Welcome to the last week of development!
Monday, August 4th is the 100% completion date for the development of Fall, 2008 courses. At that time the courses will be opened up to the peer advisers and they will have one week to provide you with their feedback. At that time you have one week to work in the pertinent feedback and then we will copy them for Fall Quarter - time flies when you are having fun! Please let me know ASAP if you have any concerns about meeting the August 4th deadline (unless we have previously talked about it).
Many times the last week of development is when you are putting the finishing touches on your courses and create the exams and/or quizzes. I have attached a link to a paper that presents and evaluates different types of student assessment measures--including discussion-generating questions, multiple choice questions, essay questions, and authentic projects--for on-line courses. This paper is available via the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) and the full text is available via the PDF document on the top left hand side of the screen.
The paper asserts that assessment should mimic how students will be evaluated on the job site in the real world, meaning that they should be team members and problem solvers, with the technological and academic skills to communicate the results of their actions. I am sure that reading through this paper will provide you with a plethora of ideas and inspirations! Have fun!
http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED430659&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED430659
Monday, July 28, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
July 21, 2008
Good Morning!
The 100% completion date, August 4th, is fast approaching. If you have concerns about meeting that deadline please let me know! At that time the peer advisers will be going into your courses to provide you with feedback. I will be encouraging peer advisers to sign up this week via e-mail. When you get the e-mail, if you are interested in peer advising on another course that is being developed, please go ahead and respond!
I would like to introduce you to a web site that has some great information about online development (http://vid.vinu.edu). VID is the public site for the Virtual Instructional Designer, a LAAP grant-based project designed to assist faculty in developing online courses. The grant went through 2002, but all of the information is still available. The main content areas are Jump Start, Communicate, Content and Assignments, Motivation, Evaluation, Media and Technology, and Tutorials. It is free to sign up so go ahead and take a look around! I am sure you will find information that will be valuable to your development!
Have a great week!
Amy
The 100% completion date, August 4th, is fast approaching. If you have concerns about meeting that deadline please let me know! At that time the peer advisers will be going into your courses to provide you with feedback. I will be encouraging peer advisers to sign up this week via e-mail. When you get the e-mail, if you are interested in peer advising on another course that is being developed, please go ahead and respond!
I would like to introduce you to a web site that has some great information about online development (http://vid.vinu.edu). VID is the public site for the Virtual Instructional Designer, a LAAP grant-based project designed to assist faculty in developing online courses. The grant went through 2002, but all of the information is still available. The main content areas are Jump Start, Communicate, Content and Assignments, Motivation, Evaluation, Media and Technology, and Tutorials. It is free to sign up so go ahead and take a look around! I am sure you will find information that will be valuable to your development!
Have a great week!
Amy
Monday, July 14, 2008
July 14, 2008
Good Morning!
I am going to use this post to go over some reminders to keep in mind. These are items that I would like for you to double check for in your development:
I am going to use this post to go over some reminders to keep in mind. These are items that I would like for you to double check for in your development:
- When you are creating your tests please be sure to set them up so that the printing and copying of the test is disallowed. If you are unsure of how to do this I would be happy to send you the "how to" document
- Please make sure all of your documents are in 97 - 2003. Not all of our students have upgraded their computers to 2007.
- Remember to have a discussion board in every unit
- Remember to have at least one external link in every unit (all external links must open in a new window)
- If you are running out of ideas, don't forget to look at the materials we have housed in our online library!
- All spelling errors should be corrected
- All documents should be uploaded as an HTML document (except for those attached to assignments). If you are unaware of how to do this please let me know.
- The total points in your gradebook should match the total points in your course calendar
- Remember that students should work in the course approximately 1 hour/credit/week as well as work outside of the course approximately 1 - 3 hours/credit/week.
- Online courses range from 100 - 400 level. As the course increases in number, course developers should expect that students taking the higher level course have become more proficient in the material offered due to an increase in the amount of pre-requisite courses that are required. Therefore, upper division courses should contain readings, assignments, discussions, and exams that require a deeper evaluation of the course material.
Have a great week!
Amy
Monday, July 7, 2008
July 7th, 2008
Hello Everyone!
I hope you are all staying cool in this July weather. :) We are nearing our 75% completion deadline and gearing up for recruiting peer advisers to give you feedback on your course development. As we are nearing the "fine tuning" stage of development I would like to introduce a new tool that we now have called "Adobe Presenter"!
Adobe Presenter can turn power point presentations into flash presentations complete with narration and interactivity (quizzes, etc.). Right now I (Amy Ode) am the only one currently with a license so to use this awesome tool all you need to do is send me a power point presentation with a script and instructions and I can create the flash presentation and add it to your course! One developer has already taken advantage of this opportunity and the presentations are turning out great! Here is the link to the Adobe Presenter site:
http://www.adobe.com/products/presenter/
Check it out! I look forward to receiving your presentations and scripts!
I hope you are all staying cool in this July weather. :) We are nearing our 75% completion deadline and gearing up for recruiting peer advisers to give you feedback on your course development. As we are nearing the "fine tuning" stage of development I would like to introduce a new tool that we now have called "Adobe Presenter"!
Adobe Presenter can turn power point presentations into flash presentations complete with narration and interactivity (quizzes, etc.). Right now I (Amy Ode) am the only one currently with a license so to use this awesome tool all you need to do is send me a power point presentation with a script and instructions and I can create the flash presentation and add it to your course! One developer has already taken advantage of this opportunity and the presentations are turning out great! Here is the link to the Adobe Presenter site:
http://www.adobe.com/products/presenter/
Check it out! I look forward to receiving your presentations and scripts!
Monday, June 23, 2008
June 23, 2008
Good Morning!
For several of you I will be going into your courses and checking for 50% completion this week. We have quite a few of you on different schedules due to late hiring, so please be sure to check your contract closely for completion deadlines. Please let me know if you have any concerns about your completion dates.
Here is a link to learn more about student learning styles and multiple intelligence: http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm
It is important to keep in mind throughout your development that all of our students have different learning styles. In the online environment we are heavily driven by the visual learning style. However, through a few small tweaks and changes during development we can also tap into the audio, tactile, and kinesthetic learning styles. To tap into the audio learning style you can send me scripts of audio lectures I would be happy to record a lecture for you and put it into your course. Additionally, there are all sorts of podcasts and audio learning resources out there that you can link into your course.
To tap into the kinesthetic learning style you can have students complete tactile type assignments and report back through discussion boards. Additionally, learning objects also tap into the kinesthetic learning style.
Just because you are designing a course in the online environment it is important not to forget to utilize the other types of learning.
Have a great week!
Amy
For several of you I will be going into your courses and checking for 50% completion this week. We have quite a few of you on different schedules due to late hiring, so please be sure to check your contract closely for completion deadlines. Please let me know if you have any concerns about your completion dates.
Here is a link to learn more about student learning styles and multiple intelligence: http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm
It is important to keep in mind throughout your development that all of our students have different learning styles. In the online environment we are heavily driven by the visual learning style. However, through a few small tweaks and changes during development we can also tap into the audio, tactile, and kinesthetic learning styles. To tap into the audio learning style you can send me scripts of audio lectures I would be happy to record a lecture for you and put it into your course. Additionally, there are all sorts of podcasts and audio learning resources out there that you can link into your course.
To tap into the kinesthetic learning style you can have students complete tactile type assignments and report back through discussion boards. Additionally, learning objects also tap into the kinesthetic learning style.
Just because you are designing a course in the online environment it is important not to forget to utilize the other types of learning.
Have a great week!
Amy
Monday, June 16, 2008
June 16, 2008
Good Morning!
I do believe it has finally turned into summer here in Minnesota! I hope you are enjoying this beautiful sunny weather :-) I apologize for not posting a blog last week as the to-do list was quite long and the week slipped away from me. Hopefully this week, you will find that the information is "doubly good" and makes up for the missing blog last week!
The majority of you are coming up to your 50% deadline next Monday (6/23/08). If you have any concerns about meeting this cut off point please let me know ASAP. There are others of you that are just starting your development now and have a quick development cycle. If you have questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to e-mail me at aode@msbcollege.edu or post to this blog for other developers to help you out.
I would like to spend some time talking about Wikis in Instruction. Here is a link to the Wikipedia page on Wikis in Instruction (Ironic huh?): http://wikis.lib.ncsu.edu/index.php/Wikis_in_Instruction
I do believe it has finally turned into summer here in Minnesota! I hope you are enjoying this beautiful sunny weather :-) I apologize for not posting a blog last week as the to-do list was quite long and the week slipped away from me. Hopefully this week, you will find that the information is "doubly good" and makes up for the missing blog last week!
The majority of you are coming up to your 50% deadline next Monday (6/23/08). If you have any concerns about meeting this cut off point please let me know ASAP. There are others of you that are just starting your development now and have a quick development cycle. If you have questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to e-mail me at aode@msbcollege.edu or post to this blog for other developers to help you out.
I would like to spend some time talking about Wikis in Instruction. Here is a link to the Wikipedia page on Wikis in Instruction (Ironic huh?): http://wikis.lib.ncsu.edu/index.php/Wikis_in_Instruction
This page contains a lot of great information on the definition of a wiki, services that host wikis for instruction purposes, when to use a wiki, and examples of wikis in instruction. I think that if you are at all confused about wikis, the purpose of them, and/or how they can be used in instruction, you will find this link incredibly useful.
I can't stress enough to HAVE FUN with your developments and to stretch yourself to work in new and exciting features. Wikis are just one example of a way to stretch your development muscles and incorporate new and exciting technologies into your developments.
Have a great week!
Monday, June 2, 2008
June 2, 2008
We have reached the 25% deadline! I will be going into your courses this week to check for this completion and answer any questions you might have.
Last week I discussed the New Languange of Learning and mentioned that I would go into further depth on some of these topics in later blogs. This week I would like to discuss the Digg web site. In all of our courses we are required to have an external link in every unit. It is sometimes difficult to find an external link that is relevent and interesting to the students. This is where digg.com can come in handy. Check out this site to find very interesting web sites on the following topics: Technology, World & Business, Science, Gaming, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Sports, and Offbeat topics. There is also a search feature so that you can find websites related directly to what you are looking for.
For example, for our Career Development course I found an article on the cnn.com website through digg.com. The article is titled: "You're Not Getting The Job: 25 Reasons Why" There is no way I can go on every web site every day to look for meaningful articles, so digg.com helped me find a current article from CNN.com (a reputable web site) that would be interesting to our students. It is a wonderful way to keep the course fresh!
I hope that this website is helpful to you in finding web sites that your students will be interested in!
Have a great week!
Last week I discussed the New Languange of Learning and mentioned that I would go into further depth on some of these topics in later blogs. This week I would like to discuss the Digg web site. In all of our courses we are required to have an external link in every unit. It is sometimes difficult to find an external link that is relevent and interesting to the students. This is where digg.com can come in handy. Check out this site to find very interesting web sites on the following topics: Technology, World & Business, Science, Gaming, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Sports, and Offbeat topics. There is also a search feature so that you can find websites related directly to what you are looking for.
For example, for our Career Development course I found an article on the cnn.com website through digg.com. The article is titled: "You're Not Getting The Job: 25 Reasons Why" There is no way I can go on every web site every day to look for meaningful articles, so digg.com helped me find a current article from CNN.com (a reputable web site) that would be interesting to our students. It is a wonderful way to keep the course fresh!
I hope that this website is helpful to you in finding web sites that your students will be interested in!
Have a great week!
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