Day: October 25, 2005
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Online for class chat in Vancouver
Had a nice chat with my Lubbock-based students tonight from Vancouver, I was able to adjust to the 2 hour time difference! I posted the transcript of our conversation as a PDF file within our Moodle class (you should be able to login as a guest to view it). One of the assignments we discussed…
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More from Jonathan Levy
Bonus session, demos from Jonathan on actual next-generation eLearning resources for CISCO eLearn2005 presentation Key idea for design: present as little information as possible, and then let the learner decide what else they need and want think of blended learning from being much-changed definition of today – not just some F2F, some online – this…
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The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be
The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be: Why The Next Generation of Online Learning Resets Everything to Zero! eLearn2005 presentation by Jonathan Levy, Senior Learning Strategiest for The Monitor Group (jlevy@monitor.com) http://www.jonathonlevy.com/ Jonathan authors numerous columns and is on the editorial board of Innovate magazine. If you want to ask, “what is happening?” Jonathan…
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Weblogs to Promote Creative Expression and Reflective Practice in E-Learning Environments
Weblogs to Promote Creative Expression and Reflective Practice in E-Learning Environments an eLearn2005 presentation by: Beverly B. Ray, Idaho State University, USA; Martha Hocutt, University of West Alabama, USA; Susan K Patterson, Rhode Island College, USA Abstract: Instructors designing online learning environments that promote creative expression and reflective practice may find Weblogs a useful tool.…
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BCcampus – Using Open Source Models for OnlineHigher Education Resources
BCcampus – Using Open Source Models for OnlineHigher Education Resources eLearn 2005 presentation by Paul Stacey, BCcampus, Canada Have put together a network on online communities, but won’t talk about that today Online Program Development Fund – has been providing $1.5 million fund for last 3 years to all the higher education entities in the…
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Integrating Literacy and Technology Literacy Instruction in Preservice Education
Integrating Literacy and Technology Literacy Instruction in Preservice Education eLearn 2005 presentation by Terence Cavanaugh, Curriculum and Instruction, University of North Florida, USA tcavanau@unf.edu The New Reading Teacher – “Every teacher is a reading teacher” – “Every teacher is a technlogy teacher” Methods to integrate literacy into technology literacy classes required in the state of…
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Best Practices for Preventing Cheating on On-line Exams
Best Practices for Preventing Cheating on On-line Exams eLearn 2005 presentation by David Eplion and Thomas Keefe, Indiana University Southeast, USA Are some strategies that we can use to address cheating (we will probably never completely eliminate all cheating, however) – we teach traditional face to face courses to mainly undergraduate juniors and seniors –…
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eLearn2005 Research Areas
Our keynote speaker for the first eLearn2005 presentation was late and not able to present, so the attendees brainstormed research questions and topics of interest to attendees. With the approval of the AACE folks, I posted these as a blog so attendees can view and comment on these topics for networking purposes. Access the blog…
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Blog software comparison chart
The Blog software comparison chart that accompanies the article “Time to check: Are you using the right blogging tool?” by Susannah Gardner is a great reference source on blogging tools. I currently use WordPress as my primary blogging tool, but also use Blogger for some team blogs and several podcast feeds I maintain. One of…
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Podcasting stirs more higher education debate
The October 20th Chicago Sun Times article “Missed class? Try a podcast” again reveals increasingly familiar battle lines on the topic of university professor lecture podcasts. On one side are the students, and some professors, claiming the technology provides more options for students to obtain class content and stay caught up. On the other side…