Category Archives: Teaching

02.15.15 on visual thinking for eLearning

Posted on February 15, 2015 by admin

If I had a sabbatical coming up …. wishful thinking …. or maybe … retirement??? … keep dreaming …. or just more free time ….. I would love to experiment and explore more visual thinking techniques. Once again, Tom Kuhlmann has … Continue reading →

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10.18.14. Blackboard and Lynda.com

Posted on October 18, 2014 by admin

We finally got a college subscription to Lynda.com this year. Yay! It was getting a bit costly for me to subscribe on my own. It also means that I can share the videos with my students in my courses. I … Continue reading →

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10.02.14. Blackboard and Group Work – Tips

Posted on October 2, 2014 by admin

Good reminders and tips for setting up Groups in Blackboard: http://www.torriabond.com/2013/10/28/blackboard-tips-for-group-work/

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2013.12.29. Cool Tools – SpeakPipe

Posted on December 29, 2013 by admin

via Teaching without Walls. Here is an article about a tool called SpeakPipe, which allows students to leave voice mail messages from your web site: http://www.teachingwithoutwalls.com/2013/12/speakpipe-online-mobile-voicemail.html I am currently using Livehelpnow for online office hours and help sessions, but SpeakPipe might be something … Continue reading →

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2013.09.28 .. on moocs. a swot analysis.

Posted on September 28, 2013 by admin

Interesting article in new “Moocs Forum” journal: http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/mooc.2013.0008 The article outlines a SWOT analysis undertaken by faculty members in the Instructional Sytems Design program at Florida State U. What is interesting to me is that the context, the questions being asked and the conclusions … Continue reading →

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09.20.2013 – ECAR Study – Students and IT (2013)

Posted on September 20, 2013 by admin

Here is a link to the ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology Use, 2013 (from Educause).  Many of the colleges that have active representation on the ETC committee (not us, unfortunately)-: are involved in this study. Valuable info. Thanks, … Continue reading →

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09.14.2013. on moocs

Posted on September 14, 2013 by admin

Interesting reading from Journal of Online Learning and Teaching via Merlot about the process Duke University followed in setting up moocs with Coursera: http://jolt.merlot.org/vol9no2/lombardi_0613.htm The hours required per course are something I’m not sure everyone understands. Is 210 hours (8 weeks … Continue reading →

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09.15.2013. Designing Online Learning

Posted on September 14, 2013 by admin

Good basic points about designing online learning by  Richard Culatta for TedEd. Key points for me include: “Instructional design is essential to effective online learning.” Too often online courses are simply a dump of content to the learner. How True!! … Continue reading →

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09.06.2013. on online learning

Posted on September 7, 2013 by admin

Another great post from Tony Bates via Stephen Downes is available at: http://www.tonybates.ca/2013/09/04/towards-a-theory-or-model-of-productivity-for-online-learning-outcomes-scale-and-design/ He says: “merely moving classroom methods of lectures and multiple-choice questions online will not achieve the desired learning outcomes, even if economies of scale can be achieved … Continue reading →

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09.05.2013. eLearning freebies

Posted on September 6, 2013 by admin

Thanks to the eLearning Coach for some awesome freebies! Check them out at: http://theelearningcoach.com/elearning2-0/100-elearning-freebies/ It’s great to have everything listed all in one place. Thanks, again. j.

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