Good Morning Developers,
It is hard to believe, but Monday marks the 75% completion date for brand new course developments. While some of the brand-new course developments may be offered Early Fall quarter and some others may not be on the schedule for Early Fall, I would like to proceed with development as if all are offered for Early Fall so that everything is kept on track. As such, because Early Fall is a shorter quarter, I'd like to see the 12-unit shells almost 100% complete by Monday so that there is plenty of time for the 10-unit course conversions to be completed by the actual 100% completion date of May 10th.
On Monday I will be going into each of your developments to see how the courses are progressing and to gauge whether or not the 12-unit shells are almost to that 100% point. If you have any questions on this, please let me know.
As we've been discussing over the past few weeks, I'd like to see a minimum of 3 audio-enhanced lectures within your course developments. The audio elements allow us to connect with more of our students by connecting to another learning style preference. We've discussed the use of external sources such as TED lectures and Berkeley lectures, or the creation of flash-type presentations through the use of Adobe Presenter (of which you simply need to provide me with a PowerPoint presentation and an accompanying script and I will take care of the recording for you) or through audio-recorded options you can do yourself, such as Jing demonstrations and Elluminate Live! recorded presentations.
Two other lecture recording formats available directly to you are:
Microsoft Office Sound Recorder and Audacity
If you have Microsoft Office on your computer, you can do a quick, easy lecture recording by using the Sound Recorder option located in the Accessories link of Microsoft Office's > All Programs > Accessories folder. It is as simple as clicking the Red Record button and talking into your microphone. You then simply save the file to your desktop or flashdrive and upload as an item within Blackboard. Please remember to title your recordings as Unit # Audio Lecture.
You can do a similar recorded lecture using Audacity, but have even the added benefit of phasing sounds in and out and editing recordings. This free software download is usable with PCs and Macs alike.
I encourage you to check out these options and give one or both a try.
Have a great week and I look forward to reviewing your almost complete courses on Monday!
Heather
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