGrath, N., Gregory, S., Farley, H., & Roberts, P. (2014). Tools of the trade: 'Breaking the ice' with virtual tools in online learning. In B. Hegarty, J. McDonald, & S.-K. Loke (Eds.), Rhetoric and Reality: Critical perspectives on educational technology. Proceedings of ascilite Dunedin 2014 (pp. 470-474). Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE). https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17113

McGrath, Naomi ; Gregory, Sue ; Farley, Helen et al. / Tools of the trade : 'Breaking the ice' with virtual tools in online learning. Rhetoric and Reality: Critical perspectives on educational technology. Proceedings of ascilite Dunedin 2014. editor / Bronwyn Hegarty ; Jenny McDonald ; Swee-Kin Loke. Dunedin, New Zealand : Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE), 2014. pp. 470-474

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McGrath, N, Gregory, S, Farley, H & Roberts, P 2014, Tools of the trade: 'Breaking the ice' with virtual tools in online learning. in B Hegarty, J McDonald & S-K Loke (eds), Rhetoric and Reality: Critical perspectives on educational technology. Proceedings of ascilite Dunedin 2014. Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE), Dunedin, New Zealand, pp. 470-474, ASCILITE 2014: 31st Annual Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education International Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand, 23/11/14. <https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17113>

Tools of the trade: 'Breaking the ice' with virtual tools in online learning. / McGrath, Naomi; Gregory, Sue; Farley, Helen et al.
Rhetoric and Reality: Critical perspectives on educational technology. Proceedings of ascilite Dunedin 2014. ed. / Bronwyn Hegarty; Jenny McDonald; Swee-Kin Loke. Dunedin, New Zealand: Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE), 2014. p. 470-474.

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McGrath N, Gregory S, Farley H, Roberts P. Tools of the trade: 'Breaking the ice' with virtual tools in online learning. In Hegarty B, McDonald J, Loke SK, editors, Rhetoric and Reality: Critical perspectives on educational technology. Proceedings of ascilite Dunedin 2014. Dunedin, New Zealand: Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE). 2014. p. 470-474

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