Project IDEAL: Improving Distance Education for Adult Learners
Key Elements of Successful Distance Education Programs
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Innovations in Distance Learning Post#3 (CCharles)
TeachKnowLogist Innovations in Distance Education
Innovations in Distance Learning Post#2 (CCharles)
Innovations in Distance Learning Post#1 (CCharles)
Mendeley: Innovations in Distance Learning Program Development and Delivery
by James Lindner, Kim Dooley, Marshall Schott, William Chernish
Abstract
Delivering high-quality instruction requires innovation in program development and delivery. This article examines the use of merging technologies in the delivery of learner-based instruction, the development of collaborative teaching environments that maximize the efforts of faculty content experts, and the implementation of databases to manage electronic course materials at two large public universities. It also identifies effective strategies to develop more holistic teaching-learning communities and efforts to document learning outcomes using alternative forms of assessment.
Campus Technology: Real-World Strategies for Planning Your Tech Refresh
There comes a time when the cost of managing your existing hardware exceeds the cost of new hardware. These resources contain real-world strategies for planning your technology refresh and what you can do to better manage the IT lifecycle on your campus.
1. Leveraging Digital Media Across the Higher Education Campus
Education is evolving and expanding to a much more dynamic, multimedia platform. In anticipation of these changes, this white paper presents the benefits of embracing multimedia technologies as institutions begin to struggle with the shift from paper-based publications to electronic formats.
2. TBR Notebook Desktop Satisfaction Study
One measure of a truly outstanding brand is how its customer satisfaction ratings fare during tough economic times. In 2009—at the height of the Great Recession—an independent study showed that Lenovo achieved singular No.1 rankings in customer satisfaction while its competitors' ratings suffered greatly. What's Lenovo's secret? Why are its customers more satisfied than those of its competitors? Find out when you access this white paper that reports findings from a survey conducted by Technology Business Research, Inc.
3. Security for a 2.0 World
Security has never been a greater challenge to IT professionals in education. That's why GovConnection partnered with Cisco and the University Business Leadership Institute to host an event to discuss the challenge and offer assistance, guidance, and understanding in managing and mitigating security risks. This event is over, but if you missed it, you're in luck; we hand-picked the highlights and condensed them into this succinct report.
We hope you find these resources valuable.
To your success,
Campus Technology and GovConnection
The 24th Annual UNCF Walk for Education Saturday, October 1, 2011 New Orleans, LA
This year marks the 24th anniversary of the UNCF New Orleans Walk for Education. UNCF New Orleans invites you to celebrate with us at this family-friendly community event on Saturday, October 1, 2011, from 7:30 am until 1:00 pm. Our 5K Walk/Run will start in the beautiful Audubon Park Riverview area behind Audubon Park & Zoo.
This great event attracts thousands each year as participants from surrounding communities recognize the impact of their support on UNCF, its 38 member schools and, most importantly, our students. The UNCF New Orleans Walk for Education is one of the best festivals in New Orleans each year, filled with entertainment, great food, activities and even a few surprise guests!
This year, our goal is to raise $200,000 to help deserving students get to and through college. Over the last decade in Louisiana, UNCF has helped over 800 underrepresented students Louisiana students attend college with over $3.5 million in scholarship support. Our work relies on the support of corporations, businesses, clubs, schools, organizations and volunteers who help to make the dream of a college education a reality for our students.
A minimum pledge of $30 through September 28, 2011, entitles you to a race number, official race day T-shirt, free food and drinks and admission to Audubon Zoo! After September 28 and through race day, the minimum pledge will be $35. Walk teams can also compete for prizes based on the funds raised for the event.
So, lace up a pair and join us this year! Form a team, join a team or just register yourself online or download a registration form here. Corporate sponsors, team captains and volunteers can get involved, too! The UNCF New Orleans 24th Annual Walk for Education is going to be a great event for a great cause. We look forward to seeing you at the river!
Brought to you by our sponsors:
McDonald's
WWLTV.com Channel 4
Audubon Nature Institute
Shell
Important Dates to Remember:
Online Registration Due Date (Teams & Individuals): Wednesday, September 28, 2011. Please note that the final day to pre-order t-shirts will be Friday, September 16, 2011. Registrants signing up after this date will receive t-shirts on the day of the race, sizes limited to what is on hand.
Mail-in Registration Due Date (Teams & Individuals): Friday, September 23, 2011. Please note that the final day to pre-order t-shirts will be Friday, September 16, 2011. Registrants signing up after this date will receive t-shirts on the day of the race, sizes limited to what is on hand.
Deadline to Qualify for Prizes: Friday, October 28, 2011. Donations received after this date will not be counted towards qualification for team prizes.
Deadline for Online Donations: Friday, October 28, 2011. Donations for the Walk for Education may be sent to the New Orleans UNCF office here:
UNCF
1100 Poydras Street
Energy Centre, Suite 1400
New Orleans, LA 70163
For further information, please contact the UNCF New Orleans office at 504-581-3794.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Designing for Learning by Judith V. Boettcher, Ph.D.
Designing for Learning — Consulting, Advising and Facilitating
Welcome to this Designing for Learning site. I hope you find many useful tips and tools for practical, yet deep thinking about online learning, instructional design and program planning.
Don't miss the Library of E-Coaching Tips for Online Learning (http://www.designingforlearning.info/services/writing/ecoach/index.htm) -- now numbering over 80 -- developed by Judith with assistance from her colleague, Rita-Marie Conrad, Ph.D. This set of ecoaching tips addresses the many issues for designing and teaching online and blended courses. Staff and administrators find these tips handy as well for learning and planning for online learning. An updated - from 2010 - set of Ten Best Practices for Teaching Online (http://www.designingforlearning.info/services/writing/ecoach/tenbest.html) is also available.
Biggest news is that the bookThe Online Teaching Survival Guide: Simple and Practical Pedagogical Tips ( http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470423536.html ) by Judith V. Boettcher and Rita-Marie Conrad (authors) is now available from Jossey-Bass. This book organizes and updates many of the ecoaching tips that are on this site, providing a valuable resource for any faculty grappling with developing and delivering any blended or online program.
This Designing for Learning site features a collection of publications and articles from over 25 years while I have been working with faculty, consulting and writing in the area of online and distance learning and faculty development and the future of teaching and learning. These years included time at Penn State, Florida State, the University of Florida, Duquesne University and the non-profit organization CREN as a consultant, instructional futurist, online program advisor and ecoach.
Many of these publications and writings examine questions about online learning, such as cost questions about "how much" and "how many" and "how long"; basic principles about online learning; and what might the future bring? I am glad to hear from many in our community that they still find these writings helpful in clarifying issues and trends.
A number of keynote presentations have focused on the future, combining a look at the past, the future of teaching and learning possibilities and how to design and teach in these new environments. An archive of the presentation from August 2009 at the Wisconsin Distance Teaching & Learning is available at http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/Resource_library/keynote_resources.cfm Other 2009 keynotes included the League for Innovation's annual Conference on Information Technology (CIT) in Detroit in October 2009 and the Curricular Change Summit for the American Association of the Colleges of Pharmacy in Scottsdale, Arizona in September, 2009.
In addition to the tips, the site provides many publications and writings from over the years, including an early article titled, Let's Boldly Go... to the Education Holodeck that appeared on the Syllabus /now /Campus Technology/ magazine back in 1998. That one is still fun to read as we don't have holodecks quite yet!
Many more articles and webinars by Judith are available at the Campus Technology site. Another continuing favorite from July of 2008 is Socializing' the CMS.
Older but much commented on articles include:
The Rise of Student Performance Content (2/2006)
Designing for Learning: The Pursuit of Well-Structured Content (12/2002)
After 25 + years of experience in supporting faculty and administrators in the effective use of technologies to enhance teaching and learning in all environments and assisting in strategic planning for new programs, I sum up the common theme in all of this work as follows: It is the power of instructional design, learning research and theory to support the goals of effective and efficient learning -- on campus and online --for faculty, staff and students.
Also, don't miss the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Distance and Online Learning. This edition has contributions from many of you, old and new friends, colleagues and new acquaintances.
A Brief Background
Over the years, Judith has consulted with a wide range of universities, colleges, and business organizations and is widely published in higher education publications. From 2003-2010, Judith has been consulting and coaching faculty, administrators, and deans on program planning for online and blended courses and programs, giving workshops, presentations, and keynotes as well as continuing her writing.
As a Syllabus scholar in the decade of the 1990s, she designed and delivered many seminars on online learning and instructional design and was a long-time member of the Syllabus/Campus Technology conference board, a co-editor of the faculty and staff development section of Innovate, and member of the advisory committee for Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Judith was the Executive Director of CREN from 1997-2003. During that time CREN produced the CREN TechTalk series, bi-monthly audio webcasts. Judith served as the program director of this series and cohost of these audio webcast series with Howard Strauss of Princeton. Campus Technology is now hosting the archives from these CREN TechTalks.
Her experiences in designing and managing the development of learning experiences integrating technology developments spans corporate, non-profit and higher education campus environments, including years in faculty development and distance learning centers at Penn State and Florida State. Judith earned her Ph.D in curriculum and instruction at the University of Minnesota and undergrad and master's degrees from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI.
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Copyright 1997-2010 Judith V. Boettcher http://www.designingforlearning.info/ webmaster@designingforlearning.info Revised April 28, 2011
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