ETC677 Dipity

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Mashable Shared Story

5 Free Annotation and Collaboration Tools for Web Projects: http://on.mash.to/dUjGzE


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Sunday, December 19, 2010

ETC677 Final Grades Posted

See Vista grade book for details!  Questions? Contact me by 12/20, Monday. If I don’t hear from you, I assume you agree with the grade you receive.

A7 Unit

Grades & Feedback for A7 Final Unit posted. See TS for feedback & Vista grade book for grades. Questions? Contact me by Monday, 12/20.

 

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

A8 Unit Peer Review

Grades & feedback posted.  See TS & grade book. Questions? Contact me within 2 days!

 

A9 TS Reflection

Grades & Feedback posted. See TS and Vista grade book for details. Questions?  Contact me within 2 days.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

A10 Unit Presentation grade posted

See Vista grade book.  Questions?  Contact me within 2 days!

Monday, December 13, 2010

L6 Discussion Grades & Feedback Posted

See Vista E-Mail & Grade Book for details. Questions? Contact me within 2 days.

Planning on signing up for a Spring 2011 ETC course?

The College of Ed administration is looking at the current enrollment to make decisions on courses that will make or not. 

 

If you’re planning on taking a course, you may want to sign up soon.  Don’t wait to sign up for a course only to find out that it has been cancelled. 

 

Michael Blocher

ETC Program Coordinator

 

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Class Differences: Online Education in the United States, 2010

Unit on Vista Build

E-Learning center at NAU notified me that units on Vista Build server will be migrated to new server at the end of January 2011.  If you use Vista Build to deliver your units, be sure to backup a copy of your unit and/or download all your unit materials etc. After the migration, your unit should be accessible again but they may look different since it will be migrated to Blackboard Learning. If you do not use Vista Build to deliver your unit, your unit will NOT be migrated to the new server. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Unit Presentations

Each of you has received two common questions related to your unit from the instructor.  Be sure to answer them by Sunday.

Planning on signing up for a Spring 2011 ETC course?

Hi all,

The College of Ed administration is looking at the current enrollment to make decisions on courses that will make or not. 

 

If you’re planning on taking a course, you may want to sign up soon.  Don’t wait to sign up for a course only to find out that it has been cancelled. 

 

Michael

 

*********************************************************************
J. Michael Blocher Ph.D.       (928)523-1897 - Office
Associate Professor           
Educational Technology 
Northern Arizona University    michael.blocher@nau.edu
P.O. Box 5774 
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5774       http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~mjb9
*********************************************************************

 

Seeking 3rd & 5th grade teachers

We are looking for a 3rd grade teacher and a 5th grade teacher to start on January 3, 2010. As an alumnus of NAU's educational leadership program, I know that the College of Education produces graduates who are well-prepared to teach.
 
Please pass on news of this opportunity to your graduates and alumni.
 
Dishchii'bikoh Elementary is a great place to start (or continue) one's teaching career. We offer small class sizes (about 15 students), a strong curriculum, generous instructional support from our math and reading coaches, and extensive in-class help from teaching assistants and special education and Title I teachers. Additional amenities include financial support for continuing education, affordable housing on or near campus, and daily commuter shuttles from Show Low/Lakeside/Pinetop area.
 
The attachment provides more information about teaching in Cibecue.
 
Please encourage interested candidates to e-mail me their resumes and unofficial transcripts. I am eager to answer any questions and would welcome calls from prospective candidates at the phone number listed below.

Brian MacKenzie
Principal
Dishchii'bikoh Elementary School
PO Box 80068
Cibecue, AZ 85911
(928) 594-3276

·        teaching at dishchii'bikoh.docx <http://cid-39f9ba2d3473d6b5.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?page=view&resid=39F9BA2D3473D6B5!131&type=3&Bpub=SDX.Docs&Bsrc=Docmail&parid=39F9BA2D3473D6B5%21130&authkey=s0pStmBBrDQ%24> Download all <http://cid-39f9ba2d3473d6b5.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?page=download&resid=39F9BA2D3473D6B5!131&type=6&Bpub=SDX.Docs&Bsrc=Docmail&authkey=s0pStmBBrDQ%24>
Brian shared an online file <http://cid-39f9ba2d3473d6b5.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?page=view&resid=39F9BA2D3473D6B5!131&type=3&Bpub=SDX.Docs&Bsrc=Docmail&authkey=s0pStmBBrDQ%24>  with you and it's saved on SkyDrive. To view this file, just click the link above.

 

L7 Highlight (12/06-12/12)

  • Lesson Moderators: Team 7

12/08 Wednesday

  • Due: Team 6's Lesson 6 discussion grade sheet

12/12 Sunday

 

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Who are my unit reviewers?

See Lesson 7 discussion board for the information & instructions.

Submit final report with unit on TS?

You do not need to submit your final report with your unit. Submit your unit log in instructions to TS.

What to submit the unit to TS?

Just provide log in information to your unit to TS, such as URL, username/password (if necessary), and any information to help me to know your unit.

 

Friday, December 3, 2010

Elluminate Session with Chih

December 3, 2010, Monday, 4-5 pm Arizona Time.

Individual session to discuss your unit or other things with Chih. This is an optional activity. No sign up needed.

Where: Elluminate: http://elm.elluminate.com:80/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247974819584

 

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Common Feedback for L5 Multi-Dimensional Discussions

L5 Multi-Dimensional Discussion is a very important activity because it provides us opportunity to understand the elements of distributed learning designs (Content; Integrated Technologies, CMS tools; Constructivist instructional strategies; & Related evaluations); and to design effective distributed learning instructions. 

Below is common suggestions/information for you to enhance you final units.

·         Many classmates had excellent distributed learning instruction designs, particularly in “Interactive” dimensions.  Consider to learn from them and feel free to incorporate them into your own final units.

·         Remember! Our units should integrate “Interactive” dimensions rather than Expository or Active.

·         When more Diigo postings are share by our classmates, they could be harder to follow.  You can Visit ETC677 Group’s Diigo site to view a chronological format to obtain better ides of the Diigo Discussions (http://groups.diigo.com/group/etc677)

·         It is highly suggested that you subscribe RSS feeds for ETC677 Diigo Group to help you to organize our classmates’ postings.

 

Monday, November 29, 2010

Class resumes 11/29, Monday

Don’t forget our class resumes. Continue on 2nd week of Lesson 6 instructions.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Article: Google Apps for Education professional development webinars


Google Apps for Education professional development webinars
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2010/11/google-apps-for-education-professional.html

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Grades & Feedback for A6 Group Treatise Paper posted

See Google Docs & Vista Grade book for the feedback & the grade. Questions? Contact me by 11/30.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Elluminate with Chih: 12/3, Friday, 4-5 pm

Missed 11/22’s Elluminate session? Individual session to discuss your unit or other things with Chih. This is an optional activity. No sign up needed.

Elluminate: http://elm.elluminate.com:80/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247974819584

 

Elluminate Session with Chih

Status: Sent November 22, Monday, 4-5 pm Arizona Time.

Individual session to discuss your unit or other things with Chih. This is an optional activity. No sign up needed.

Where: Elluminate: http://elm.elluminate.com:80/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247974819584

 

 

Sunday, November 21, 2010

NYTimes: From Some Teachers, Excitement About Classroom Tech

From The New York Times:

BITS: From Some Teachers, Excitement About Classroom Tech

The New York Times and its Learning Network asked teachers to make videos demonstrating how the use of technology has changed their classrooms.

http://nyti.ms/dcjfGD


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NYTimes: Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction

From The New York Times:

Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction

The constant stream of stimuli offered by new technology poses a profound new challenge to focusing and learning.

http://nyti.ms/dbybm3


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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Feedback & grades for A5 unit proposals posted

See TaskStream & Vista grade book for details. Questions?  Contact me within 2 days.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Broken Links

If you see course materials have broken link and the links are associated with this URL http://jan.ucc.nau.edu, update the links to http://janus.ucc.nau.edu.  This is applied to all courses which may use Jan server to deliver course materials. NAU Jan server was hacked a few weeks ago, Jan server was change to Janus now. Let me know if you see our courses materials links are not updated yet.

Monday, November 15, 2010

How to evaluate other groups' treatise papers?

Due to busy course work, we DO NOT need to review other groups’ treatise paper.  Let’s focus on our distributed learning unit design & development.

L6 Highlight (11/15-21 & 11/29-12/05)

Thanksgiving Week (11/22-11/28: No required course instructions)

   

  • Lesson Moderators: Team 6

11/17 Wednesday

  • Due: Team 5's Lesson 5 discussion grade sheet

11/18 Thursday

  • Due: 1st posting period for Lesson 6 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question

11/21 Sunday

  • Due: 2nd posting period for Lesson 6 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings.

12/02 Thursday

  • Due: 3rd posting period for Lesson 6 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings.

12/05 Sunday

  • Due: 4th posting period for Lesson 6 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings.
  • Due: Assignment 7: Distributed Learning Professional Development Unit
  • Due: Team 7 post discussion question.
  • Due: Lesson 7 Reading

 

Need Moodle shell?

If you intend to use Moodle to deliver your distributed learning unit? Contact me, I will create a Moodle shell for you.

Thanksgiving Break

We will not have any required instructions of the week of Thanksgiving, 11/11-28. The class resumes on 11/29.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Unit Proposals

Still reviewing unit proposals.  I have not felt well past a few days. Will complete reviewing unit proposals & get back to you ASAP. I apologize for any inconvenience.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

CT Free Virtual Conference & Expo is Only 7 Days Away!

You can't afford to miss this FREE, interactive online event that goes live in just one week! Campus Technology Fall Virtual Conference features top presentations and delivers them straight to your desktop— at no charge!

 

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

677 Diigo RSS Feed

If you use RSS to get updated, you can subscribe ETC677 Diigo feed at

http://groups.diigo.com/group/etc677/rss/101180/dc5e1e8a8ac54c3dd509e3c2e627f48b

 

Join ETC677 Diigo Group at

http://groups.diigo.com/group/etc677 Those joined the group can invite others to join as well.

 

ETC674 Web 2.0 Presentation

Please join us TONIGHT for ETC 647 - Group 2's Web 2.0 in the Classroom training session 11-09-10.

Invitation: http://agreatweb.edu.glogster.com/web-20-training/

Please RSVP to this email if you plan on attending:

* Participants' names and e-mail addresses
* Their technical backgrounds: such as:
* Have you used Web 2.0 Tools in your teaching?
Please name a few...


Thank you,
ETC 647 - Group 2

Diigo Discussions

Be sure to respond the questions raised by classmates & instructor & comment on others’ designs.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

L5 Discussions

Focus on Diigo discussions. Be sure to comment, to provide feedback, and/or to respond to received comments/feedback. At least two Diigo postings. Be sure to respond all questions asked by the classmates and/or the instructor.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Tonight: ETC Elluminate Session

Date: November 4, 2010, 7:15-8:15 pm Arizona Time

Title: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Twitter/Flyer

Speaker: ETC647 Team 4. Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

 

L5 Discussions

Don’t forget to participate L5 discussions! Participation privilege is sent to your Gmail account. Focus on contributing your example in week 1. Next week, use Diigo to provide feedback & comments.

 

Grade & Feedback for Section III/IV Outline posted

See Vista Dropbox & grade book for the details. Questions? Contact me within 2 days.

 

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Today's Events: ETC Community: Learn Web 2.0 Technologies

Date: November 3, 2010, 6-7 pm Arizona Time

·         Title: Classroom Response Systems (clickers)/Flyer

·         Speaker: ETC647 Team 5.

·         Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

Date: November 3, 2010, 6:15-7:15 pm Arizona Time

·         Title: Empower your students by incorporating Web 2.0 tools that engage them in 21st century learning skills/Flyer

·         Speaker: ETC647 Team 2.

·         Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space. 

Monday, November 1, 2010

May 2011 Commencement

Hi all,

Are you planning on graduating and attending Commencement this Spring?

If so, please be aware of the commencement changes due to the Dome being renovated in the forwarded email below.   Remember, that you need to have your graduation application submitted to the graduate college by the 2/11/11 deadline.  However, you need to make sure that you give your adviser time to review your application.  In other words, make sure you get your graduation application documents to your adviser in plenty of time for  him/her to review and submit it though to our Department Chair.

The Graduation Application Materials need to include the following:

1.       Graduation Application [retrieve at…http://home.nau.edu/gradcol/graduation.asp]

2.       Unofficial Transcript

3.       Completed Program of Studies [fill out the semester and date for each course taken]

Michael

*********************************************************************
J. Michael Blocher Ph.D.    (928)523-1897 - Office
Associate Professor        
Educational Technology 
Northern Arizona University michael.blocher@nau.edu
P.O. Box 5774 
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5774            http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~mjb9
*********************************************************************

 

Flagstaff Campus May 2011 Commencement

From: NAU Office of Academic Affairs [mailto:Tracie.Hansen@NAU.EDU]
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 3:54 PM
To: ALL-L@list1.ucc.nau.edu
Subject: Flagstaff Campus May 2011 Commencement

 

 

Date:

October 27, 2010

To:

NAU Faculty and Staff

From:

Debra Larson, Nicole Morrow, Jane Kuhn, and TC Eberly

Subject:

Flagstaff Campus May 2011 Commencement

The May 2011 commencement season has been presented with a number of challenges due to the renovation of the Walkup Skydome and the many other construction projects underway in May. After examining many different alternatives and conducting many stakeholder conversations, it was decided that the best option was to rent and construct a high-quality temporary facility. 

Structure: The commencement structure will be located in parking lot P62B. P62 will be reserved during commencement for VIP and handicap parking. Lot P62B will be closed on May 2 to accommodate construction. All other set-up work will begin on May 9.

Ceremony Event Details: We will have a five commencement ceremonies as is shown below. Departments, schools and colleges will be able to conduct receptions. Ceremony scripts and timing will be nearly the same as always.

Event Count

Day

Start Time

College(s)

Student Types

1

Friday

1 p.m.

SBS

Baccalaureates, Masters, & Doctorates

2

Friday

5 p.m.

CAL & COE

Baccalaureates

3

Saturday

9 a.m.

COE, HHS, FCB, CAL

Masters & Doctorates

4

Saturday

1 p.m.

FCB & HHS

Baccalaureates

5

Saturday

5 p.m.

CEFNS & Yuma

Baccalaureates, Masters, & Doctorates

Ticketing Details: Another change unique to May is the need for guest tickets. Although the temporary structure is large—about the size of a football field in plan—it is not big enough to accommodate an unlimited number of guests. As such, each graduating student is limited to six ticketed guests. Tickets will be available from NAU Central Ticketing between 8 a.m. April 1 and 4 p.m. April 30, 2011. Graduating Flagstaff students will pick up tickets in person. Extended Campuses and Yuma students will order by phone, and tickets will be mailed. Unclaimed tickets will be available, two at a time, for those needing additional tickets between May 2 and May 12. Students will be encouraged to pick up or order only the number of tickets they will actually need. 

Graduation Application Due Date:  Because tickets will be given to only those students listed in the commencement bulletin, it will be very important that the graduation application deadlines and bulletin production schedules are followed by all colleges and units. Please make an extra effort to get the word out to potential spring graduates about submitting their graduation paperwork no later than November 15, 2010. Students not listed in the commencement bulletin—even if they are eligible to graduate and attend commencement—will not be able to pick up guest tickets and their families will not be able to attend graduation.   

Ticket details and other information will be sent in a letter to each graduating student early in the spring semester. Information will also be posted at nau.edu/graduation.

Please spread the word about the spring graduation application deadline. When the call comes out in early spring, please consider volunteering to staff or serve as a marshal at one or more ceremonies. We are confident that this plan will result in a set of commencement events that we can all be proud of. If we work together, we can ensure that each graduate will have a high-quality commencement event that they each deserve.   

 

 

ETC647 Presentations

Date: November 1, 2010, 5-6 pm Arizona Time

·         Title: Augmented Reality/Flyer

·         Speaker: ETC647 Team 1.

·         Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

 

Sunday, October 31, 2010

L5 Highlight: 11/01-11/14

Lesson Moderators: Team 5

11/03 Wednesday

  • Due: Team 4's Lesson 4 discussion grade sheet

11/04 Thursday

  • Due: 1st posting period: At least one or more entries to Google Sites

11/07 Sunday

  • Due: 2nd posting period: At least one or more entries to Google Sites. Total three entries in the first week.

11/11 Thursday

  • Due: 3rd posting period: At least one Diigo comment/response.

11/14 Sunday

  • Due: 4th posting period: At least one Diigo comment/response. Total at least two Diigo comments/responses in the second week.
  • Due: Assignment 6: Group Treatise Paper (Section I, II, & III/IV)
  • Due: Team 6 post discussion question.
  • Due: Lesson 6 Reading

 

ETC Community: Learn Web 2.0 Technologies

ETC647 students are providing Web 2.0 Technology Training on Nov, 1, 3, & 4.  Please join us to learn new Web 2.0 technology for teaching and learning.

All training sessions are hosted on Elluminate.  All sessions will be recorded.  You do not need to sign up for the sessions. The sessions are open for all ETC members to participate.  Feel free to share these events with your colleagues.

List of previous recorded sessions

Date: November 1, 2010, 5-6 pm Arizona Time

·         Title: Augmented Reality/Flyer

·         Speaker: ETC647 Team 1.

·         Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

 

Date: November 3, 2010, 6-7 pm Arizona Time

·         Title: Classroom Response Systems (clickers)/Flyer

·         Speaker: ETC647 Team 5.

·         Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

Date: November 3, 2010, 6:15-7:15 pm Arizona Time

·         Title: Empower your students by incorporating Web 2.0 tools that engage them in 21st century learning skills/Flyer

·         Speaker: ETC647 Team 2.

·         Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space. 

Date: November 4, 2010, 7:15-8:15 pm Arizona Time

·         Title: Augmented Reality/Flyer

·         Speaker: ETC647 Team 4.

·         Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

Wish to be removed from ETC Listserv.

 

Monday, October 25, 2010

Euminate Session: USING SOCIAL TAGGING TO CREATE AN ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITY

The COE Faculty Research Center Proudly Presents . . .

A Brown Bag Discussion Presented by:

 Dr. Chih-Hsiung Tu

 

 

“Using social tagging to create an online learning community”

A discussion of recent research

 

This is the second in a series of Brown Bag Discussions on:
Ideas for engaging students in our web courses

 

In Person:

Where: COE Room 150

When: Wednesday, November 3rd from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

 

Statewide & Remote Access:

Elluminate: http://elm.elluminate.com:80/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247975419984

Meet Me Phone Line: 928-523-9119

 

Faculty, Staff, and Students are encouraged to attend

 

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Grades & Feedback for A4 Diversity Research Paper Posted

See TaskStream & Vista for the details. Question? Contact me within 2 days!

Friday, October 22, 2010

L3 Discussion Grade & Feedback Posted

See Vista E-mail & Grade book for the details. Questions? Contact me within 2 days!

How to prepare unit prospoal Recorded Elluminate Session

http://elm.elluminate.com/NAU-Institution/play_recording.html?recordingId=1247974819584_1287782991373

Be sure to access this recoding to help you to prepare unit proposal.

General Elluminate session starts at 3 pm

Learn how to prepare your ETC647/ETC677 unit proposal.  Session will be recorded for later viewing.

http://elm.elluminate.com:80/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247974819584

 

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Individual Elluminate Session with Chih

Individual session to discuss your unit proposal with Chih.

Sign-up sheet: https://spreadsheets0.google.com/ccc?key=tEoxq1OM39TLd_MS5C5oeDg#gid=0

Date/Time: October 22, 2010, Friday, 4-5 pm Arizona Time.

Where: Elluminate: http://elm.elluminate.com:80/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247974819584

 

How to prepare ETC647 & ETC677 Unit Proposals

Title: How to prepare ETC647/677 Unit Proposals

Date/Time: October 22, 2010, Friday, 3-4 pm Arizona Time.

Speaker: Dr. Chih-Hsiung Tu

Where: Elluminate: http://elm.elluminate.com:80/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247974819584

Monday, October 18, 2010

A3: Section II Feedback & Grade posted

See Vista dropbox & grade book for the details. Questions?  Contact me within2 days.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

L4 Highlight (10/18-10/31)

 

  • Vista LogoLesson Moderators: Team 4

10/20 Wednesday

  • Google Docs LogoDue: Team 3's Lesson 3 discussion gradesheet

10/21 Thursday

  • Due: 1st posting period for Lesson 4 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question,

10/24 Sunday

  • Due: 2nd posting period for Lesson 4 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings.

10/28 Thursday

  • Due: 3rd posting period for Lesson 4 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings.

10/31

 

Sunday

  • Due: 4th posting period for Lesson 1 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings.
  • Vista LogoDue: Assignment 3: Group Treatise Paper Outline (Section III & IV)
  • TaskStream LogoDue: Assignment 5: Distributed Learning Unit Proposal
  • Due: Team 5 DO NOT NEED TO post discussion question.
  • Due: Lesson 5 Reading

 

Thursday, October 14, 2010

L2 Discussion Grades & Feedback Posted

See Vsita E-mail & grade book for details. Questions? Contact me within 2 days.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Friday, October 8, 2010

Grades & Feedback for Section I Outline posted

See Vista Drop box and the grade book for the details.

Saturday, October 2, 2010

L3 Highlight (10/04-10/17)

  • Lesson Moderators: Team 3

10/06 Wednesday

  • Due: Team 2's Lesson 2 discussion grade sheet

10/07 Thursday

  • Due: 1st posting period for Lesson 3 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question,

10/10 Sunday

  • Due: 2ndposting period for Lesson 3 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings.

10/14 Thursday

  • Due: 3rd posting period for Lesson 3 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings.

10/17

Sunday

  • Due: 4th posting period for Lesson 3 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings.
  • Due: Assignment 3: Group Treatise Paper Outline (Section II)
  • Due: Assignment 4: Diversity Research Paper
  • Due: Team 4 post discussion question.
  • Due: Lesson 4 Reading

Friday, September 24, 2010

Common Feedback for Assignment 2 LMS/CMS

This is a very important assignment because it provides us opportunity to understand the features, tools, strengths, and weaknesses of each CMS/LMS.  How comprehensive our understanding on them would have major impacts on our final project unit.

 

Below is some suggestions/information for you to improve your paper.

  • Q: Can I select different CMS/LMS after I completed assignment 2?
  • A: Yes, throughout the semester, you may gain better understanding on different systems.  Be sure you have “comprehensive” understanding on the system you intend to use for your final project.
  • Distributed learning (Unit) is not about CMS/LMS.  Simply using them doesn’t mean we are designing distributed learning environments.  It is about integrating “tools/technologies” and “instructional strategies/pedagogies.”  What are distributed learning instructional strategies?  Many our course activities are the examples of distributed learning strategies, such as lesson discussion moderations with guidelines/instructions, Jigsaw instruction for Treatise paper with guidelines/instructions, Peer Evaluation on Treatise paper and final project unit etc.
  • Q: Do have to use CMS/LMS to deliver our final unit?
  • A: Yes, we must select a CMS/LMS to design and develop our final unit.
  • “Accessibility” is not about how easy or open to access course materials.  Accessibility refers to web page information/content being obtainable and functional to people with disabilities. It is about providing access to information for those who would otherwise lose their opportunity to use the web. To learn more: http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/support/Training/Online/access/what/

Feedback/Grade for A2: CMS/LMS Rationale

A2: CMS/LMS feedback & grades posted. See Vista for detailed feedback & Grade.

 

Thursday, September 23, 2010

L1 Discussion Grade & Feedback Posted

See Vista E-mail & Gradebook for the details. Questions? Contact me within 2 days.

 

Monday, September 20, 2010

L2 Highlight: 09/20-10/03

Lesson 2

  • Vista LogoLesson Moderators: Team 2

09/22 Wednesday

  • Google Docs LogoDue: Team 1's Lesson 1 discussion gradesheet

09/23 Thursday

  • Due: 1st posting period for Lesson 2 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question,

09/26 Sunday

  • Due: 2nd posting period for Lesson 2 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings.

09/30 Thursday

  • Due: 3rd posting period for Lesson 2 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings.

10/03, Sunday

  • Due: 4th posting period for Lesson 2 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings.
  • Vista LogoDue: Assignment 3: Group Treatise Paper Outline (Section I)
  • Due: Team 3 post discussion question.
  • Due: Lesson 3 Reading

Friday, September 17, 2010

Sunday: Due:

4th posting period for Lesson 1 discussions: One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings. Be sure to update the “Subject” field when you reply to any posting. 

Assignment 2: Course Management System Rational

Due: Team 2 post discussion question.

Due: Lesson 2 Reading

 

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Content Management System Released as Open Source for Educators

Content Management System Released as Open Source for Educators

Teachers: Share Your Classroom Challenges and Win $1,000

Teachers: Share Your Classroom Challenges and Win $1,000

Use different CMS

Q: can we use different Moodle server or other CMS for the assignment 2 & final unit.
A: yes. If you have access to any CMS server, feel free to use them. If you intend to use it for final unit, be sure you can create guest accounts for our classmates to evaluate your final unit.

Noodle server log in

When logging in Moodle server to evaluate Moodle system, avoid change the password because we share the same account that college of education assign us.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Common feedback for A1 PLE Setup

Delicious Tips

·         Start bookmarking your online resources on Delicious and apply relevant tags to share with different communities.

·         Here are tips to help you to tag to share your bookmarks:

o   Share with your groups: Tags: ETC677 Group1

o   Share with the class: Tag: ETC677 Lesson1

o   Share with other people: MCC (Mesa Community College)

o   Check “Mark as private” for private bookmarks to maintain your privacy.

o   The more tags applied; the easier it is to locate later; create better community learning resources.

Twitter

·         We will use for course announcements. If you do not follow course Twitter, it is harder for you to see the announcements.

·         If you have smart phones, by following ETC647, you can get updated on the course with Twitter.

·         Get real time help from the classmates: including the hashtag #ETC677 in your tweets. Our classmates may it and respond to your tweet.  It is likely getting support faster than e-mail.

·         Follow your teammates for collaborative work.

·         See classmates’ tweets: https://twitter.com/ETC677/fall-2010

iGoogle

I encourage you to use iGoogle as your personal portal page to allow you to manage multiple web 2.0 tools on the same page.  If you have other ETC courses using Web 2.0 tools, you can add them to your iGoogle as gadgets.  Feel free to share gadgets with your teammates, classmates, and me.  There are many useful iGoogle gadgets available to support our learning.

Personally, I visit my iGoogle when I start working on computer and leave it logging in so I can monitor my personal learning environments within fingertips.

 

Diigo

·         Keep signing in to Diigo when you work online so you can annotate any web page and for later retrieval.

·         Annotation for personal use: Keep it as private

·         Annotation for sharing: Share with ETC647 Group or public.

 

AT1 Grades & Feedback posted

See Vista assignment and the grade book for the details. Questions? Contact me within two days!

Thursday: Due: 3rd posting period for Lesson 1 discussions

One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings. Be sure to update the “Subject” field when you reply to any posting.

 

Friday, September 10, 2010

Sunday: Due: 2nd posting period for Lesson 1 discussions

One posting at least: Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings. Be sure to update the “Subject” field when you reply to any posting.

 

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

ETC Community Recording Available now

Tonight Elluminate Session URL Changed

Tonight 7-8: How to write capstone proposals

The Elluminate addressed has been changed, please use the link below to participate in the session.

http://elm.elluminate.com:80/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247974819584

Reminder: Tonight 7-8: How to write capstone proposals

Title: How to write capstone proposals

Date/Time: September 8, 2010, Wednesday, 7-8 pm Arizona Time.

Speaker: Dr. Chih-Hsiung Tu

Sponsor: ETC Community

Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Account for Course Shell on Vista Build Server

E-Learning Center has created a course shell on Vista Build Server (different from our course on Vista) for each of us.

This individual course shell is for us to prepare our Assignment 2 LMS/CMS Evaluations which require us to access any CMS/LMS and try them out to complete our evaluations.  If you decide to select Vista to design and deliver your final unit, you can use the same course shell to develop your unit.

Here are the instructions to access your course shell on Vista Build

1.       Visit: https://build.vista.nau.edu/webct/entryPageIns.dowebct

2.       Use your NAU log in information to log on the server.

3.       Your course shell would look like: ORG-COE-Tu-ETC-677-1107-10835 - YourLastName-FirstName

4.       Click your course shell.

5.       You have course designer privilege so your interface view is different from the interface normally see in our class as a student.

6.       Use Build and Teach tabs to evaluate Vista

It is not required we must evaluate Vista as part of Assignment 1.  You can review CMS/LMS to complete the assignment.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.