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ETCon : Communities and the Power of Crowdsourcing ETCon : Communities and the Power of Crowdsourcing by E-Teachers Academy Get your own Virtual Classroom Started by Mark Cruthers	0	Aug 30
The importance of retention With the current economy and pending budget cuts, it is more important than ever to focus on student success and retention. This article (g… Started by Sarah Fowler	3	Dec. 20, 2008 Reply by Vicky Moyle
Online Classroom Management Here is a good article about online classroom management from a community college perspective. After reading through this article, post any… Started by Lesley Ann Wallace	1	Dec. 19, 2008 Reply by Vicky Moyle
Technology for Technology's Sake Do we use an application just because it is there? After a couple of great days out with other instructors I would like to reflect on some… Started by jeff4082	4	Dec. 19, 2008 Reply by Vicky Moyle
How Much Shushing in the Library? What do you expect to hear when you enter the library? Total silence? A collegial buzz? BTC Library has recently designated a Quiet Zone to… Started by Dawn Hawley	2	Dec. 18, 2008 Reply by Lesley Ann Wallace
Presentation Options for Online Students? I am trying to keep my online version of Interpersonal and Organizational Psychology (PSYC 111) roughly equivalent to what we do in the fac… Started by Carl Oekerman	20	Dec. 18, 2008 Reply by jeff4082
Sustainability in the curriculum I would love to hear people's thoughts on how the integrate environmental sustainability issues into their instruction. As sustainability b… Started by Eric Waterkotte	1	Dec. 17, 2008 Reply by Lesley Ann Wallace
Copyright VS Fair Use: All Bark and No Bite Copyright has always seemed like a big, big deal when you gather around a copy machine watching what others arduously hold under the top co… Started by Lesley Ann Wallace	5	Dec. 1, 2008 Reply by Jane Blume
Questions in F2F and Online Classes: an opportunity for Pillar to Post Important research shows that one third of the questions asked by college instructors remain unanswered. Although instructors ask most of t… Started by Lesley Ann Wallace	0	Nov. 7, 2008
Weekly quizzes online...ok…once in a while Quizzes sacrifice the quality time students can spend online, even though they are convenient for both the instructor and students. The us… Started by Lesley Ann Wallace	2	Oct. 30, 2008 Reply by Lesley Ann Wallace
POD casting-TALK to make a long story short Though using audio in instruction has existed for a while, new technologies enhance its use today. Take for example, the POD cast. Studies… Started by Lesley Ann Wallace	0	Oct. 1, 2008
Video Interactive Learning Objects in Health and Sciences I found this great site of video learning objects you might be able to use in some of your health courses. They cover a lot of the routines… Started by Lesley Ann Wallace	0	Sep. 30, 2008
Student-Centered Teaching Meets New Media: Concept and Case Study http://tinyurl.com/6y2we3 Let's discuss "Student Centered" learning in an eLearning environment. Anyone have other resources to add to thi… Started by jeff4082	2	Aug. 19, 2008 Reply by Lesley Ann Wallace
Developing Simulations Here is a short article on one instructor's process for building simulations into his content. You may have some right now that you have cr… Started by Lesley Ann Wallace	0	Aug. 14, 2008
Building Online Learning Communities http://tinyurl.com/6a8r3g This summer I have focused my free reading/research time on elearning. More specifically virtual "Learning Commu… Started by jeff4082	0	Aug. 11, 2008
The Browser Newsletter Attached is The Browser eLearning newsletter from the SBCTC. Enjoy! Started by Jen	0	Aug. 5, 2008
Laptop PCs in the classroom?! The title probably says it all . . . I'm actually quite divided on this issue myself. On one hand, there are so many engaging and beneficia… Started by tonykuphaldt	8	Jul. 24, 2008 Reply by Dan Beeson
Quality Matters We have joined several other colleges in the system in subscribing to the Quality Matters Peer Review System. I've attached some documents… Started by Jen	0	May. 23, 2008
Discussion Board Dan sent me a link to a Discussion Board that he had created for his students. I got excited and found that you can have one account for fr… Started by Earl Steele	3	May. 12, 2008 Reply by Russell Jones
Tech Support for Off-Campus Students? What kinds of online tech support are we offering (or planning to offer) students who are working off-campus? The library has received a co… Started by Dawn Hawley	4	May. 9, 2008 Reply by jeff4082
Blackboard Some on BTC's campus are using Blackboard. What are the pros/cons? What about using it as a course management system for traditional "gro… Started by Dan Beeson	3	Apr. 11, 2008 Reply by Carl Oekerman
Vernier Scale I'm working on a carpentry course right now and am in need of a flash or video demo about the vernier scale. Does anyone know of one that I… Started by Heather Ross	3	Mar. 11, 2008 Reply by Heather Ross
Configuring Your Workstation to Use Elluminate Attached are two documents that help explain how to set up your workstation to use Elluminate. You will need to do this at least 24 hours b… Started by Jen	0	Feb. 5, 2008
Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! What are your biggest fears about eLearning/Distance Learning? You are probably not alone! Share with your colleagues and we will work toge… Started by Jen	28	Dec. 22, 2007 Reply by tonykuphaldt
Voice Thread I created this Voice Thread for some BTC Holiday fun, but I also wanted to try it out as an instructional tool. I see promise. 1. Use as… Started by Jen	0	Dec. 20, 2007
DVD ripper I found myself wanting to capture a short segment of a DVD recently. Being a novice at the eLearning stuff, I - guess what - googled using… Started by Tom Carleson	3	Dec. 16, 2007 Reply by Lee Falta
Instruction Update Attached is the document to accompany the podcast. Started by Jen	0	Dec. 10, 2007
PLE - Personal Learning Environments \| View \| Upload your own What do you think? Started by Jen	0	Dec. 7, 2007
Distance, Hybrid or Campus Definitions Do you have a good definition for Distance, Hybrid or Campus courses? Is a Distance Course one that has a certain percentage of content onl… Started by Jen	2	Dec. 3, 2007 Reply by Jen
Team Based Learning and Problem Based Learning Team Based Learning and Problem Based Learning are quite similar. Here are the videos for Team Based Learning in sequential order as liste… Started by jeff4082	2	Nov. 29, 2007 Reply by tonykuphaldt
Instructor Workstation I've got an instructor workstation set up in my office. It has a Webcam and Headset and Audacity installed for audio editing. Please email… Started by Jen	0	Nov. 28, 2007
Free Camtasia Studio 3.1.3 From Mobile Learning Blog: TechSmith, the makers of Camtasia Studio (one of the best screen recording and video editing tools around) are o… Started by Jen	0	Nov. 26, 2007
Technology Already In Use I bet many of us on campus have already found ways to integrate technology into our classrooms. There are sooo many options it can be overw… Started by Dan Beeson	15	Nov. 26, 2007 Reply by tonykuphaldt
What Do You Think About the Art of Presentations? There is a lot of talk lately about the "art" of presenting. What are your thoughts? Is the era of PowerPoint coming to a close? Do you bel… Started by Jen	7	Nov. 26, 2007 Reply by tonykuphaldt
The Millenials are Coming! What do you think about this story from CBS News Video? Started by Jen	3	Nov. 24, 2007 Reply by Jen
eLearning Wish List What tools, support, etc do you wish for? Anything you've seen or used elsewhere? Started by Greg Rehm	14	Nov. 21, 2007 Reply by Jen
Video Searching Check out this new technology out of MIT: http://web.sls.csail.mit.edu/lectures/ http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=2553&u… Started by Cable Green	1	Nov. 16, 2007 Reply by Jen
Distance Learning Today Newsletter Here's a copy of the DLT Newsletter from 11/9. I know I'm adding a lot of PDF's, but I hope everyone isn't printing them out. Save trees! R… Started by Jen	0	Nov. 14, 2007
More on Social Media I've attached a report (PDF) by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) on Social Media. This OCLC membership report explores this web of so… Started by Jen	0	Nov. 14, 2007
New Tool This might work well for virtual office hours. I'll test it when I'm back at the office. http://www.mebeam.com Started by Jen	0	Nov. 12, 2007