In this photo: Jory Hadsell (SCC), KC Boylan (FLC), Jennifer Kraemer (FLC), Dipali Buch (FLC) and Gerry Tryhane (FLC).
Here’s a diagram I developed to demonstrate how to use a single Twitter feed + hashtags to update multiple D2L course accounts.
Presented to the Student Services Steering Council today on issues of mobile technology. Lots of good ideas in the room. Hope to help those folks with one or two great pilot projects in the spring. Here’s the presentation (PDF).
For details, visit http://flcworkshop.wikispaces.com
What better way to determine what a course is really “about?”
“I then give students a week to comb through their notes and their books to come up with passages for identification, short answer questions, and essay exams. The deal I always make is that if the students come up with an adequate number of smart questions, then I’ll draw the exam entirely (or close to it) from their questions, and will usually post it as a study guide a day or two in advance of the final.”
Full article here.
In early January 2011 LRCCD will be upgrading to the newest version of the D2L System, 9.1. The upgrade will bring us many improvements to existing functions and some new tools as well. Detailed information about the changes and improvements here.
Mis-quoted, mis-attributed article (in case you care):
http://www.news10.net/news/story.aspx?storyid=104263&catid=2
FLC News D2L Widget to follow (I want to record a video of the process, and I need to check one last technical thing)
Strategic Planning Feedback – I tried to champion support for innovation and mobile issues. Make yourself heard!
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