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04.10.13 Instructional Guide for Faculty

Posted on April 10, 2013 by admin

Thanks to @jrhode for tweeting: “Instructional Guide for University Faculty & TA’s shared freely by #NIU @facdev in PDF & eBook formats http://niu.edu/facdev/resources/guide/

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04.09.13. YouTube channels for eLearning Development

Posted on April 9, 2013 by admin

http://www.clarityconsultants.com/learning-technology/the-7-best-youtube-channels-for-ld/

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04.08.13. Queen’s Online Learning Report

Posted on April 8, 2013 by admin

Great comments from Tony Bates on Queen’s U Online Learning Report: http://www.tonybates.ca/2013/04/07/queens-universitys-report-on-online-learning/ Favourite comments: “Reading this report was like peering over the wall of a monastery watching the monks diligently tending their vegetables with trowels and hoes, then along comes … Continue reading →

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04.05.13. Writing and Moocs

Posted on April 5, 2013 by admin

http://www.hybridpedagogy.com/Journal/files/Making_Composition_Massive.html References “Will MOOCs Work for Writing?” by Chris Friend who writes “We cannot teach all students every intricacy of writing — for their future courses, their careers, and their civic engagement — using a MOOC format, but we can use … Continue reading →

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04.05.13. Student Persistence in Online Courses

Posted on April 5, 2013 by admin

The following article provides a brief overview of factors that lead to student persistence in online course: http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/student-persistence-in-online-courses-understanding-the-key-factors/ Via slesch’s “Trends in eLearning” (http://www.scoop.it/t/trends-in-e-learning ). Thanks, Shirley!

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03.18.13. “Getting Strategic about Online Learning” article

Posted on March 18, 2013 by admin

Good article from ContactNorth: http://www.contactnorth.ca/tips-tools/getting-strategic-about-online-learning

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03.18.13. about mooc’s

Posted on March 18, 2013 by admin

Interesting article entitled “The Professors Behind the MOOC” from The Chronicle: http://chronicle.com/article/The-Professors-Behind-the-MOOC/137905/#id=overview It’s about MOOCs, but really talking about the design, development and delivery of any online course. Identifies that instructional design is an important part of the success of a … Continue reading →

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03.03.13. Principles of Good Teaching and Online Design

Posted on March 3, 2013 by admin

Tony Bate’s post on his  “no-5-aha-moment-the-web-as-a-universal-standard” strikes a chord with me because it is so reflective of my history with online course design and development. I still have the books Tony mentions in the post and have been immersed in online teaching and learning … Continue reading →

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02.20.13. Screencasting with PPT and Camtasia

Posted on February 20, 2013 by admin

Outline of some of the steps to create elearning modules using ppt and camtasia: http://blogs.techsmith.com/for-educators/camtasia-powerpoint-screencast/ Could also be applied to ppt and other FREE screencasting tools, such as, http://www.screenr.com, http://www.screencast.com, or http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html.

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02.08.13. mLearning

Posted on February 8, 2013 by admin

Good post by rjacquez: http://rjacquez.com/mobile-learning-is-where-the-puck-is-going-to-be-mlearning/ I am always trying to get my head around how to design learning for mobile. Trying to incorporate it into the work I do now (ie. instructional design, software used, responsive web sites, etc.). Hope … Continue reading →

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