Category Archives: Teaching

05.01.2013. Blackboard Course Copy issue

Posted on May 1, 2013 by admin

Just spent the weekend copying all my Blackboard course materials to new course areas before the old courses were deleted off the system at 9am today. I couldn’t figure out why the course files were not copying over and resorted … Continue reading →

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05.01.13. on evidence based teaching and learning

Posted on May 1, 2013 by admin

From Todd Zakrajsek (@ToddZunc) keynote speaker at Georgian College fotc2013: http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/ijsotl/v7n1/invited_essays/PDFs/IE_Zakrajsek.pdf

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04.30.2013 flipping moocs

Posted on April 30, 2013 by admin

Viewing moocs as content vs. as a learning opportunity makes sense to me. It’s really all about course design …. http://teachingnaked.com/why-flipping-with-moocs-will-change-higher-ed/

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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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