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TwitterI 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 [...]
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NCLDA Presentation – Taking Your Talents Online: Are you ready to teaching Online?
Posted on February 16th, 2011
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Creating a Classroom Partnership
Posted on October 10th, 2010
Creating a Classroom Partnership As students are exposed to technology at a younger age, they not only demand but also expect that technology will be used in the classroom setting. No longer can instructors stand at the front of the room and just deliver content – students are too smart for that – they demand [...]
Finding the Early Adopters
Posted on July 26th, 2010
Before you begin any initiative, it is important that you have the support of other faculty and the IT support group, if you have one. Any type of change will be initially met with some type of resistance. The best way to combat this resistance and increase chances for success is to identify and develop a group that I refer to as the “early adopters.”
Creating Interactive and Engaging Discussion Forums
Posted on July 22nd, 2010
Discussion forums can be a dynamic and useful online course tool. Understanding how to effectively implement a forum into a course will enhance student learning and create a vibrant environment for course discussions.
Using Sakai and Elluminate for an Online Course
Posted on July 21st, 2010
With the right tools, online courses can be as effective as traditional face-to-face courses. I designed an online course that would teach instructors how to integrate multimedia into their own – virtual or traditional – courses.