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The following resources are availble to Piedmont Tech employees either online or via the IDEA Center office:
Archived Webinars
- Avoiding Shovelware: Innovative Strategies toward Improving Online Course Quality
Here is how you can access the archived version of ITC’s professional development Webinar, “Avoiding Shovelware: Innovative Strategies toward Improving Online Course Quality,” on Feb. 9, 2010 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. eastern time with presenters Greg Kaminski, Instructional Computing Facilitator, Portland Community College; Beth Hale, Learning Technologies Facilitator, Chemeketa Community College; and Susan J. Clark, Ph.D., Former Instructional Designer, Linn-Benton Community College. The archive for this presentation will be available on Elluminate until April 3, 2010.
Log onto the Elluminate website:
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2010-02-09.1056.D.70C14FAA854A1F636383F3BDEDBF3F.vcr
You may have to install the Elluminate software, which should take about ten minutes.
Simply push the play button (at the bottom of the screen) to start the presentation.
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“Effective Communication in Online Education,” with presenter Kristen Betts, Associate Clinical Professor, School of Education, Drexel University.
The archive for this presentation will be available on the phone bridge until March 6, 2010.
The presentation materials are available at http://www.itcnetwork.org/course/view.php?id=65. Click on the key icon on the left to access the presentation materials for this Webinar. ITC members can login using your username, otherwise just login as a "guest." Scroll to the bottom of the page, enter the enrollment key 3912 click "enroll me in this workshop." To access the archive, follow this link: http://video.dcccd.edu/ITC/ITC-MTG012.mp3
Neat Links
- http://www.pptheaven.mvps.org
PowerPoint Heaven is a PowerPoint entertainment portal for PowerPoint animations, games, artworks, showcases, animation templates and tutorials. The focus of this site is to maximize the use of Microsoft PowerPoint and go beyond its capability. Our goal is to show users that PowerPoint is not simply a presentation tool, but is also capable on leveraging into other areas such as creating games, artworks and animations. (Susan Timmons)
- http://www.zamzar.com
File conversion site (free). (Eric Hawthorne)
- http://www.ptc.edu/resources
English resource page. (Kristin Gardner and Lisa Martin)
- http://digital.films.com (Cindy Davies)
Enter Account ID/Email: ptclibrary
Enter Password: gosearch
- D2L Resource Community Course: Found in D2L in My Course area. (Deidre Stidom)
- http://www.ptc.edu/idea
Instructional development website. See new Adjunct Resource Website. (Lynn Mack)
Faculty, Here are all the neat stuff that was presented at the Faculty Meeting. Check it out!
- http://www.Hippocampus.org --Dale Smoak on the online Science and other educational resource portal.
- http://amser.net –Lynn Mack on check it out on the Applied Math and Science online educational resource portal.
- http://www.authorstream.com-- Karen Larson on Do more with PowerPoint
- http://www.getdropbox.com Eric Hawthorne on Dropbox.
- http://www.evernote.com Eric Hawthorne
- http://www.purposegames.com shared by Cami Westall
- http://www.doodle.com shared by Cindy Davies
The Teaching Professor Newsletter
The Teaching Professor is a forum for discussion of the best strategies supported by the latest research for effective teaching in the college classroom. From tips for class discussion to mentoring fellow faculty, the newsletter stretches from the theoretical to the highly specific. Typical topics include assessment and evaluation, engagement of student interest, faculty time management, and the learner-centered classroom.
To register for your free subscription:
Visit http://www.magnapubs.com/licenses/subscribe.html
Enter your e-mail address and password along with other required information.
Enter the following voucher code and PIN number when prompted:
VOUCHER CODE: PTC / PIN: 8038
Shortly after you register, you will receive a confirmation e-mail.
Instructional Strategies to Facilitate Learning Course
This seminar course is offered at no charge to Piedmont Tech faculty. Teaching At A Distance (TAD) is a non-credit course that is six weeks long and mostly self-paced. No textbook required. Visit https://www.franklin.edu/forms/ to register for the course. Registration deadline is three weeks before the course begins.
Tap into LERN
The Learning Resources Network (LERN) is a leading organization in online learning that provides faculty practical, how-to information about teaching online, developing online courses, and strategic planning of online programs. Read more about LERN opportunities.
LERN Courses
For more information about LERN courses, visit http://www.teachingonthenet.org.To register for a LERN event, contact Vernessia Wideman via e-mail.
LERN Faculty Club
Piedmont Tech has acquired a faculty-wide membership to LERN’s North American Faculty Club. Membership gives you access to the following benefits:
Faculty Club Web Site
http://www.lern.org (Username: ptc.edu / Password: facultyclub (case sensitive)
The site includes:
- Audio Presentations
- Best Web Site Links
- Consulting Suite – Post a question, and get an answer within 48 hours!
- References
- Teaching Tips
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Virtual Tours
eLERN Newsletter
To request the monthly newsletter, send an e-mail to
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. Each issues contains an article and information about online teaching. Back issues and reports are available upon request.
Monthly Chat Sessions
Faculty Club members can participate in monthly chat sessions held on third Thursday of each month right on the Web site. You will receive e-mail updates about dates and topics.
Free Online Conferences
All members are also eligible to attend four free online conferences per year. To request conference and registration information, send an e-mail to
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Addressing Critical Generational Differences
This video comes from a SC Partnership for Distance Education workshop on "Addressing Critical Generational Differences" presented by Dr. Barbara Hoskins, Associate Vice President for Distance Education at Clemson University, presented on October 21, 2004. Generational values and priorities affect the tactics necessary to make the change to successful use of learning technologies by instructors, learners and the organizations that include them. SCPDE members from all constituencies must be able to manage generational differences when creating an environment conducive to using learning technologies successfully. Covers: Generational differences in capabilities, motivation, etc.; Implications to organizational change; and Implications to instructional design
Online Training Video (Length: 19:40)
Recommended Web Sites for Faculty
- Building Online Communities
http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/WCE/archives/escamm.htm
Online learning is a merger of teaching and technology to attain optimum learning, with technology remaining in the background. It is best understood as an environment of common purposes and interests in which technology enables users to achieve the shared experience of community. These virtual learning communities, collaborative and supportive, foster teamwork through trust, openness, honesty, and respect among members.
- Multimedia Streaming - University of Wisconsin (Madison)
http://pocahontus.doit.wisc.edu/iatutorial/index.html
This prototype tutorial provides an introduction to creating narrated slide shows for the web. It is intended for faculty, educators or trainers interested in putting streaming lectures on-line. The entire tutorial consists of four modules with links and resources for each module. You will need the current RealMedia G2 Player to hear and see the lecture material.
- Crafting Questions for Online Discussions
http://cac.psu.edu/training/outlines/online_questions
Have you ever run out of time just when a class discussion became interesting? Want to hear from the quiet students who get lost in the crowd? This web site will provide you with strategies, ideas and examples to help you craft online discussion questions.
- MERLOT
http://www.merlot.org
MERLOT is a free resource designed for faculty and students in higher education. With a growing collection of online learning materials, peer reviews and assignments, MERLOT helps faculty enhance instruction. MERLOT is also a community of people who strive to enrich teaching and learning experiences
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