Do You Have a
Textbook In You?
After years of
teaching, most of us probably have a textbook in us. Learn how to assemble,
create and distribute your first book. Thomas Harrop, MGD Lead, Red Rocks Community College
In this session Thomas went step by step on
how to publish your own book (textbook), what important things to remember, and
what to keep in mind. And then he went over these three websites that will
publish your book:
- https://www.lulu.com/
- http://www.blurb.com/
- https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/?ref_=kdpgp_p_us_psg_kw_ad63
It was interesting to me because I do wish to publish a book one day. I thought of it when I was teaching Communications at ITT-Tech. I wished I could make it easier for students and have a more useful information in the textbook instead of very complex and full of terminology that students will never remember and use. I will learn more about this process and be able to provide some information to our faculty, if some will express an interest.
CU Online
Creation Station- Videos with the Touch of a Button!
In the spring of
2017, CU Online adapted the Penn State One Button Studio™ model and designed a
˜Creation Station™ for faculty. CU Online not only adapted this idea, but also created
additional media solutions specifically designed for faculty. The Creation
Station allows faculty to create high quality audio and video with the push of
a button! Amy Arnold, Academic
Services Senior Professional, University of Colorado Denver.
Great
session and a great service, but I am not sure if Regis has the budget and resources
for that.
Be the ONE in the
DRIVEr’s Seat! Using OneDrive for Course Design Collaboration and More
Explore Microsoft
OneDrive, with a special focus on using the tool for course development project
management. All attendees will have the opportunity to observe use of the tool and
learn more about online collaboration best practices. Grace Whiteaker, Instructional Designer, CCCOnline
OneDrive
allows you to sync (including SharePoint online team sites), share, and collaborate
on all files anywhere and anytime across PC and Mac in Office 365.
I have Office 365 and OneDrive on my devices, but I didn’t have a chance to use
OneDrive yet. So, this session was very informative on how this team is using
it, and made me go and read more about OneDrive.
Best Video
Recording Practices for Flipping Your Classroom
Get guidance and
practice on best video recording techniques when considering the “Flipped
Classroom” method for students. Anne Banister, Videographer,
Red Rocks Community College
Anne
is a great asset for RRCC. In her presentation she talked about why flipping
your classroom is a great idea, what to consider, technical aspects, and more.
Designing Explorations
Leverage
technology and instructional design to create meaningful and effective
opportunities for students to engage with content. See some examples from
CCCOnline, and be inspired to create your own! Jessica Gagnon, eLearning Technologist, CCCOnline
In
this session they talked about enhancing courses with Spry (Accordion), Tabs,
Knowledge checks, and Articulate Storyline. We are already using most of them
in our courses, but it was good to see how other colleges use them and what
they are focusing on.
CU Denver’s
Canvas Migration
Come hear from CU
Denver about their migration to Canvas. Christian Bell, Regional
Director, Canvas, Dave Thomas, Director of Academic Technology, CU Denver
In
this session, Dave Thomas stated that Canvas is “the best documented LMS out
there.” He shared that the moving transition from Blackboard to Canvas was
fairly easy. However, the transition would have been even better if they have
done these things in the first place:
- Use Canvas help desk
- Batch interface is good enough (takes 4 years to lean bugs out)
- Build better comm pathways
- Get students involved
It was an excellent presentation and great insights, but we are not changing our LMS anytime soon. So, I guess it was good to learn why some colleges prefer Canvas over others.
Transform your Online Discussions by Creating Presence Creatively
Increase student
interaction, see and hear your students’ emotions and allow your students to
connect in a more human way through creative online software. Create a topic
for your students, learn how students participate through text, voice, video or
cellphone and load it into your LMS. Joan Anderssen, Faculty/Economics and Finance, Arapahoe Community College, Denise Lefort, Faculty/Business, Arapahoe Community College
Removing
Roadblocks to Student Success: Simplifying Access to Digital Content
“Things are
continuing to come together”, says Amy Sorensen, ProfHelp at Colorado Community
Colleges Online. Join us to learn
how CCCOnline & Labyrinth Learning partnered to simplify access to etexts
and digital content without the need for license keys or access codes. Amy Sorensen, ProfHelp, CCCOnline; Kristin Rivedal, Learning Management Systems Administrator,
CCCOnline; Jodi Noll, Business Development, Labyrinth Learning
Hybridize the
Learning Experience
Discover some
guidelines and considerations for developing a hybrid or blended course and how
to replace the F2F classroom meetings that will be missing. Make F2F meetings
more precious and re-design certain parts of your course content so it can be
delivered and learned in an online environment. Design your course
so that it has 3 tracks of learning: F2F class meetings, regular assignments,
and online/independent study learning opportunities. Another major challenge is
to make these learning tracks interweave with one another so that they are
connected to common course objectives. Tim Kochery, Senior Instructional Designer, Laramie County Community College
Show Me the
Makerspace: The How and Why of Makerspaces in Higher Ed
Explore the foundations
of maker education such as definitions, pedagogy behind maker education, best
practices for beginning your makerspace, and resources that include Higher Ed
makerspaces locally and across the country. The bottom line? Makerspaces are
about the construction of knowledge by learners, not the technology you adopt. Brandon Poulliot, Technical Support Specialist, Laramie County Community
College; Dr. Rebecca M. Reese, Laramie
County Community College,
Senior Instructional Designer.
- Makerspaces: https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7095.pdf
- Introducing MakerSpace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3xhnD2yjss
- What is a MakerSpace? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLEJLOB6fDw
- Makerspaces - The Future of Education: Marc Teusch at TEDxLuxembourgCity
- Join MakerSpace now: http://www.makerspace.com
