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Demo of WiZiQ Virtual Classroom

Demo of WiZiQ Virtual Classroom by Mark Cruthers

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Added by Mark Cruthers on July 13, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Webinar this thurs on open-source

I don't know if you've gotten Cable Green's invite about open-source webinar, but here it is: Title: Textbook Affordability: A Discussion About Skyrocketing Costs and Emerging Solutions Time/Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET Webinar link: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008170&password=M.0DEEEB8B6C0EAFD7993367D2D9948A Textbook prices have risen more than twice the rate of inflation for the past 25 years, and now cost the average student $900 per year. Publi… Continue

Added by Liz Hale on June 15, 2009 at 2:11pm — No Comments

BTC Library Staff Animoto

BTC Library Staff Animoto Style -- by Traci Continue

Added by BTC Library on May 11, 2009 at 1:54pm — No Comments

Hugs Not Shushes

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Added by BTC Library on May 11, 2009 at 1:40pm — No Comments

Integrating Technology and Teacher Collaboration

April 24, 2009

Integrating Technology and Teacher Reflections by Nellie Deutsch

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Added by Nellie Deutsch on April 23, 2009 at 5:52am — No Comments

BTC Library's Shelfari!

Use the arrows under the shelf to check out our almost 500 new titles! Even better, go to Shelfari.com to set up your own account and send us (BTC Library) a friend request.

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Added by BTC Library on January 20, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Free SCoPE Seminar on OER

Open Educational Resources: January 19 - February 8, 2009 Facilitator: Scott LeslieScott Leslie The availability of Open Educational Resources is increasing almost daily. High quality learning materials from reputable institutions are available in many disciplines for both instructors to reuse or student self-study. This seminar will explore ways to find resources, issues with creating and licensing them, and techniques for start… Continue

Added by Jen on January 19, 2009 at 9:12am — No Comments

Have you tried Wordle?

Wordle is a website that lets you create your own word clouds. Html code is given once you save it on the site, which allows you to post the cloud on your webpage. You can also print the word cloud and use it as a poster or sign. Great for promoting campus events. I have created a word cloud using eLearning helpdesk information that is now available in the BTC Library. Check it out! BTC eLearning D… Continue

Added by Traci Harpine on January 13, 2009 at 9:43am — 1 Comment

Onramp to Social Media for Learning

Greetings BTC eLearners! I was scheduled to teach EDUC 281 this quarter, but it cancelled due to low enrollment. I am going to be developing the course for Spring on my blog so I can test the material and get feedback. I welcome any of you to follow along and participate. My explanation post is here. I will be adding the new posts directly to the blog. I am developing it with a creative commons share alike license… Continue

Added by Jen on January 11, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

What was the highlight of your vacation?

I enjoyed the snow. There's something about being snowed in and sitting cuddled up on the couch with a cup of cocoa, a nice book to read, or keeping up with our friends and collegues on Facebook. It is nature's way of making us slow down a bit and enjoy the beauty around us. Welcome back! Traci Continue

Added by Traci Harpine on January 5, 2009 at 7:42am — No Comments

Welcome Back!

I would like to welcome everyone back from winter break. The library will be open today, Monday, January 5th, and Tuesday, January 6th, from 9 AM - 3 PM. We will resume our regular hours Wednesday, January 7th, which are as follows: Monday-Thursday 7 AM - 7 PM Friday 7 AM - 4 PM Closed Saturday and Sunday The library will be closed the following holidays: January 19th and February 16th If you would like to schedule an orientation/information literacy session for your class, be contact Jane Blum… Continue

Added by Traci Harpine on January 5, 2009 at 7:37am — No Comments

Fall Quarter 2008 - Trials and Tribulations of Being an Old Dog Trying to Learn New Tricks...

The quarter went swimmingly--EXCEPT for the fits and starts I encountered trying to develop my online class. I feel as though I know just enough to get excited and then overwhelmed... As I begin to explore one of the technologies, I then discover that it's really not supported fully, or something doesn't quite work right, or there's one little piece missing that I need to make it work. Instead of having something ready to go now for Winter quarter, I'm afraid that the "bits and pieces" I do have… Continue

Added by Vicky Moyle on December 19, 2008 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Learning is a self-organizing system

So I was watching this presentation by Sugata Mitra about Education Technology, how kids learn and how they teach themselves. One of the assertions made in the presentation is that learning is, most likely, a self-organizing system. I have been chewing on this mentally for several days now thinking how profound the implication of this assertion is. Seems that education, in the formal sense, has been more of a structured organism until I started teaching myself, learnng from others and teaching o… Continue

Added by Eric Waterkotte on December 18, 2008 at 5:19pm — 2 Comments

Fall Quarter 2008

As an instructional designer at Peninsula College I would like to share my thoughts about Fall Quarter 2008 as a part of the BTC NING Challange. First, let me explain myself. I didn't actually teach a class this quarter although I did assist with an Economics course by running the online side of the class for an instructor who didn't have time or the experience to build a Blackboard course in the ridiculously short amount of time he had between being hired and the start of the quarter. I did all… Continue

Added by Eric Waterkotte on December 17, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Ning Challenge... Good, Bad, Ugly

Fall quarter went by so fast. We had several students pass through our library this quarter - a total of 25,213, which is 2,354 more students than spring quarter. Finals week was busy in the library. We had a total of 2,199 students this past week finishing up their final projects, assignments, and preparing for their final exams. It was nice to see students using our library's resources. This quarter there were actually students waiting for a table to study at and waiting to use a computer. Gro… Continue

Added by Traci Harpine on December 16, 2008 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

Last Quarter

Fall Quarter of 2008 has been a very busy one. I had 33 students and this is more than I have had in the past. I kept everyone busy and learning as well as helping Washington Dept of Fish & Wildlife with their salmon returns. Our return was not as big as we had forcasted, and between the Sport Fishers and seals, we had a very small return to the hatchery. We had less than 1,000 Chum return to the hatchery pond. The Sport fishers harvested 1,000 or more, and the seals destroyed more than 2,00… Continue

Added by Earl Steele on December 16, 2008 at 8:30am — 4 Comments

Fall Quarter 2008

This fall, as always, got off to a busy, hectic, but fun start. We were told this quarter that the college had 400 more studnets than the fall before. I also doubled the amount of Opportunity Grant students going from 45 to over 90. Our IBEST programs saw some of the highest numbers yet. No wonder it felt like there was a stream of non-stop students! Also this fall, I moved offices (for the 5th time!) to the Career Center and got a new boss under the newly developed Workforce Funding department.… Continue

Added by Sarah Fowler on December 15, 2008 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

I haven’t been here long enough to have any Ugly…and usually my point of view is not very critical to begin with unless I find myself problem solving! I do have an imaginary book hanging on my wall called the “Book of Weird” but really most of you are not in it by name…except maybe Jeff Curtis…and really he's not weird just smart and well versed! My book of weird contains interesting tidbits that happened to me in the last few months, like one day I was introduced to a PhD who was pushing 70. S… Continue

Added by Lesley Ann Wallace on December 15, 2008 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

Fall Quarter – The Good, the Bad, the Ugly…

Fall is my favorite season. I love the promise of fresh starts and abundance. Every September I get back-to-school butterflies and an almost-irresistible urge to buy myself new shoes. I do the supply shopping for the library, and while I appreciate the efficiency of ordering online, I sometimes wish I could wheel a cart down a library supply aisle, perusing shelves of laminate, cd cases, barcodes, self-inking date chunkers, and labels of every size, color, and purpose. Thank goodness I have sch… Continue

Added by Dawn Hawley on December 14, 2008 at 9:00pm — 3 Comments