Coffee and Conversation Originally uploaded by {platinum} Last week, I had the good fortune to attend a plenary session at UBC’s Learning Conference, facilitated by Judy Brown (English) and Harry Hubball (Curriculum Studies). Although the presentation was focused on “conversation”, I found myself thinking about reflection – about our students, our practices, our successes and […]
Some of you are teaching courses with an Oct. exam. Just a friendly reminder that grades are due for any sections that ran a final exam in October. Once grades are in, you’ll have access to student feedback via CoursEval. That’s all for now!
Dialogo fra ombre Originally uploaded by Sweetdevil Posts inflammatory remarks. Doesn’t respond to specific questions or requests. Avoids or disrupts collaborative projects. Demands attention. Insists on special considerations. These are a few of the behaviors that cause concern and angst among many a caring instructor. Handling these situations with care and concern for all of […]
We can be very creative when stretched for time! Here are a few tips the recent edition of Teaching Online. Dr. Hayden Davis, an online instructor, recommends the following: Re-use standard announcements. He suggests keeping them as word docs in a file that can be retrieved easily and “cut and pasted” into your announcements area. […]
seasons Originally uploaded by *kaishin* Seems like summer never quite got off the ground and the start of fall term is next week! If you are thinking about your distance courses, here are a few reminders to get you going: Review your course site. Courses are typically cleaned out and re-set before the start of […]
There is no denying that faculty-student interaction is essential for engaging a student in learning. Student engagement is an important predictor of success and (the good news is) it doesn’t need to be a time intensive proposition. Findings from a recent study published in the Review of Higher Education and reported in last month’s edition […]
If you spend any time reading weblogs or online news pages, you probably recognize this orange icon. Basically it’s an indicator that the content you are looking at can be subscribed to – via an RSS reader like Bloglines or Netvibes. It can save you time by bringing the information you are interested in (including […]
The e-Learning Institute is sponsoring a series of training sessions & events over the next couple of months. Upcoming sessions, access to registration, and location details are always listed on the e-Learning homepage – http://www.elearning.ubc.ca. UBC’s Center for Instructional Support (Applied Science) is also hosting the 2007 Team-based Learning Conference…details are below. Here’s a breakdown […]
Laptop desks in the computer science building Originally uploaded by maebmij. I recently came across an interesting and comprehensive resource to assist Faculty in effectively planning to use online discussion. Authors Barbara Frey (D.Ed.) and Linda Wojnar (Ed.D.) offer guidelines for planning,implementing and evaluating online discussions. You can access the pdf through the Educause site: […]
If you are teaching in a health discipline, you may be interested in this comprehensive curriculum resource related to teaching infection control concepts: the Epi-TUTOR & PARADIGM. This resource was developed by David Birnbaum, PhD, who is one of your distance education colleagues in the Faculty of Applied Sciences: School of Nursing.