September 20, 2018
by Heidi Olson
Comments Off on This One is Going to Need Some Work: Building Relationships Through Difficult Conversations
This QM session was focused on working with faculty on a course review/redesign or evaluation. Listen, Ask questions. The conversation isn’t about you or what you can do, it is about the instructor and the course and what the instructor … Continue reading
April 17, 2017
by Heidi Olson
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Courses supported by eCampus strictly adhere to the Faculty Senate guidelines for fulfilling core requirements for baccalaureate degrees. Processes and examples are provided here: Oral Communication Intensive Designator Students can engage in public speaking in their home town or surrounding communities and … Continue reading
November 4, 2014
by Heidi Olson
Comments Off on Lessons learned from Hangout on Air Presentation
Getting ready for a presentation delivered using Google Hangouts and recorded and viewed on Youtube takes some prep time. Presenting with two others on Oct 16 in an eCampus Teaching Tips Live session, was a great experience and I learned several … Continue reading
August 16, 2011
by Heidi Olson
Comments Off on Nice Welcome Video Example
Adding a welcome video to your online class can be a great way to introduce your students to the course and what your course is all about. It is also a great way to give them the opportunity to see … Continue reading
June 21, 2011
by Heidi Olson
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At our recent iTeach training in Fairbanks, one of our participants, Tom Abbott from Maine, showed how he reorganized his Blackboard course after several different presentations given by the Design Team. One of the really great items that he added … Continue reading
April 7, 2011
by Heidi Olson
Comments Off on Video Conference with Skype 5.0
Several members of the CDE design team got together last week to test out the new Skype 5.0 Video conference feature. To use the feature at least one of Skype users must have a premium account (or have paid for … Continue reading