Posts Tagged: technology

Podcasting with Blackboard Collaborate

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Event Type: Webinar When: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 9:00am-10:00am, US/Pacific Participant URL: http://bit.ly/krRgKO Short Description: Many students listen to podcasts, yet so few instructors make their content available in this widely popular format. Detail Description: Nearly every student listens to podcasts, yet so few instructors make their content available in this widely popular format. Learn… Read more »

Unbundling Faculty Roles in Online Distance Education Programs

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Is distance learning more cost effective?  In May of 2010, the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, or IRRODL, published their findings from a study aimed at analyzing costs associated with the unbundling of teacher roles as well as other hidden costs. The article asserts that in a distance learning environment separating… Read more »

TILT: Tweaking Blackboard Vista for Big Pay Offs

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What: “Tweaking Vista for Big Pay Offs” Who: Robert C. Jones, Department of Philosophy When: Previously recorded on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Where: Online as an Archive One of the biggest challenges facing professors in reading-heavy disciplines such as Humanities and Social Sciences is getting your students to read the required materials. Classroom discussions based… Read more »