The opportunity to utilize online innovations for financial learning is rapidly expanding. This brief offers examples of strategies that are currently available and the ways that they can be used to enhance financial education for community-based educators. The brief is rich in resources which are also listed below for your convenience.
| Issue Brief: Using New Learning Strategies for Online Financial Learning | mp3 file*: Using New Learning Strategies for Online Financial Education. (conversation on 11/18/2013) |
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Social Media
- User-friendly tools
- Examples of Apps
- Resources for learning
- Example of Twitter feed
- Five Social Media Tools for the Extension Toolbox, Journal of Extension, 2010
- Entrepreneurial Extension Conducted via Social Media, Journal of Extension, 2011
Webinars and Podcasts
- Example of a financial education podcast
- Simple Steps to Making a Web-Based Video from the Journal of Extension, 2010
- Center for Financial Security Webinars
YouTube
Khan Academy
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course)
- Class Central, a free MOOC aggregator that helps to track courses that are currently being offered or will be offered soon.
- Information on MOOCs from the University of Wisconsin- Madison
- A useful discussion paper from UW Madison Educational Innovation
Infographics
- infogr.am, Create interactive infographics
- visual.ly, tell your story visually
- Piktochart, create infographics, share and get results in 3 easy steps
One-on-One: Skype / Face Time / Google Hangout
- Google Hangout
- Skype and Skype in the Classroom.
- Examples of teachers using Face Time in the classroom
Online Games
- Games and Simulations by audience, grade and topic
- Resources for Teachers and Educators, Federal Financial Literacy and Education Commission
- The Great Piggy Bank Adventure from Disney
- Money as You Grow age-appropriate financial lessons
UW-Cooperative Extension Technology Services and Further Learning:
- Technology Teaching and Tools, UW-Cooperative Extension Technology Services
- Choosing Educational Technologies and Methods, UW-Cooperative Extension Technology Services
- Social Media Use of Cooperative Extension Family Economics Educators: Online Survey Results and Implications, Journal of Extension, 2011
- Using Social Media to Improve Financial Education, FINRA Investor Education Foundation
