Monthly Archives: December 2004

Discussions Planning

Posted on December 27, 2004 by Michelle Lamberson

Planning discussions has always been challenging… and adding the online element has really required a re-think of goals, strategies, approaches… I, like many of my colleagues, really have to rethink how I encourage and use Discussions in the online environment. … Continue reading →

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Two worlds merge…

Posted on December 27, 2004 by Michelle Lamberson

I’ve spent the last two days glued to various reports associated with the 9.0 quake in Sumatra… and the ensuing tsunami. I first heard of it not through the mainstream media… but through my Bloglines EQuake RSS feed (that link … Continue reading →

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Digital Copyright Clearance Examples

Posted on December 24, 2004 by Michelle Lamberson

I’m doing some background work related to clearning copyright for online courses, and wanted to store a few links here. I thought I would check into what other Canadian Institutions are doing. I am really impressed with the University of … Continue reading →

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Online Degree/Services Guides at WCET

Posted on December 24, 2004 by Michelle Lamberson

Further to the DE post on Dec 12, the other resources that I think are quite useful have been out for a while as well, but good to surface: Regional Accrediting Agency Documents on Electronically Offered Degree and Certificate Programs … Continue reading →

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Instant Messaging article – Robert Farmer

Posted on December 23, 2004 by Michelle Lamberson

Recieved this via Campus Technology’s IT Trends newsletter: Instant Messaging -Collaborative Tool or Educator’s nightmare! As they indicate: “This well-researched white paper by Robert Farmer, posted on the University of New Brunswick Web site, examines the pros and cons.” If … Continue reading →

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CS Monitor: Worldwide Panorama

Posted on December 23, 2004 by Michelle Lamberson

Harkens back to the “Day in the Life” Days — I forget what group/organization did that particular project, the World Wide Panaroma Project, described in this CS Monitor article… , reminds me of this. The cool thing is, of course, … Continue reading →

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Been a while..

Posted on December 13, 2004 by Michelle Lamberson

I’ve been pretty absorbed over the last few months with teaching a Geology course (thus the Rock Blog) fully online for the first time ever… the Online Freakout Party Zone** has languished… Teaching certainly is not over yet… I’m still … Continue reading →

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Guiding Principles, online Learning and Programs

Posted on December 12, 2004 by Michelle Lamberson

Distance Education has occupied a lot of our collective time lately. I wanted to start collating some resources in my weblog, so I don’t lose track of them. First, two resources related to the big picture learner support and guiding … Continue reading →

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New LO Journal

Posted on December 11, 2004 by Michelle Lamberson

Via EduResources Weblog, come a link to a new journal, Interdisciplinary Journal of Knowledge and Learning Objects . The list of possible topics that they propose is quite interesting. Looks like this may be a good venue for publisshing the … Continue reading →

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