Good Morning Developers,
I hope everyone had a great weekend! And I hope things are going well with your course developments. Please note that next Monday, June 8, marks the 25% completion date for this round of online development. At that time I will be going into your courses to see how things are coming along. If you don't think you will be able to have your course(s) at the 25% completion point by then, please let me know as soon as possible.
The development resource I'd like to share with you this week comes from http://www.xtranormal.com/. Xtranormal.com is a Text to Movie resource that can create an animated video for you by simply using text that you enter into the program. This can be a great way to illustrate or explain course content in a fun and interactive manner.
As an example of how this resource might work in your course(s), here is a link to a Text to Movie presentation one of our legal instructors created to help explain what a paralegal's role and responsibilities are: http://www.xtranormal.com/watch?e=20090512094652844 You may need to copy and paste the address into a new web browser to access this video.
If you have any questions on this resource, please let me know. And as always, if you have any questions on any part of the development process, I am here to help in any way that I can. I look forward to taking a peek at your classes next week.
Have a great rest of the week!
Heather
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
May 26, 2009
Good Morning Developers,
I hope you had a nice, relaxing Memorial Weekend! We are now in the second week of development for Fall courses. If you are still in need of any course materials and we haven't ordered them for you yet, please let me know right away.
As you are working on your course development(s), please be thinking of ways to really engage and interact with students via technology. A great resource for this is http://ecorner.stanford.edu/, this is Stanford University's Entrepreneurship Corner. This site offers video broadcasts, podcasts, and various other interactive presentations on a variety of topics. Even if your development is not in the Business program directly, this is still an excellent resource I encourage you to check out as the topics range from healthcare to the music industry to technology, and it even includes a variety of videos on Work/Life balance. There truly are so many different topics covered that it is a great resource for any course development.
As you are working on your course(s), please let me know if you have any questions. I'm here to help in any way I can.
Have a great week!
Heather
I hope you had a nice, relaxing Memorial Weekend! We are now in the second week of development for Fall courses. If you are still in need of any course materials and we haven't ordered them for you yet, please let me know right away.
As you are working on your course development(s), please be thinking of ways to really engage and interact with students via technology. A great resource for this is http://ecorner.stanford.edu/, this is Stanford University's Entrepreneurship Corner. This site offers video broadcasts, podcasts, and various other interactive presentations on a variety of topics. Even if your development is not in the Business program directly, this is still an excellent resource I encourage you to check out as the topics range from healthcare to the music industry to technology, and it even includes a variety of videos on Work/Life balance. There truly are so many different topics covered that it is a great resource for any course development.
As you are working on your course(s), please let me know if you have any questions. I'm here to help in any way I can.
Have a great week!
Heather
Monday, May 18, 2009
May 18, 2009
Good Morning Developers,
Welcome to the start of the Fall Quarter Development cycle! I appreciate your assistance in working on course development and I look forward to working with each of you. I am currently filling in for Amy Ode, the Online Curriculum Manager, while she is on maternity leave. She will be returning the beginning of July, so during this development cycle you will be working with each of us at some point. Please don't hesitate to contact either of us with questions at any time.
Each week you will receive a link to this development blog that will share updates, reminders, and resources with you. This is designed for you, so if there is a resource you'd like to learn more about but it hasn't been covered in a blog, please let us know. You'll also notice that on the right side of the blog page there are links to various resource topics discussed in previous blog postings. Please check these great resources out an implement these various techniques in your course developments.
Once again the time line for this round of developments is as follows:
June 8 - 25% completion
June 29 - 50% completion
July 20 - 75% completion
August 10 - 100% completion
August 10-31 - Implement peer advising suggestions/changes
You should all have access to your course shells, if you do not, please let me know so that I can make sure everything is set for you to begin your development(s).
Have a great week and let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Heather
Welcome to the start of the Fall Quarter Development cycle! I appreciate your assistance in working on course development and I look forward to working with each of you. I am currently filling in for Amy Ode, the Online Curriculum Manager, while she is on maternity leave. She will be returning the beginning of July, so during this development cycle you will be working with each of us at some point. Please don't hesitate to contact either of us with questions at any time.
Each week you will receive a link to this development blog that will share updates, reminders, and resources with you. This is designed for you, so if there is a resource you'd like to learn more about but it hasn't been covered in a blog, please let us know. You'll also notice that on the right side of the blog page there are links to various resource topics discussed in previous blog postings. Please check these great resources out an implement these various techniques in your course developments.
Once again the time line for this round of developments is as follows:
June 8 - 25% completion
June 29 - 50% completion
July 20 - 75% completion
August 10 - 100% completion
August 10-31 - Implement peer advising suggestions/changes
You should all have access to your course shells, if you do not, please let me know so that I can make sure everything is set for you to begin your development(s).
Have a great week and let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Heather
Monday, May 4, 2009
May 4, 2009
Good Morning Developers!
This is the last weekly blog for this round of development. All developments must be 100% complete by Monday, May 11 as this is when the peer advisers go into the courses to provide feedback. Please send me an e-mail as soon as you are finished with your development so that I can go in and check it and then cross it off the list. Please remember that part of this development round is the conversion of your course(s) to the 10-week shell format also, so if you haven't had me copy over your course(s) to another shell to work on the conversion, please do so immediately so it can be finished this week also. If you finish both shells before May 11th that is great as it allows me to check it before the peer advisers do so that you can make any last minute changes that need to be made.
This is the last weekly blog for this round of development. All developments must be 100% complete by Monday, May 11 as this is when the peer advisers go into the courses to provide feedback. Please send me an e-mail as soon as you are finished with your development so that I can go in and check it and then cross it off the list. Please remember that part of this development round is the conversion of your course(s) to the 10-week shell format also, so if you haven't had me copy over your course(s) to another shell to work on the conversion, please do so immediately so it can be finished this week also. If you finish both shells before May 11th that is great as it allows me to check it before the peer advisers do so that you can make any last minute changes that need to be made.
Thank you for all of your hard work this quarter in your developments; your dedication to our students makes a huge difference!! I have enjoyed working with all of you this quarter and I know Amy Ode greatly appreciates your assistance in making the online curriculum the best it can be for our students.
Thanks again!
Heather