Pam Martin
Pam.marin@desire2learn.com
Resources will be available
In this course
In the Fusion LOR
Via her ePortfolio presentation
Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web and Web content.
Students should not have to identify themselves in your course.
Assistive Technology - Assisstive technology
Usinga learning evnironment with a screen reader
A common misconception of readers is that is that you have to listen to the whole page. Student: "I don't have time to listen to the whole page, I skim just like others might."
Fields need to be labeled properly.
It's important that everyone knows about accessibility.
Screen readers
JAWS is the most people screen reader
NVDA free open source (For simulation)
Input devices-many visually disabled don't use mouse
House Contrast stylesheets to increase the overall contrast of the content on a screen
Magnification Sotware--many available through third party
Auditory Disability
Webaim -Great website
insdedeafculture.com
nad.com
webaim.com
deafculture.com
Language and communication -- word choice, becareful of bias. Choose accurate, neutral language that best represents the groups to which refers can ehp to indicate respect.
http://www.sigaccess.org/community/writing_guidelines/
Browser Accessibility Features:
Internet Explorer Accessibility Features
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/ie7/
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/ie8/
Firefox Accessibility Features
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Accessibility
Google Chrome Accessibility Features
http://dev.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/accessibility
Safari Accessibility Features
http://www.apple.com/safari/features.html
Opera Accessibility Features
http://www.opera.com/support/access/
Web Accessibility Standards
Technical specifications, guidelines, and standards for Web practice are constantly being developed. The primary group developing Web standards is W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). W3C is an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff and the public work together to develop Web standards. W3C's mission is to lead the Web to its full potential.
http://www.w3.org/
UNIVERSAL DESIGN (key words accessibility and inclusiveness)
Accessibility Checklists
Once you have an understanding of common accessibility issues, you may find it useful to create or use an Accessibility Checklist. These checklist documents are useful in ensuring that common barriers are avoided, and for creating an inventory of possible issues and their resolutions.
Accessibility Evaluation Tools
Web accessibility evaluation tools can give quick feedback based on your page markup and styling that allows you to quickly identify potential accessibility issues. One such tool is WAVE, a Web accessibility evaluation tool provided by WebAIM.
WCAG Guidelines
The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative has developed a set of standards known as WCAG 2.0 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines). Detailed information on the WCAG guidelines and some resources for how to test for, and meet the guidelines, is available on the W3C’s WCAG site.
www.nvda-project.org (free screen reader program)
There should only be one heading and you should use descriptive titles in the headings.
USE MOZILLA FIREFROX so you can use right click, View Fangs
Juicy Studio
Quality Assurance, Luminosity Contrast ratio
RECOMMENDED FONT is SANS-SERIFF
Select text you want to have as a heading, then use the dropbox by the paragraph (next to font on advanced tab) to select the heading assignment (ie Heading 1)or you can use html code (add h1 or h2 code)
Start, programs, accessories, NOTEPAD (to get rid of layered garbage underneath text that makes moving to html funky. So cutcopy from text into notepad and then copy from there to go back to html form.
W3Schools for html code cheat sheets
Unordered lists for bullets!
Don't use "click here" only need description otherwise it is too vague in the link list.
TIP instead of having to go into html view, you can from within the html editor type within the link text to add additional info.
When possible, avoid tables, or at least make sure it is labeled properly.
TABLES: (Within html editor)
right click in cell, table cell, table cell properties, (then change headers/columns)because then you can save in notepad and then copy and change text for future similiar tables (ie assignment schedules)
Can change color code (html) in the style sheet and it will automatically change in all .css
When dealing with the .css changes delete above h1
Friday, July 15, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Elevate Your Course by Going Digital
Pam Martin
Pam.martin@desire2learn.com
Look up Karen Mcalla (sp?) good resource for ADA
Color Schemes (free schemes out on the web) Colorschemer.com
Consistent look and feel (color and font)
Style sheet allows, contemporary design (D2L has 5 preformed packages in the LOR in the community site) for a fresh contemporary design
Style sheet that shared files images (check with IT)
Embedding Videos
YouTube usually defaults to iFrame (so you can click on "old embed code") iframes won't work in news item
YouTube is an http site so that's why internet explorer flags and sends much (double negative message to say "no" and allow) or you can save yourself this by either typing in the "s" to the link code http://youtube/.....) or by clciking the "use HTTPS button
Can unclick:"Show suggested videos when the video finishes"
Apply in navigation page/template
Apply on homepage
HTML
Use the HTML editor
THis is the most effective way to communicate within an online course. Unlike word, powerpoint or pdf no additional program is needd to veiw this content.
Use paste from a word into
Cascading Sytle Sheets (CSS) in community center from learning repository. Download to desktop which comes zipped)
(To get to the community session for D2L you can individually enroll or have someone send an excel sheet with all that need to be enrolled)
SHORTCUTS
* SHIFT ENTER will get you the line right below and not like the start of a new paragraph with more space.
*In excel spreadsheet ALT ENTER will allow you to add a second line within the same cell
*F5 refresh
Formatting Content
LEARNING REPOSITORY from community center
Open up notepad, copy and paste (plain text)
Juicy Studio does a contrast study of your conten (?) color contrast analyzer. It even tells you the minimum size your font should be.
Cross Browser Checking (internet explorer and firefox) in order to instruct and guide students.
June 2011 23.2% of users use Internet Explorer and 42.2% use Firefox! (Much higher for firefox) Chrome 27.9 (Data comes from w3schools.com This is an excellent resource for web statistics)
Embedding is still not DOWNLOADING so you are not violating copyright.
Embed a google gadget into widegets (content, and in html code)
Tool, internet options, advanced tab (scroll to very bottom), warn about certification address mismatch* should be enabled
Get embed code go to widgets--may have problems
FLASH VIDEOS
video format recommended is flash--compression is good without a loss of quality (so you end up with small formats) Get a plugin if using an apple mobile devices (phone or ipad)
Best practice to embed and provide link to download
.flv simulates streaming vs. .swf which requires them to download
98% of people have a flash plugin
If you have a video that isn't flash (.avi or .mov) then you can upload them to youtube to convert them to flash.
Best practice is to also include an URL
Interactive (SPACE JUNK is an example)
Can convert powerpoint to flash
*add voice
*good design
*consistent graphics
simple search for a plugin
Adobe Captivate, Articulate and Camtasia are free converters on the market. Camtasia is gigantic file sizes--recommended (Adobe Captivate)
Audacity is free and can be used for audio
SoftChalk
Technology needs to be helpful. Use the best format for the content you are trying to communicate.
Create the course and then look at it from outside of the class (overall, big picture)
Pam.martin@desire2learn.com
Look up Karen Mcalla (sp?) good resource for ADA
Color Schemes (free schemes out on the web) Colorschemer.com
Consistent look and feel (color and font)
Style sheet allows, contemporary design (D2L has 5 preformed packages in the LOR in the community site) for a fresh contemporary design
Style sheet that shared files images (check with IT)
Embedding Videos
YouTube usually defaults to iFrame (so you can click on "old embed code") iframes won't work in news item
YouTube is an http site so that's why internet explorer flags and sends much (double negative message to say "no" and allow) or you can save yourself this by either typing in the "s" to the link code http://youtube/.....) or by clciking the "use HTTPS button
Can unclick:"Show suggested videos when the video finishes"
Apply in navigation page/template
Apply on homepage
HTML
Use the HTML editor
THis is the most effective way to communicate within an online course. Unlike word, powerpoint or pdf no additional program is needd to veiw this content.
Use paste from a word into
Cascading Sytle Sheets (CSS) in community center from learning repository. Download to desktop which comes zipped)
(To get to the community session for D2L you can individually enroll or have someone send an excel sheet with all that need to be enrolled)
SHORTCUTS
* SHIFT ENTER will get you the line right below and not like the start of a new paragraph with more space.
*In excel spreadsheet ALT ENTER will allow you to add a second line within the same cell
*F5 refresh
Formatting Content
LEARNING REPOSITORY from community center
Open up notepad, copy and paste (plain text)
Juicy Studio does a contrast study of your conten (?) color contrast analyzer. It even tells you the minimum size your font should be.
Cross Browser Checking (internet explorer and firefox) in order to instruct and guide students.
June 2011 23.2% of users use Internet Explorer and 42.2% use Firefox! (Much higher for firefox) Chrome 27.9 (Data comes from w3schools.com This is an excellent resource for web statistics)
Embedding is still not DOWNLOADING so you are not violating copyright.
Embed a google gadget into widegets (content, and in html code)
Tool, internet options, advanced tab (scroll to very bottom), warn about certification address mismatch* should be enabled
Get embed code go to widgets--may have problems
FLASH VIDEOS
video format recommended is flash--compression is good without a loss of quality (so you end up with small formats) Get a plugin if using an apple mobile devices (phone or ipad)
Best practice to embed and provide link to download
.flv simulates streaming vs. .swf which requires them to download
98% of people have a flash plugin
If you have a video that isn't flash (.avi or .mov) then you can upload them to youtube to convert them to flash.
Best practice is to also include an URL
Interactive (SPACE JUNK is an example)
Can convert powerpoint to flash
*add voice
*good design
*consistent graphics
simple search for a plugin
Adobe Captivate, Articulate and Camtasia are free converters on the market. Camtasia is gigantic file sizes--recommended (Adobe Captivate)
Audacity is free and can be used for audio
SoftChalk
Technology needs to be helpful. Use the best format for the content you are trying to communicate.
Create the course and then look at it from outside of the class (overall, big picture)
FUSION 11 ePortfolio From beginner to Expert in 3 hours
Terri-Lynn Brown
What is an ePortfolio
What they are:
1.carefully selected items that help a learner reflect upon and possibly demonstrate an understanding of his or her learning
2.a powerful means of personalization
3. a powerful means of supportung universal design for learning
an authentic means of assessment
a tool controlled by the student (teacher doesn't necessarily see everything)
User centric
Flexible organization
Variety of applications
tagging artifacts
Integration with the learning environment
Support for social learning
Shift in assessment practice
Learning and assessment are part of the same process
learner agency is engaged towards
*assessing their own talents and aspirations
*planning a pathway towards meaningful purposes
Social Learning (may need a "shift in Instructor Thinking")
Can link to nav bar
Artifacts an object to put into a ePortfolio
Able to STRUCTURE
Able to Tag
Linking vs uploading : LINK--why duplicate storage!
Can use multiple tags in single field with commas, "quotation marks" for duplicate word tags
Collections are groups of things. Can tag collections for mega-tagging
Add by groups (with a tag) it will pull everything in with that tag (and continue to add as new items are added with that tag.
"Add Tag to List" is automatically "And" so do tags separately as different searches so it is an "or"
NOT A DUMPING STATION--REFLECT AND CHOOSE
Presentation
Theme (colors etc.)
Banner (Title Descriptions)
Reflections can be "Associated" (connected) to selected artifacts
Exploring: what has been shared with me
Different controls about what you control and with whom
Can have ePortfolio public or not public
Individual users or groups of people (create a "sharing group")
Can add internal or exteneral (ie grandma via an email address)
You can invite someone to view portfolio. The invite is available for 3 days. You can set the view for that user too
To export presentation, go into the presentation and then click on export from there. Sends as a zip file.
What is an ePortfolio
What they are:
1.carefully selected items that help a learner reflect upon and possibly demonstrate an understanding of his or her learning
2.a powerful means of personalization
3. a powerful means of supportung universal design for learning
an authentic means of assessment
a tool controlled by the student (teacher doesn't necessarily see everything)
User centric
Flexible organization
Variety of applications
tagging artifacts
Integration with the learning environment
Support for social learning
Shift in assessment practice
Learning and assessment are part of the same process
learner agency is engaged towards
*assessing their own talents and aspirations
*planning a pathway towards meaningful purposes
Social Learning (may need a "shift in Instructor Thinking")
Can link to nav bar
Artifacts an object to put into a ePortfolio
Able to STRUCTURE
Able to Tag
Linking vs uploading : LINK--why duplicate storage!
Can use multiple tags in single field with commas, "quotation marks" for duplicate word tags
Collections are groups of things. Can tag collections for mega-tagging
Add by groups (with a tag) it will pull everything in with that tag (and continue to add as new items are added with that tag.
"Add Tag to List" is automatically "And" so do tags separately as different searches so it is an "or"
NOT A DUMPING STATION--REFLECT AND CHOOSE
Presentation
Theme (colors etc.)
Banner (Title Descriptions)
Reflections can be "Associated" (connected) to selected artifacts
Exploring: what has been shared with me
Different controls about what you control and with whom
Can have ePortfolio public or not public
Individual users or groups of people (create a "sharing group")
Can add internal or exteneral (ie grandma via an email address)
You can invite someone to view portfolio. The invite is available for 3 days. You can set the view for that user too
To export presentation, go into the presentation and then click on export from there. Sends as a zip file.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Steve Binder How to Survive Teaching with a Sense of Humor
Teaching is like being a stand up comedian.
If you ask most teachers, they'd say they don't like standardized testing.
If you have a sense of humor as an educator it makes you human, makes you approachable.
Take more chances.
People are qwirky and things will go awry. Humor helps.
You can't control the wind, but you can control the sails.
Kindergartner: cute and look like toys, but they're psychotic.
Binder: We get old when we stop playing children's games.
We don't always know we are affecting kids.
It's not what you teach it's your attitude.
"I think we should videotape everyclassroom" to avoid he said/she said at parent/teacher conferences.
"Credit recovery" not "summer school".
The worst people in the office are the ones about to retire. The new faculty who have excess energy and activities.
Have the right to be happy.--Why can't we have that everywhere?
You don't HAVE to say those things, instead we choose to share.
Sometimes you're the only one who knows your doing a good job and you have to be ok with that.
Because an educator is a special person--look for 4 words: Oh, I get it.
If you ask most teachers, they'd say they don't like standardized testing.
If you have a sense of humor as an educator it makes you human, makes you approachable.
Take more chances.
People are qwirky and things will go awry. Humor helps.
You can't control the wind, but you can control the sails.
Kindergartner: cute and look like toys, but they're psychotic.
Binder: We get old when we stop playing children's games.
We don't always know we are affecting kids.
It's not what you teach it's your attitude.
"I think we should videotape everyclassroom" to avoid he said/she said at parent/teacher conferences.
"Credit recovery" not "summer school".
The worst people in the office are the ones about to retire. The new faculty who have excess energy and activities.
Have the right to be happy.--Why can't we have that everywhere?
You don't HAVE to say those things, instead we choose to share.
Sometimes you're the only one who knows your doing a good job and you have to be ok with that.
Because an educator is a special person--look for 4 words: Oh, I get it.
FUSION 11 Social Media for Teaching and Learning
Tanya Joosten
httlp://tinyurl.com/yafuqz
Asked students, some results:
I want to feel connected.
Frequent communication with instructor
need to feel connected to learn
I don't use email (email as something you use to talk to "old people")
I do use social media A LOT (go to social networking sites 5 days per week and check in 4 times a day for a total of an hour per day. Nearly three-quarters (72%) of online 18-29 year olds use these sites. 45% was result for teens)
71% want to receive text messges (American teen sends and receives 50 or more messages per day or 1,500 per month).
Social Media:
Has to have a profile and need to have a list of connection which can be shared
People sharing;everybody and anybody can share anything anywhere. Status-leveling. (??)
Push communication to where students live.
Creating a course fan page is recommended over group (newsfeed). Using it to complement D2L not replace it. Put link in the Nav Bar.
Facebook is like a ladder (to send information or comment on) to connect to other communities (on and off campus)
Still getting a lot of information just from the headlines or quick view of other info being shared
Socionomics (Check to see if new video is the one linked in course) (Link Re-Tweeted)
Pewinternet.org
Best Practices with Facebook:
Fan Page--you don't see their personal info and they don't see yours
Advise to choose an image that represents the class
Need to use it consitently (once every 2 weeks-not good) Best is 3-5 a week because you don't want to be overloaded/spammed with info.
Course announcements (no grades discussed or other private info)
Opt in (put course page in scavenger hunt during orientation)
Engagement, Learning, Presence
Students felt they were talking to a real prof, got to know "them" better, increased engagement,
Helped them manage time and stay organized
Facilitate interactivity and engagement
Expanding the classroom walls:experiential learning
Professional Development
Text message send to 4044 (assessment technique) with course Hashtag (called hex in Asia)
Network and Fellow colleagues
Social Media for educators (Joosten's book) Spring 2012
#edusocmedia
Edusocmedia.wikispaces.com
Youtube.com, Twitter.com (edusocmedia)
RSS GRAFITI
professorjoosten.blogspot.com
tanyajoosten.com
httlp://tinyurl.com/yafuqz
Asked students, some results:
I want to feel connected.
Frequent communication with instructor
need to feel connected to learn
I don't use email (email as something you use to talk to "old people")
I do use social media A LOT (go to social networking sites 5 days per week and check in 4 times a day for a total of an hour per day. Nearly three-quarters (72%) of online 18-29 year olds use these sites. 45% was result for teens)
71% want to receive text messges (American teen sends and receives 50 or more messages per day or 1,500 per month).
Social Media:
Has to have a profile and need to have a list of connection which can be shared
People sharing;everybody and anybody can share anything anywhere. Status-leveling. (??)
Push communication to where students live.
Creating a course fan page is recommended over group (newsfeed). Using it to complement D2L not replace it. Put link in the Nav Bar.
Facebook is like a ladder (to send information or comment on) to connect to other communities (on and off campus)
Still getting a lot of information just from the headlines or quick view of other info being shared
Socionomics (Check to see if new video is the one linked in course) (Link Re-Tweeted)
Pewinternet.org
Best Practices with Facebook:
Fan Page--you don't see their personal info and they don't see yours
Advise to choose an image that represents the class
Need to use it consitently (once every 2 weeks-not good) Best is 3-5 a week because you don't want to be overloaded/spammed with info.
Course announcements (no grades discussed or other private info)
Opt in (put course page in scavenger hunt during orientation)
Engagement, Learning, Presence
Students felt they were talking to a real prof, got to know "them" better, increased engagement,
Helped them manage time and stay organized
Facilitate interactivity and engagement
Expanding the classroom walls:experiential learning
Professional Development
Text message send to 4044 (assessment technique) with course Hashtag (called hex in Asia)
Network and Fellow colleagues
Social Media for educators (Joosten's book) Spring 2012
#edusocmedia
Edusocmedia.wikispaces.com
Youtube.com, Twitter.com (edusocmedia)
RSS GRAFITI
professorjoosten.blogspot.com
tanyajoosten.com
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
FUSION11 Using Jing to Add Video Feedback in Online Courses
http://www.techsmith.com/jing/
Can move sun around. Take off default to Launch on startup (leave blank)
Can make snapshot or video
Snapshot can add marks to it. Save as .png file on or send to screencast.com
2 Free gigabytes per month
Image first icon, video second
First icon on bottom is share via screencast.com
History keep images in the history (click on the sun, the middle is the history)
TIPS:
Don't move your mouse too much
Save to Screencast and copy the URL from the web address bar and it's ready for linking.
Is possible to embedd video right into webpage or course
Insert STUFF icon (3rd from the right)
FIND THE PDF FROM HIS RESOURCE LIST: Joesphy Zisk zisk@calu.edu
Can move sun around. Take off default to Launch on startup (leave blank)
Can make snapshot or video
Snapshot can add marks to it. Save as .png file on or send to screencast.com
2 Free gigabytes per month
Image first icon, video second
First icon on bottom is share via screencast.com
History keep images in the history (click on the sun, the middle is the history)
TIPS:
Don't move your mouse too much
Save to Screencast and copy the URL from the web address bar and it's ready for linking.
Is possible to embedd video right into webpage or course
Insert STUFF icon (3rd from the right)
FIND THE PDF FROM HIS RESOURCE LIST: Joesphy Zisk zisk@calu.edu
FUSION 11 Keynote Natalie Jeremijenko The New Entertainment System`
Natalie Jeremijenko The New Entertainment System: Why wrestling rhinoceros beetles, texting fish and building swamps is the new black.`
Roundabout the icon headless social movement
Humm...getting lost with all the science and no connection yet to eLearning.
Nope...never got there.
Roundabout the icon headless social movement
Humm...getting lost with all the science and no connection yet to eLearning.
Nope...never got there.
FUSION11 eLearning and Collaboration with Adobe Connect
Can connect through your mobile device. Support through a variety of phone formats is available.
Recording possibilities
Use headset microphone
Can move stuff around (size)
Can record and archive
Can have break out rooms (with whiteboard and share space) and then with single command can bring everyone back together
Ipad app GET THIS DOWNLOADED KARI (BUT some flash is not supported on the ipad so some stuff might not work)
Google Babble chat (translates chats into other languages)
Twitter Connect can be used for backchanneling
Talking Stick (check it out)
Connectusers.com officially adobe supported place for support (blog)
Survey option through (Hands up)
Connect Exchange (resources) (Hands-up is like clicker. You can see how individual responded)
Voice overIP is standard audio.
Instant Response is integrated into AdobeConnect. I use Poll Everywhere - works in D2L easily and with PPT. http://bit.ly/c46Vo
Recording possibilities
Use headset microphone
Can move stuff around (size)
Can record and archive
Can have break out rooms (with whiteboard and share space) and then with single command can bring everyone back together
Ipad app GET THIS DOWNLOADED KARI (BUT some flash is not supported on the ipad so some stuff might not work)
Google Babble chat (translates chats into other languages)
Twitter Connect can be used for backchanneling
Talking Stick (check it out)
Connectusers.com officially adobe supported place for support (blog)
Survey option through (Hands up)
Connect Exchange (resources) (Hands-up is like clicker. You can see how individual responded)
Voice overIP is standard audio.
Instant Response is integrated into AdobeConnect. I use Poll Everywhere - works in D2L easily and with PPT. http://bit.ly/c46Vo
Monday, July 11, 2011
FUSION 11 Multimedia in Desire2Learn Solutions
Annette Beck, University of Iowa
Shevaun Stocker, University of WI-Superior
Pam Martin, D2L
SUMIT a homegrown dynamic tool that is integrated into an ever changing digital curriculum
Kind of like a personalized youtube (you can comment on it)
Can highlight and comment on specific moments in video
Backend System -- too techy for me
Not scalable
Hard to stay ahead of accessibilty issues (and mobile)
PRESENTER #2
Uses JING and Screencast (A unique URL)
Tips:
Keep it short and specific
Organize your thoughts, but no scripts
IS D2L coming out with software tool for us within the LMS?
PRESENTER #3 (Pam)
Mix up for variety (must still be the right vehicle)
Address different learning styles
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Can personalize
Embedding Code
FlashVideos
Steraming is always better for copyright issues
compression is good
Powerpoint
Convert to flash
convert to pdf
add voice
Audio Files
AUDICITY (free)
5 minute maximum length
TIP Embed the video and a link to a quick file to the same video
Shevaun Stocker, University of WI-Superior
Pam Martin, D2L
SUMIT a homegrown dynamic tool that is integrated into an ever changing digital curriculum
Kind of like a personalized youtube (you can comment on it)
Can highlight and comment on specific moments in video
Backend System -- too techy for me
Not scalable
Hard to stay ahead of accessibilty issues (and mobile)
PRESENTER #2
Uses JING and Screencast (A unique URL)
Tips:
Keep it short and specific
Organize your thoughts, but no scripts
IS D2L coming out with software tool for us within the LMS?
PRESENTER #3 (Pam)
Mix up for variety (must still be the right vehicle)
Address different learning styles
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Can personalize
Embedding Code
FlashVideos
Steraming is always better for copyright issues
compression is good
Powerpoint
Convert to flash
convert to pdf
add voice
Audio Files
AUDICITY (free)
5 minute maximum length
TIP Embed the video and a link to a quick file to the same video
FUSION11 Leveraging Social Media & Mobile Technology to Imporve Student Success and Retention
96% of millenials have joined a socila network
Facebook added 100 million users in 9 months
If Facebokk were a country it would be the world's 3rd largest
80 % of Twitter usages is on mobile devices
52 students using socialnetwork 14% faculty
50 % of students already use social media for discussing assignments (other students)
only 5% use it to communicate with faculty
50% like use for formal T & L bume do not like friendling or following faculty
Research indicates that the more engaged students are, the more likely they are to persist.
Engagement means connecting students to faculty, students, learning materials,
On average 49% of students have smart phones nearly all have text-capable phones
CONNECT YARD
Privacy in tact
Bundles Social Media
Can send to whole class or private
Community development
Flexiblility
Shallow learning curve
Based on FTE for campus pricing. 500 users is smallest group.
Facebook added 100 million users in 9 months
If Facebokk were a country it would be the world's 3rd largest
80 % of Twitter usages is on mobile devices
52 students using socialnetwork 14% faculty
50 % of students already use social media for discussing assignments (other students)
only 5% use it to communicate with faculty
50% like use for formal T & L bume do not like friendling or following faculty
Research indicates that the more engaged students are, the more likely they are to persist.
Engagement means connecting students to faculty, students, learning materials,
On average 49% of students have smart phones nearly all have text-capable phones
CONNECT YARD
Privacy in tact
Bundles Social Media
Can send to whole class or private
Community development
Flexiblility
Shallow learning curve
Based on FTE for campus pricing. 500 users is smallest group.
FUSION 11 I didn't know I could do that!
Tami Echard, Georgia Virtual School
Courtney Perrin, Georgia Virtual School
Personalizing Courses
Userlinks (teacher can add links)
FAQs
Surveys
Quicklinks
Announcements/iFrames
Grading-Name Schemes
Userlinks
1. Allows you to quickly link important items
2. Easy way to add favorite or userfuls sites
3. Have students suggest sites
(Can organize who you'd like. You can't edit in the userlink widget. Be careful it goes to whole class and not to your personalize list otherwise whole class won't be able to see it.) (Can create a new category or add to an existing.Description shows to you and not to students. Even on Global bar it is only per class.) Can call links a "bookmark"
FAQ
Goes to the port.
Great place to store information that needs to be repeated throughout different start dates.
Keeps teachers from answering the smae question repeatedly.
Ease of use and access allows a wealth of information (class practices, test format, grading and assignment reminders) to be distributed with ease.
Can ask tech support to copy or copy/paste the FAQs (or we might be able to) from course to course or semester to semester.
SURVEYS
Poll students easily.
All students a role in decision making (ownership).
Easily determing (and store responses) alternative assignment options for students.
QUICKLINKS
Can add a video, website, etc.
Can be added in quizzes under the feedback section.
ENHANCING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Utilizing web 2.0 tools
1. iFrames
2. Embed codes
Attachment option
Shows up at bottom of screen.
Some versions of d2l have glitches with the iFrames
Can change websetting so the popup to allow or not allow this content message doesn't allows come up.
Courtney Perrin, Georgia Virtual School
Personalizing Courses
Userlinks (teacher can add links)
FAQs
Surveys
Quicklinks
Announcements/iFrames
Grading-Name Schemes
Userlinks
1. Allows you to quickly link important items
2. Easy way to add favorite or userfuls sites
3. Have students suggest sites
(Can organize who you'd like. You can't edit in the userlink widget. Be careful it goes to whole class and not to your personalize list otherwise whole class won't be able to see it.) (Can create a new category or add to an existing.Description shows to you and not to students. Even on Global bar it is only per class.) Can call links a "bookmark"
FAQ
Goes to the port.
Great place to store information that needs to be repeated throughout different start dates.
Keeps teachers from answering the smae question repeatedly.
Ease of use and access allows a wealth of information (class practices, test format, grading and assignment reminders) to be distributed with ease.
Can ask tech support to copy or copy/paste the FAQs (or we might be able to) from course to course or semester to semester.
SURVEYS
Poll students easily.
All students a role in decision making (ownership).
Easily determing (and store responses) alternative assignment options for students.
QUICKLINKS
Can add a video, website, etc.
Can be added in quizzes under the feedback section.
ENHANCING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Utilizing web 2.0 tools
1. iFrames
2. Embed codes
Attachment option
Shows up at bottom of screen.
Some versions of d2l have glitches with the iFrames
Can change websetting so the popup to allow or not allow this content message doesn't allows come up.
FUSION 11 Meaningful Conversations: Best Practices for Using D2L Discussion Tools
Marsha Conley
Grade their own--with cut and paste evidence
Set release conditions that they can't see others ideas until after they've done their own work by having students go to dropbox first. Set restiction to discussion board. Then students see other discussions but only after they've forumulated thier own opinions/work. DB is for further work.
Can pin your postings--Instructors can ensure their message is at the top of the board by hitting "pin message" box under textbox withing composing message.
Discussion Rubric Example (check online resources for this rubric).
Replying guideline (have to reply to the person above you and below you).
Two deadline method is used by many (separate dates for posts and replies).
Set default as "Reading style" (vs grid style) open and easy to read. Each student can switch it (then see topics vs lost themes thru threads)
Requirement to edit all subject lines or no credit--interesting. More thought about their writing.
Student-led discussions (change students role).
Grade their own--with cut and paste evidence
Set release conditions that they can't see others ideas until after they've done their own work by having students go to dropbox first. Set restiction to discussion board. Then students see other discussions but only after they've forumulated thier own opinions/work. DB is for further work.
Can pin your postings--Instructors can ensure their message is at the top of the board by hitting "pin message" box under textbox withing composing message.
Discussion Rubric Example (check online resources for this rubric).
Replying guideline (have to reply to the person above you and below you).
Two deadline method is used by many (separate dates for posts and replies).
Set default as "Reading style" (vs grid style) open and easy to read. Each student can switch it (then see topics vs lost themes thru threads)
Requirement to edit all subject lines or no credit--interesting. More thought about their writing.
Student-led discussions (change students role).
Elements of Accessible eLearning--In Action
Sandra Earl
How does a screen reader assist an individual who is blind
Reads the contents of teh page aloud
Identifies different HTML page componets suc as headings, links and images
Idenitifes input fields and hlps users switch from keyboard commands to inputting texts.
NVDA www.nvda-project.org
How does a screen reader assist an individual who is blind
Reads the contents of teh page aloud
Identifies different HTML page componets suc as headings, links and images
Idenitifes input fields and hlps users switch from keyboard commands to inputting texts.
NVDA www.nvda-project.org
FUSION 11 Beyond the Lecture Room: Leveraging Presentation Capture and Rich Media Webcasting
D2L Capture
Key Platform of D2L recently acquired. Innovative line of lecture capture and webcasting solutions for broadcasting
Compete solution to presentation capture and rich media webcasting
Rich media= speaker video and presentaiton slides/desktop
webcasting = 1 to many streaming to multiple views online. Scalable and robust.
Delivered live, on-demand, or both.
Doesn't use as much broadband width.
Recording locally. Seemless recording (vs webconferencing is dependent on the internet)
Need both components:
1. Capture Stations
A. Station 300 (hardware and software)
B. Capture Sotware (software only)
2. Capture Portal
A. Hosting (on cloud)
B. Server Software (on-premise)
Key Platform of D2L recently acquired. Innovative line of lecture capture and webcasting solutions for broadcasting
Compete solution to presentation capture and rich media webcasting
Rich media= speaker video and presentaiton slides/desktop
webcasting = 1 to many streaming to multiple views online. Scalable and robust.
Delivered live, on-demand, or both.
Doesn't use as much broadband width.
Recording locally. Seemless recording (vs webconferencing is dependent on the internet)
Need both components:
1. Capture Stations
A. Station 300 (hardware and software)
B. Capture Sotware (software only)
2. Capture Portal
A. Hosting (on cloud)
B. Server Software (on-premise)
FUSION 11 Key Note Jonah Lehrer with Thinking About Thinking: The New Science of Learning
Running uphill from fire (moving faster than you).
Sometimes we're just thinking about problems in the wrong way.
Moments of Insight
1. Comes out of Nowhere
2. We know it is just right.
C.R.A.P.
Pine, crab, sauce (apple)
A. 30 mileseconds (surge of activity in the brain, in right hemisphere)
B. They can look at scans and predict that an epiphany would come. Alpha waves when you're relaxed.
Turn the spotlight of attention inwards
So focused on trying to focus. So when the noise of the world drowns out, when you stop making progress, then stop searching for it.
2. Tip IMPORTANCE OF GRIT
Kids lowest grit, most likely to drop out.
Quarterbacks have high grit. The dumber you are, the better you are going to perform as a quarterback (on wunderlicks test)
RELY ON THESE INTUTIONS THAT YOU'VE DEVELOPED
Grit seems to mediate and allows you to manuever the challenges (stick with it even when sore and bruised).
Trained instincts and intuitions.
#3 The importance of making mistakes.
How does intuition get so smart?
Dopamine (pleasure drug, recognizes patterns too)
Dopamine gets bored quickly.
Test: two groups ("Good job, you are so smart" vs "Good job you must have tried so hard") The kids who were praised for trying harder scored 30% higher.)
Be constantly confronted/challenged.
#4 Importance of not eating the marshmallow.
Have one marshmallow right now you can eat, or wait 15 minute and you can have two.
Average waiting time 2 minutes.
"High Delayer" Properly allocate their attention. Short term suferring for a long term reward.
Attack grit by 1)giving kids the right, reasonable and effective goals and 2) let the kids have the experiences.
Sometimes we're just thinking about problems in the wrong way.
Moments of Insight
1. Comes out of Nowhere
2. We know it is just right.
C.R.A.P.
Pine, crab, sauce (apple)
A. 30 mileseconds (surge of activity in the brain, in right hemisphere)
B. They can look at scans and predict that an epiphany would come. Alpha waves when you're relaxed.
Turn the spotlight of attention inwards
So focused on trying to focus. So when the noise of the world drowns out, when you stop making progress, then stop searching for it.
2. Tip IMPORTANCE OF GRIT
Kids lowest grit, most likely to drop out.
Quarterbacks have high grit. The dumber you are, the better you are going to perform as a quarterback (on wunderlicks test)
RELY ON THESE INTUTIONS THAT YOU'VE DEVELOPED
Grit seems to mediate and allows you to manuever the challenges (stick with it even when sore and bruised).
Trained instincts and intuitions.
#3 The importance of making mistakes.
How does intuition get so smart?
Dopamine (pleasure drug, recognizes patterns too)
Dopamine gets bored quickly.
Test: two groups ("Good job, you are so smart" vs "Good job you must have tried so hard") The kids who were praised for trying harder scored 30% higher.)
Be constantly confronted/challenged.
#4 Importance of not eating the marshmallow.
Have one marshmallow right now you can eat, or wait 15 minute and you can have two.
Average waiting time 2 minutes.
"High Delayer" Properly allocate their attention. Short term suferring for a long term reward.
Attack grit by 1)giving kids the right, reasonable and effective goals and 2) let the kids have the experiences.
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