Monthly Archives: November 2013

11.22.2013. on moocs and dead parrots

Love how this blogger uses references to the “Dead Parrot” skit to make his points: http://moreorlessbunk.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/i-know-a-dead-parrot-when-i-see-one-and-im-looking-at-one-right-now/ Particularly fond of “only resting”.

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11.22.2013. Remembering the “Online Teacher Certificate Program”

Remembering the “Online Teacher Certificate Program”  (http://ecourse.sl.on.ca/OT/ot1.htm). We were so ahead of our time! This article talks about the SLOAN-C Conference and some of today’s faculty development models for preparing faculty to teach online: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/11/22/online-learning-conference-preparing-faculty-online-education-dominates-agenda I think our model was excellent. It … Continue reading

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2013.11.21. eLearning ideas

A refresher for elearning development. Good ideas to keep in mind: http://elearningbrothers.com/5-ways-to-handle-boring-elearning-content-like-a-pro/

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2013.11.17. Excel Tip

From my Excel Tips page … Best tip ever!!! Recover unsaved office files — go to: file –>Info–> Versions/Manage Versions (Recover unsaved files!!!) http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/recover-unsaved-ms-word-2010-document-seconds/

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2013.11.17

how true .. http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2013/11/bullying-is-theft.html

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2013.11.16

Great example of  how storytelling can work in compliance training: http://christytucker.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/selling-storytelling-in-learning/  

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2013.11.08 Google Apps

Good resource for anyone already using, or thinking about using, GoogleApps in the classroom: http://pages.backupify.com/rs/backupify/images/Matering_GoogleApps.pdf via Twitter @JaneBozarth Thanks!

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