PDF Syllabus Builder: Open-Source Tool for Online Instructors, Course...
This was a really interesting presentation by Max Longhurst (max.longhurst@usu.edu) from Utah State University which focused on some new software called SyllabusBuilder. The software was created by...
View ArticleMERLOT Psychology Collection: An Exploration of Exceptional Online Learning...
This session was give by three of the members of the Psychology MERLOT editorial board: Catherine Honig (National Louis University), B. Jean Mandernach (Grand Canyon University) and Sherri Restauri...
View ArticleFriday Session Reviews
VoiceThread: Perspectives on Small and Large-Scale Adoption Michelle Pacansky-Brock and Matt Meyer This fantastic session featured two perspectives on using VoiceThread. The slides for this session...
View ArticlePower Tools for the Power User
One of the interesting sessions I went to during the 5th annual international Sloan-C/Merlot conference was entitled “Power Tools for the Power User” given by Bethany Bovard (Sloan Consortium) and Kim...
View ArticleFriday Conference Sessions
Friday wrapped up the 5th Annual International Symposium for Emerging Technologies for Online Learning. I attended 2 sessons: LessonSketch: An Online Learning Environment for Mathematics Teacher...
View ArticleBuild the Network, Learn to Think, Learn to Relate: Bring the Network to Life.
Those are just some of the notes I took at last month’s Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium. These words are from a keynote given by Joel Thierstein, who echoed the many...
View ArticleQR Coded Student-Created Videos
On Thursday Lucille Benedict (University of Southern Maine) presented her strategy to use QR codes on student created videos. There has been an influx of curriculum involving the student-generated...
View ArticleThe MELO Social Network
This diagram was created by Steve Lonn (a Research Specialist in the USE Lab) and depicts the “MELO Social Network”. Each circle represents a different member of the group and each line illustrates...
View ArticleUpdates from History
Michael Witgen has now taught the History of the American West for two semesters using his online interactive syllabus to structure the class as a combined discussion and lecture. He has observed an...
View ArticleUpdates from Spanish
“Creating Fun Online Objects to Make Course Content Easier.” 6th Annual Sloan-C/MERLOT Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium. Las Vegas, April 8–11, 2013. Before Sí se...
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