Purple Ribbon Selfies
Brad Hokanson
University of Minnesota
Keywords: engagement, community, connections, students
Abstract
This session will present the use of physical, in-person connections as a way to enhance on-campus yet online courses. All students were given a purple ribbon at the in-person start up sessions for an online course. Over the term, students took selfies, recording and encouraging interpersonal engagement with others wearing the purple ribbon. From this personal scavenger hunt, new friendships, connections, project teams, and study groups developed. Observations of the assignment will be presented.
Author Biography
Brad Hokanson, University of Minnesota
Brad Hokanson is a professor in Graphic Design at the University of Minnesota. He has published research in creativity and educational technology. He is now running his third massive online course on creativity for the University of Minnesota. He is President-Elect of the Association of Educational Communication and Technology.
