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Course Management
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These links will take you to the
home page for the course management systems we use at APSU. |
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Blackboard,
the home page. You can create a
"Behind
the Blackboard" account and participate in instructional
design discussions and software use. |
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WebCT
provides a similar
support link for faculty,
discipline specific discussions
dealing pedagogy, resources for your students can be found there. |
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RODP General
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For a complete look at the
Regents Online Degree Program, click the icon
Or, take
this
direct link to the RODP faculty web, an area designed to provide
the information you need to consider teaching online, submit a course proposal, develop and
teach a course for the RODP, and stay current with professional
development activities. If you just need the course proposal
form, click
here
for the html, and
here
for the doc. The PDF is coming. |
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Support Tools and Activities |
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Online Information |
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APSU Course Management System and Media Training
Schedule
will be announced in the daily announcements
delivered in university email |
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Impatica
for Blackboard is here! You can access the information needed to download a
version for our desktop. Impatica for PowerPoint simply converts the PowerPoint file into a compressed format that is optimized for streaming over the Internet. The Impatica file is typically 95% smaller than the PowerPoint HTML files.
Download the install file at: \\Aplims1\Shared_Drive\Impatica |
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Whichever version of Lectora you want to use, you
can see the software in action in a
web demonstration here.
Remember - Lectora is designed to interface straight to the web too. |
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Respondus is now available
locally - build your
tests in Windows based Word and load it to Blackboard or WebCT.
Download the install file at: \\Aplims1\Respondus |
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http://branchout.swlearning.com is a new
Thompson South-Western website aligning interactive tools to transform
learning |
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Listserve Links
Freeware
and shareware Openworld
Authoring Tools. You might want to download and test this
solution...there is a free download at the bottom of the page. |
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Regular satellite sessions on Distance
Learning - Printed materials and video tapes from
PBS, Dallas Community College and other providers are available at the
distance education office - 221-1014. This resource continues to grow and has proved
valuable in developing and continuing distance learning efforts. |
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ADA Issues and Requirements, |
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Copyright Issues Online |
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Cheating and Plagiarism Using the Internet
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Creative
Strategies for Tough Financial Times |
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The REAL
Cost of Online Courses |
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Cyberinsecurity? Prevention and Protection Solutions |
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Untangling
the Web: Making Online Teaching and Learning Accessible |
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Interactive
Television and Video Based Instruction |
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Interactive Television
(ITV) Information -
links and contacts surrounding the delivery of instruction using
videoconferencing. |
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Videotape Course Information -
A Listing of providers:
These sites
provide information on video and streaming course options. We are
a member of the TBR Media Consortium, we receive a special price
when we route requests for these course resources through the
consortium. You can go to these providers and take a look at what
they offer.
Annenberg/CPB
Coast Learning Systems
Dallas Telelearning
Intelcom
PBS ALS
*INTELECOM has a new offer
available to members of the TBR Media Consortium, contact the Distance
Learning office for more information. |
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Copyright
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http://www.copyright.gov
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Accessibility |
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As part of that
process (funded through the American Foundation for the Blind -
http://www.afb.org
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series inviting adult educators to learn more about issues of
sight -- how it works, what happens when it doesn't, how to
develop strategies to assist learners with low/no vision, etc.
etc. You might want to take a look at the AFB site as regards
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Intellectual Property
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General Listings from
Michigan Virtual University
Center for Intellectual Property
2004 Annual Symposium
Merlot Multimedia Educational
Resource for Learning and Online Teaching is a free and open resource
designed primarily for faculty and students of higher
education. Links to online learning materials are collected
here along with annotations such as peer reviews and
assignments. |
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Newsletters, Journals and
Magazine Resources |
Technical and Pedagogical
Information
The
Learning MarketSpace newsletter is a merger of The Learning MarketSpace and The Pew Learning and Technology Program Newsletter,
posted with permission.
The Center for Academic
Transformation,
http://www.center.rpi.edu/,
serves as a source of expertise and support for those in higher
education who wish to take advantage of the capabilities of
information technology to transform their academic practices.
Syllabus
magazine is the only monthly publication that focuses on
technology in higher education. The magazine is available in
print or electronic form. The website stays current with the
use of technology in teaching, learning, and administrative
activities. Take a look, you will enjoy it!
Online Technology
Source Author Forums,
a peer-reviewed bimonthly periodical published by
the
Michigan Virtual University,
providing thoughtful, illuminating articles that will assist educators
as they face the challenge of integrating information technology tools
into teaching and into managing educational organizations.
http://www.magnapubs.com -
Magna Publications, Inc. is a
well-known communications company that publishes higher education
newsletters, and manages onsite and audio conferences.
The Technology
Source
http://ts.mivu.org
Home Page:
http://horizon.unc.edu
Occasional Papers -
http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~ncsall/research/occas.htm
PEW Newsletter Information
http://www.center.rpi.edu/PewGrant/Rd2Less.html
http://www.center.rpi.edu/PewGrant/rd2award.html |
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Conferences
and Seminars |
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Blackboard
hosted Webinars: These webinars are designed to offers free,
in-depth information from product experts to help you evaluate our
products and services from the convenience of your office computer.
These Webinars are an ongoing effort by the folks at Blackboard to
familiarize users with the course management system and the power it
provides.
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The 10th Sloan-C
International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN):
http://www.aln.ucf.edu/
Sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
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Call for Papers
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