This past May, I had the opportunity to attend a Quality Matters rubric application workshop. Quality Matters is a faculty led, peer review process that certifies online and hybrid courses as quality and effective courses. Their tagline is: “A national benchmark for online course design.”
From ‘Course Overview and Introduction’ to ‘Accessibility’ to ‘Course Technology’, their … at the full article: “Quality [Matters] is not an act, it is a habit” – Aristotleish
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“Quality [Matters] is not an act, it is a habit” – Aristotleish
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Adobe Connect: “Not that painful to learn…”
Extra, Extra– Read All About It: Instructor admits, “This isn’t going to be as bad as I thought it would be!”
The fact is, there is a great team for this project and it is going to be a great learning experience for everyone involved!
Today was my first hands-on experience with Adobe Connect. We met in the … at the full article: Adobe Connect: “Not that painful to learn…”
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Adobe Connect Project
Ohio State faculty and staff are in the final phase of project with the object of making Adobe Connect available to the university community. People who are interested in using this webinar tool for courses or meetings can read more about the project at http://ocio.osu.edu/elearning/services/connect-pilot/ or send email to osu-connect@osu.edu.
Two related events are being held …Read more at the full article: Adobe Connect Project
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Going Hybrid in the Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business, in collaboration with the Digital Union and the University Center for the Advancement of Teaching, implemented a process to transform a select group of courses from a traditional, fully face-to-face format to one that also takes advantage of the online environment. Instructional designers from Fisher, UCAT, and the Digital Union worked …Read more at the full article: Going Hybrid in the Fisher College of Business
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Study cautions on use of online ed
A study of 51,000 students enrolled at community colleges in Washington state finds that students in classes that meet online only are less likely to return for subsequent terms, complete their degrees, or transfer to a four-year institution. On the other hand, there was no gap in completion detected between students in hybrid (partially online, …Read more at the full article: Study cautions on use of online ed
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Recording a lecture in the Whisper Room
I’m technologically inept. I suppose you ought to know that from the start.
Scheduling isn’t my specialty either. I proved that, once again, in the middle of winter quarter, when I suddenly realized that I’d agreed to give a talk in Arkansas at exactly the time I was supposing to be delivering my Monday morning lecture …Read more at the full article: Recording a lecture in the Whisper Room
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Spring Workshops in the Digital Union
Spring is a great time to introduce fresh ideas into your classroom and your workflow. Join the Digital Union for a spring workshop as we plant the seeds for technology to take root and grow into an engaging learning experience for your students and a streamlined workflow for you!
Start the spring off with Apple as …Read more at the full article: Spring Workshops in the Digital Union
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Also tagged accessibility, announcements, apple, Carmen, classroom technology, course design, Digital Media, digital video, examples, imovie, learning technology, mobile devices, Powerpoint, teaching online, tips, Web 2.0
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Implementation of the Quality Matters Process Growing at Ohio State
An increasing number of programs and departments at Ohio State are looking for a way to ensure quality and continuous improvement in their online course offerings. Quality Matters has a growing presence on our campus as a means to assure quality in online learning. If you’ve been wondering whether or not the Quality Matters rubric …Read more at the full article: Implementation of the Quality Matters Process Growing at Ohio State
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Also tagged Carmen, community, continuous improvement, online courses, online learning, quality control, Quality Matters, teaching online
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Carmen’s Course Design Tools: Course Design Accelerator
With Carmen’s update in December, a host of new course design tools were introduced to help faculty create quality courses, including Course Design Accelerator, the Instructional Design Wizard, and Course Builder. These tools can be found under Edit Course, in the upper right corner of the screen.
I’m going to break my discussion into a series …Read more at the full article: Carmen’s Course Design Tools: Course Design Accelerator
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Tech Prep is over… it’s Game Time!
The long, cold (ok, it wasn’t very cold) Winter is over, and all of the planning and preparation going into getting AS 2367 off the ground have come to a close. It’s game time.
I’ve been here since 1996 as a student and have never left, but it still surprises me how quickly the streets fill …Read more at the full article: Tech Prep is over… it’s Game Time!