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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”.

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 →

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

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/

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

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

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!

on moocs – Article questions whether mooc’s are really having much of an impact or “disruption”. “It doesn’t help that several institutions have excluded faculty and other affected stakeholders from conversations and strategic planning in the first place.” How true! Some … Continue reading →

Second week of World Wide Ed – Online Instruction for Open Educators course. Work takes up all my free time right now so I can’t keep up with all the info, discussions, etc. I do try to take a quick … Continue reading →