NCDLA Presentation – Collaborating with Sakai

This is the second of two presentations at that I am making at The North Carolina Distance Learning Association’s 2011 Virtual Conference: Engaging Online Learners. This presentation will look at using Sakai to manage and collaborate with multi-sections or groups. It is a co-presentation with Dr. Anastacia Kohl from the Department of Romance Languages at UNC-Chapel Hill. Abstract This [...]

NCLDA Presentation – Taking Your Talents Online: Are you ready to teaching Online?

I will be making two presentations at The North Carolina Distance Learning Association’s 2011 Virtual Conference: Engaging Online Learners. The first will be looking at three models for online courses and course redesigns.  For those that arent able to attend virtually, below is the abstract and PowerPoint slides. Abstract This presentation will be for anyone that is interested [...]

Streamlining Course Coordination with Sakai

A multi-section course site in Sakai

The Department of Romance Languages has several large section courses, which can have as many as 35 sections taught by multiple instructors with one course coordinator.  The job of the coordinator not only involved teaching their own course load but also providing the syllabus, assignments, and tests for all of the classes. Blackboard was the [...]

Using Voicethread & Flip Video for video project feedback

flip camera

The hardest things to provide feedback on to students are interviews, presentations and performances. Trying to juggle observing what is being presented and taking notes to provide the grade and additional feedback can be a challenge. There are several tools that can help alleviate this challenge.

2010 Sakai Conference Presentations

Sakai Conference

The ROML Sakai Pilot has transitioned all introductory Spanish courses to the multi-section friendly Sakai interface. Several other languages, such as French, German, and Italian, have joined in the pilot.

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