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Full-Text Articles in Education
Enhance Student Learning With Simulations, April Robbs, Jason Williams, Suzan Rhoades
Enhance Student Learning With Simulations, April Robbs, Jason Williams, Suzan Rhoades
SIDLIT Conference
Have you considered using a learning simulation in your course? Three instructional designers introduce attendees to simulations used in Ottawa University programs and share processes for evaluating and selecting simulations, implementing them, and assessing the learning experience. We share examples for enhancing courses in biology, human resources, and nursing.
Get An Accessibility Rope! Build A Consistent & Accessible Syllabus For Blackboard Courses Usingsalsa & You Won't Even Need A Rope, Eddie Andreo, Shelby Huddleston
Get An Accessibility Rope! Build A Consistent & Accessible Syllabus For Blackboard Courses Usingsalsa & You Won't Even Need A Rope, Eddie Andreo, Shelby Huddleston
SIDLIT Conference
This presentation is about versioning syllabi to be consistent and accessible on the Blackboard LMS using SALSA.
From Tele- To Online Courses: Transforming Hist 132, Torie Wynn
From Tele- To Online Courses: Transforming Hist 132, Torie Wynn
SIDLIT Conference
Wichita State University’s History Department and Instructional Technology and Design (IDT) office teamed up to eliminate the HIST 132 telecourse and replace it with an online course. This presentation will discuss stages of the transformation, including: Inception and Barriers, Design & Development (using theories from Green Light Design and the LEARN Model and adopting an OpenStax OER textbook), Delivery, and Challenges and Changes. IDT will provide a brief tour of the course shell and suggest ways in which a model like this may work at your university.
#Dearnextpresident: Passionate Student Engagement, Terri Summey
#Dearnextpresident: Passionate Student Engagement, Terri Summey
SIDLIT Conference
Engaging students in the educational process is something that educators struggle to achieve. To increase student engagement in a course long research project, this faculty member decided to build on causes that students are passionate about. Using a hashtag / video campaign sponsored by Fusion.net, #DearNextPresident, students identified and researched causes that they want the next President to focus on. At the end of the semester, students’ findings were presented in a variety of formats, including a video asking the next President to support their cause and presenting facts about the issue. Because the research focused on a topic that …
Static Course Modules? Zap! Librarians Create Interactive Online Lessons, Julie Hartwell, Heather Healy
Static Course Modules? Zap! Librarians Create Interactive Online Lessons, Julie Hartwell, Heather Healy
SIDLIT Conference
Tired of voiceover PowerPoints? Looking for more than just another video link? NLA to the rescue! The New Literacies Alliance (NLA) is a project that creates interactive, online, and open access lessons addressing basic concepts of information and related literacies. Student scores on activities and assessments are captured using SoftChalk. The lessons are institution and LMS agnostic, allowing users from any organization to deploy the lessons in their online environment. Discover how librarians and instructors freely embed these lessons into their courses and collaborate remotely in the creation of new lessons. The session examines planning for initial lesson use, differing …
Going From Quality Learning Objectives To Quality Assessments, Kendra Barker
Going From Quality Learning Objectives To Quality Assessments, Kendra Barker
SIDLIT Conference
Great course design requires strong learning objectives that power quality formative assessments. In this session, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to use Bloom’s Taxonomy to write learning objectives that create formative and measurable outcomes, when working with a qualified Subject Matter Expert. Participants will learn the “do’s” and “don’ts” of writing assessments, types of assessment questions to use, and how to format those questions to meet the course’s learning objectives.
Activities, Assignments, And Design Tools To Promote Self-Regulated Learning In Online Classes, Deborah Taylor
Activities, Assignments, And Design Tools To Promote Self-Regulated Learning In Online Classes, Deborah Taylor
SIDLIT Conference
Studies have shown that the most successful online students are motivated and self-regulated. What if we could use activities, assignments and design to help all of our students become self-regulated learners? In this session I will share some research based instructional strategies, as well as some suggestions for activities and assignments that can be used across the curriculum to promote behaviors that will strengthen their self-regulation skills in online classes. Several design tools will be shared that have been proven to promote student success in online classes. This information can be used by faculty teaching online classes and instructional designers …
Online Course Delivery Standards: Defining Quality, Carine Ullom
Online Course Delivery Standards: Defining Quality, Carine Ullom
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
As a result of training in the Quality Matters course quality process, Ottawa University adopted "Standards for Online Course Design and Development" in October of 2006. However, we felt the need for a separate set of standards that outline institutional expectations for instructor engagement while an online course is in session. In March 2008 Ottawa University, Ottawa Online adopted its first "Standards for Online Course Delivery." The presenter will share the standards and discuss the results following over a year of implementation.
Meeting The Challenges Of International Online Teaching, Tim Murphy
Meeting The Challenges Of International Online Teaching, Tim Murphy
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
Online courses serving international students present a number of distinct challenges. Instructors must address significant cultural differences, cope with the language barrier, and educate students about unfamiliar disciplinary standards. This presentation will demonstrate common technologies that are helpful in dealing with these challenges and discuss recent scholarship regarding other methods and tools that address the unique needs of the international online student. Attendees will also be invited to participate in a discussion of these issues.
Spanish: Reality Online, Aura Morgan, Nellie Modaress
Spanish: Reality Online, Aura Morgan, Nellie Modaress
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
Today, learning takes place in multi-faceted environments. The learner can interact through a social network or explore content using a learning management system. A common assumption is that most learners speak and obtain information using the English language, however, Spanish is the nation's second most common language and the third most common language in the world. In the medical profession, Spanish is an essential language which can be successfully integrated not only into the curriculum but also into a learning environment such as ANGEL. This presentation will include a discussion and demonstration of how the Advanced Medical Spanish Course (taught …
Building A Blog From Scratch, Jonathan Bacon
Building A Blog From Scratch, Jonathan Bacon
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
The presenter takes the audience step-by-step through the creation of a Weblog, a tool which can be used for distance education.
Quality Indicators For Online Programs, Leo Hirner
Quality Indicators For Online Programs, Leo Hirner
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
The presenter discusses methods, indicators, and tools for assessing the quality of online curriculum.
Building Accessible E-Learning Collaboratively, Shalin Hai-Jew
Building Accessible E-Learning Collaboratively, Shalin Hai-Jew
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
The presenter discusses issues online instructors must consider when creating an accessible Web-based learning environment for those with or without disabilities.
Podcasting In Angel, Meg Mcgranaghan, Linda Wapelhorst
Podcasting In Angel, Meg Mcgranaghan, Linda Wapelhorst
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
The presenters discuss creating and distributing podcasts through the ANGEL learning management shell.
Preparing New E-Learning Faculty For Online Instruction, Shalin Hai-Jew
Preparing New E-Learning Faculty For Online Instruction, Shalin Hai-Jew
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
The presenter addresses concerns and issues associated with online instruction while providing information for instructors beginning their experiences in offering Web-based curriculum.
Copyright, Clickers, And Consensus, Jonathan Bacon
Copyright, Clickers, And Consensus, Jonathan Bacon
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
A discussion about classroom copyright issues and integrating technology.
E-Portfolios, Social Networking, And A Lms All In One, Dennis King
E-Portfolios, Social Networking, And A Lms All In One, Dennis King
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
The presenter discusses several Online tools which can be assembled for the containment of learning management, student electronic portfolios, and networking. Implementations discussed include Epsilen's Global Learning Project.
Different Teaching Formats, Vivian Reinhard
Different Teaching Formats, Vivian Reinhard
Learning Exchange Networks
While many classes are taught with a traditional Lecture/Demonstration format, this presentation and additional material illustrate that there are many different opportunities for teaching formats.
Self Paced Math At Jccc, Steve Wilson
Self Paced Math At Jccc, Steve Wilson
Contributions to the Math Classroom
Independent study is becoming more popular among students, and more schools are creating programs to meet the demand. The self-paced math program at Johnson County Community College had been operational since the mid-1980s, but has experienced fantastic growth beginning in about 2000. This presentation describes the current program from the viewpoints of students, faculty, and managers.