Increase Grading Efficiency with a Comment Archive
Check out this article featured on facultyfocus.com Increase Grading Efficiency with a Comment Archive
One of the big challenges of teaching an online course is managing workload while providing the support and feedback that is essential to student success. A good way to become more efficient is to build an archive of grading comments to reduce the time it takes to provide feedback on assignments.
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One of the big challenges of teaching an online course is managing workload while providing the support and feedback that is essential to student success. A good way to become more efficient is to build an archive of grading comments to reduce the time it takes to provide feedback on assignments.
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Recent Copyright Cases: What You Need to Know
Check out this article featured on facultyfocus.com: Recent Copyright Cases: What You Need to Know
In the spring of 2008, Georgia State University officials were sued by three academic publishers claiming extensive copyright infringement in the posting of book excerpts to GSU’s e-reserves and learning management systems. Although the case went to trial in the summer of 2011, the judge took nearly a year to craft an almost 350-page opinion that painstakingly analyzed 75 alleged violations of fair use.
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In the spring of 2008, Georgia State University officials were sued by three academic publishers claiming extensive copyright infringement in the posting of book excerpts to GSU’s e-reserves and learning management systems. Although the case went to trial in the summer of 2011, the judge took nearly a year to craft an almost 350-page opinion that painstakingly analyzed 75 alleged violations of fair use.
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Course Site Checklist
Check out this quick and simple "course site checklist" designed to guide you as you prepare your Blackboard (or Desire2Learn) course site.
http://spuonlinelearning.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/online-course-checklist/
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http://spuonlinelearning.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/online-course-checklist/
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Designing Blended Courses the ADDIE Way
Check out this article featured on facultyfocus.com: Designing Blended Courses the ADDIE Way
Blended learning does not simply involve shifting portions of face-to-face instruction online. Ultimately, a blended course will require reconceptualization of the entire learning process. That’s where ADDIE comes in. The ADDIE method is an acronym that stands for analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. It is a critically important tool for designing blended courses. Read More »
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Blended learning does not simply involve shifting portions of face-to-face instruction online. Ultimately, a blended course will require reconceptualization of the entire learning process. That’s where ADDIE comes in. The ADDIE method is an acronym that stands for analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. It is a critically important tool for designing blended courses. Read More »
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Browser Add-On: Word Counter for Blackboard
Awesome! Check out this Mozilla Firefox add-on that gives you the ability to see a word count when reading or writing a discussion board thread, blog entry, or wiki page within your school’s Blackboard system. Just highlight the text and click the button. It is that easy!
Download the ad-on at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/Word-Counter-Bb/
Blackboard Rubrics From Exemplary Course Award Winners
Blackboard Interactive RubricsLeverage best practices and be more efficient with interactive rubric downloads. To start, download all, or select a few, of the rubrics we’ve gathered from the Blackboard community thus far.
These examples were provided by Exemplary Course Award winners as well as users from the Blackboard Idea Exchange, who helped shape the design and workflow of the new Interactive Rubric tool.
How To (Properly) Upload and Link a PDF File in Blackboard
- On your Course Menu under Control Panel click Files.
- Next, click the not-so-obvious link (the name of your course) directly below the word Files. This extra click will open up the area where your files are stored.
- Next, click the Upload button (top far left).
- Click Upload Files.
- Click Browse and from your computer select the file you want to upload.
- Click Submit.
After you have uploaded your file you are now ready to "link” the file somewhere in your course. For example, pretend you have a course that is structured by weeks and each week has a link that is available on the course menu.
- Click the Week 2 link on your course menu.
- Next click and open the Reading Assignments folder.
- Next click the Build Content button (top far left).
- Select File.
- Click Browse Course.
- Select the file you want.
- Click Submit.
- Give the link (student's will see this) a name.
- Click Submit one last time.
Notes:
- Course Files provides file storage on the Blackboard server for a single
course. Unlike Desire2Learn, course Files within each course only displays content for that
specific course, not for other courses taught by an instructor.
Texas College-Comparison Web Site for Prospective Students
The site, called Compare College TX, allows users to compare the state's public universities and community colleges on a range of measures, including how long it takes students, on average, to earn a degree; the average tuition and fees; and the average wages of graduates by degree level.
Check out a few of the stats for Texas A&M University-Kingsville
- TAMUK has a lower Student/Faculty Ratio over the Texas Average
- TAMUK has a higher % of Faculty Tenured/Tenure Track over the Texas Average
- TAMUK has a higher % of Students Receiving Pell Grant Aid over the Texas Average
- TAMUK has a lower Average Tuition and Fees per year over the Texas Average
Visit http://www.comparecollegetx.com/
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