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Teaching a Class from 1700 Miles Away: How Texas Tech Leverages Mediasite for Li…
Students in Dr. Farris’s Wind Energy class show up three times a week for his lecture at Texas Tech University. They see him and his digital white board, he sees them and can tell whether they’re engaged or yawning. Questions... Read more
Eight Roles of an Effective Online Teacher
Teaching face-to-face and teaching online are both teaching, but they are qualitatively different. In comparison, driving a car and riding a motorcycle are both forms of transportation, but they have enough differences to warrant additional training and preparation when switching... Read more
New Technology Allows Professors to Track Whether Students Are Reading Their Tex…
This semester, thousands of college students around the country, including dozens at a Texas A&M University campus, won't be able to hide their studying habits from the prying eyes of their professors. With the new platform CourseSmart Analytics, professors are able... Read more
Lecture Capture Allows the Professor to Make House Calls
Four hours southeast of Albuquerque, in the eastern plains of New Mexico, a small university is using videoconferencing technology to extend its reach past its isolated location. Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) is in Portales, a rural town near the... Read more
From Flipped Classroom to Dual Enrollment: How ENMU Achieved Campus-Wide Capture…
Join Mary Fanelli Ayala, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, as she shares how ENMU successfully met their ambitious timeline – from pilot to full-scale, campus-wide deployment in less than 12 months. She’ll outline the process of... Read more
Applying the Seven Principles for Good Practice to the Online Classroom
Almost 25 years have passed since Chickering and Gamson offered seven principles for good instructional practices in undergraduate education. While the state of undergraduate education has evolved to some degree over that time, I think the seven principles still have a place... Read more
Teachers flip for 'flipped learning' class model
Check out this technology-driven teaching method known as "flipped learning" has changed this high school pre-calculus class: http://news.yahoo.com/teachers-flip-flipped-learning-class-model-233848813.html Read more
From Flipped Classroom to Dual Enrollment: How ENMU Achieved Campus-Wide Capture…
While Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) is the third largest school in the state, it covers more ground than any other university. The entire eastern part of the state, to be exact. In the dean’s quest to make education accessible... Read more
Free Webinars
Free Webinars sponsored by MERLOT http://taste.merlot.org/MERLOTFreeWebinars.html Read more
Free Webcast: Mobile Technology
UAHuntsville Distance Learning has signed up for a free webcast on mobile technology. For more information about the webcast, visit here and contact Dr. Carson if you're interested in viewing. Read more
Educating Voters One Webcast At A Time
Check out how Marquette University Law School educates the public on important public policy issues via webcast. This is just one example of how Mediasite can be used. http://www.worldofwebcast.com/post/educating-voters-one-webcast-at-a-time?utm_campaign=HIGHED%20news%20Nov12%20FY13&;utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elid=343920&elq=d79ffb5fa9f8498db38e89a40d1d6d56&elqCampaignId=867 Read more
MERLOT Releases Mobile App's for iOS and Android
MERLOT‘s Mobile App's provides a quick and easy way to discover high quality open educational resources that are freely available online on your mobile devices. Search from 38,000 resources that have been curated by educators. The FREE downloadable app's lets... Read more
A Sip of MERLOT: FREE Webinar on MERLOT Basics
Would you like a helping hand to get started using MERLOT? Join us on Thursday, November 8th at 3 PM (Eastern Time)for a free, live webinar that will help you find high quality teaching and learning materials on MERLOT. The... Read more
US Distance Learning Association's Distance Learning Week
Sponsored by the United States Distance Learning Association, National Distance Learning Week (NDLW) held November 5-9, 2012, seeks to promote and celebrate the tremendous growth and accomplishments occurring today in distance learning programs offered by schools, businesses, and governmental departments. For... Read more
"Designing An Exemplary Course" Training Initiative
"Designing An Exemplary Course" is an open course which provides both theoretical concepts and practical tools for instructors to recognize, organize, and build online courses for both blended learners and online learns. The course will provide a framework for participants... Read more
Prepare for a Brand New School Year with the Sloan-C Certificate
The Certificate Program prepares educators to teach and improve online courses using the Sloan-C pillars of quality in online education—learning effectiveness, scale, faculty and student satisfaction, and access. A unique feature of the certificate program is that expert mentors work... Read more
Professors and Distance Learning
John Thelin writes about why professors shouldn't be afraid of online learning, read the full article at Inside Higher Ed here Read more
Distance Learning degrees on the increase
Distance Learning degrees are on the increase according to The Guardian, check out the full article here Read more
Improving online social presence through asynchronous video
Abstract: Online learning has become a reality for many students in higher education. Unfortunately, something that has also become a reality is a sense of isolation in online courses, and Moore (1980) has warned that students' sense of distance can... Read more
Sonic Foundry Enhances Webcasting and Video Distribution with Mediasite 6.1 and …
New features mark a more holistic approach to user-generated content with recording at the desktop, approval workflows, search-based catalogs and unprecedented customization http://www.sonicfoundry.com/press-release/sonic-foundry-enhances-webcasting-and-video-distribution-mediasite-61-and-mediasite?utm_campaign=Customer%20HIGHED%20news%20May12;utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elid=343920&elq=1adf56522c544cef86edd01d2632944d Read more
How Flipped Classroom Strategies Help Solve STEM Shortage
Want to know how the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at University of Cincinnati gave more than 500 high school students a head start in college STEM studies over the course of just one academic year? Find out more here!
Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Conference April 9-11, 2014!
The Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium is designed to bring together individuals interested in the review and evaluation of emerging technologies' impact on online teaching and learning. The California State University’s MERLOT and the Sloan Consortium invite you to submit a proposal for the 7th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium, to be held April 9-11, 2014 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas. Click here to learn more.
COE MOOC
The objective of this online course will be to review key and essential concepts and ideas from four key enabling sciences that impact chemical engineering education: chemistry, mathematics, physics, and biology. We will do this by introducing problems that chemical engineers are asked to solve and explore the reasons why the enabling sciences are required to solve them. The problems introduced will come from topics such as water versus gasoline, chemicals to help cure disease, and materials and their properties.
Who is this program for? Students who are curious about chemical engineering or those that have expressed in earning a degree in chemical engineering will benefit from taking this course. While many students do take many of the basic science classes, this course will provide a context for basic science through exploration of specific problems and case studies.
Why is this needed? The objective in this class will be to provide students with an overview of key,central concepts in the estalishing sciences that will impact their journey to a degree in chemical engineering.
2013 UA System Scholars Institute
Now in its sixth year, the UA System Scholars Institute is hosted each year on a rotating basis by one of the UA System campuses. Scholars Institutes are open to faculty, staff, and administration attendance from all three campuses. The Scholars Institute supports collaboration among faculty and administration system-wide, and encourages a shared community of knowledge for implementing best practices into the use of technology in the teaching, learning, and research processes.
The Institute is seen as an important professional development initiative for faculty in their use of technology in teaching and learning, particularly in support of the adaptation and use of new approaches to teaching with technology. Further, the Institute focuses heavily on the sharing of best practices across our system-wide community. Presentations emphasize quality, evidence of impact, tools, and pedagogical and practical approaches, with time for colleagues within- and between campuses to engage in collaboration and knowledge sharing. The Institute also provides hands-on opportunities for practice and implementation of classroom and online tools.
In 2013, both an on-site as well as virtual attendee options were planned to further broaden the reach beyond UA System members, allowing surrounding colleges and K-12 colleagues to attend.
6th Annual UA System Scholars Institute
The University of Alabama (UA) System hosted the 6th Annual Scholars Institute on May 21 & 22, 2013 on The University of Alabama in Huntsville campus. The Scholars Institute supports collaboration among faculty, staff, students, and administrationsystem-wide, and encourages a shared community of knowledge forimplementing best practices into the use of technology in the teaching, learning, and research processes. Click here to get more info on this great event.
Distance Learning Week November 5-9, 2012!
Happy National Distance Learning Week 2012! Interested in learning more? Check out the free webinars, and sign up now! http://www.usdla.org/webinars Some of the webinars include:
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Demystifying Accreditation, Certification and understanding the USDLA Quality Standards Certification Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Time: 1-2:00 pm (ET) Presented By: George R. Collins USDLA Board Member President LearnTech Corporation Description: This webinar will explain some of the differences between accreditation and certification, while providing more details on the USDLA Quality Standards Certification Program.
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Promoting National Distance Learning Week – An Institution-Wide Initiative Date: Thursday, November 8, 2012 Time: 1-2:00 pm (ET) Presented By: Carol Smith Assistant Provost and Dean Online Berkeley College Online Description: This webinar will provide best practices and demonstrate how organizations can promote National Distance Learning Week and online/distance learning as a whole across their organizations.
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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Date: Friday, November 9, 2012 Time: 1-2:00 pm (ET) Presented By: Dr. Nish Sonwalkar, (Sc.D.MIT) USDLA, Director of Research The International Center for Distance Learning Research and Praxis (ICDLRP) Description: This webinar will cover the recent rise of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which are large-scale online courses with open access via the Internet.
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"Designing An Exemplary Course" Training Initiative
"Designing An Exemplary Course" is an open course which provides both theoretical concepts and practical tools for instructors to recognize, organize, and build online courses for both blended learners and online learns. The course will provide a framework for participants to use the Exemplary Course Rubric to self-evaluate their course-building work, as well as to ask others in the course to provide peer reviews.
Course objectives include identifying the pillars of an exemplary course, gaining practical knowledge about incorporating specific pillars into one's course, applying the pillars to construct the basic framework for an online course, and providing opportunities for collaborative peer review of online course components and strategy.
The course will be taught over a four-week period starting on September 26, 2012 from 1 to 2 pm. Each session will be guided by one of several highly qualified Exemplary Course Instructors. Participants will hear from previous course winners who will demo their courses. Each session will conclude with a Q&A.
Signups for the class are located here.
Distance Learning Newsletters
Prior to the beginning of each academic term (Spring, Summer, and Fall) at UAH, the Distance Learning Productions Office publishes an electronic newsletter containing information on such items as upcoming classes, changes in technology, DL Faculty & Staff, Academic Calendars, and projected academic schedules for the future terms. These newsletters are distributed via email. If you are not on our mailing list and would like to be added, please let us know by requesting to be added here.
2012-2013 Academic Year:
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Spring 2013
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