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Johnson County Community College

2008

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Developing A Distance Learning Faculty Wiki, Shalin Hai-Jew Aug 2008

Developing A Distance Learning Faculty Wiki, Shalin Hai-Jew

SIDLIT Conference Proceedings

The presenter discusses how the collaborative learning tools called wikis can be utilized, created, and maintained for faculty who teach via distance-learning can maintain discourse.

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Podcasting Essentials: Self-Paced Instruction For Instructors, Tracy Newman Aug 2008

Podcasting Essentials: Self-Paced Instruction For Instructors, Tracy Newman

SIDLIT Conference Proceedings

The presenter's handout illustrates the different principles and technologies used to develop a self-paced course for use in distributing and creating podcasts in an educational environment.

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Building A Blog From Scratch, Jonathan Bacon Aug 2008

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.

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Recording And Editing Audio For Podcasting, Bob Epp Aug 2008

Recording And Editing Audio For Podcasting, Bob Epp

SIDLIT Conference Proceedings

The presenter's handout illustrates different ways to edit audio, and provides helpful links to other relevant material.

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The Amazon Kindle: Uses In Higher Education, Jeff Merritt, Linda Creason Aug 2008

The Amazon Kindle: Uses In Higher Education, Jeff Merritt, Linda Creason

SIDLIT Conference Proceedings

After receiving a grant, the presenters purchased multiple e-book readers, the Amazon Kindle, to test out their different uses in the classroom. They share some of their findings and assess the hardware.

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Quality Indicators For Online Programs, Leo Hirner Jul 2008

Quality Indicators For Online Programs, Leo Hirner

SIDLIT Conference Proceedings

The presenter discusses methods, indicators, and tools for assessing the quality of online curriculum.

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Building Accessible E-Learning Collaboratively, Shalin Hai-Jew Jul 2008

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.

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Podcasting In Angel, Meg Mcgranaghan, Linda Wapelhorst Jul 2008

Podcasting In Angel, Meg Mcgranaghan, Linda Wapelhorst

SIDLIT Conference Proceedings

The presenters discuss creating and distributing podcasts through the ANGEL learning management shell.

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Preparing New E-Learning Faculty For Online Instruction, Shalin Hai-Jew Jul 2008

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.

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Copyright, Clickers, And Consensus, Jonathan Bacon Jul 2008

Copyright, Clickers, And Consensus, Jonathan Bacon

SIDLIT Conference Proceedings

A discussion about classroom copyright issues and integrating technology.

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E-Portfolios, Social Networking, And A Lms All In One, Dennis King Jul 2008

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.

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Free Web-Based Technology Solutions: Are They Really Free?, Corey Ray Jul 2008

Free Web-Based Technology Solutions: Are They Really Free?, Corey Ray

SIDLIT Conference Proceedings

The presenters examine the conditions and models institutions may have when developing attitudes towards software, be it open source or otherwise.

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An Alternative Approach To Dual Credit, Steven J. Wilson, Mary Deas Mar 2008

An Alternative Approach To Dual Credit, Steven J. Wilson, Mary Deas

Contributions to the Math Classroom

The state of Kansas encourages high school students to earn college credit while still in high school. This presentation describes a dual credit program in college algebra used by JCCC, in which the college retains control of the curriculum, testing, and grading, while the high school provides the instruction.

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Different Teaching Formats, Vivian Reinhard Jan 2008

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.

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Dynamic Web Tools For Trigonometry, Steven J. Wilson Jan 2008

Dynamic Web Tools For Trigonometry, Steven J. Wilson

Innovations in Math Technology

In the last 20 years, computer technology having mathematical capability has been developed, improved, and become widely available, but textbook presentations are still largely free of any discussion that might require technology. Technology could be used in mathematical instruction for student drill and practice, for instructor demonstrations that promote conceptual understanding, or for the exploration of mathematical ideas, but software is often designed to be pedagogically generic, leaving its use to the creativity of the instructor. Technological solutions for local machines can be quite extensive, but cost and time constraints then limit availability for student use. The internet has the …

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