Teaching Strategies and Best Practices on Moodle Webinar
This link below will take you to my latest professional development 90 minute webinar that addressed Best Practices and some teaching strategies for teaching on moodle. I focus more on the actual teaching issues that technical issues in this webinar.
Webinar on How to Pass Moodle QAP
This link will take you to my recorded Webinar that addresses meeting distance learning standards dictated by the CCC QAP (Quality Assurance Plan) I am also attaching my powerpoint that went along with the webinar. I suggest watching this before submitting your moodle course (courses) for review. You have to COPY and PASTE this long link into your browser address bar to access the recorded Webinar. It takes a minute to download.
https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2011-10-20.1359.M.7DF39A26A4FE14BD0711ED7FF491D0.vcr&sid=voffice
Click here to download moodleqap
Click here to download challengesspe1
Continue the Conversation – Challenges for Faculty…..
This coming Monday and Tuesday I am presenting with Roberto Muffoletto Director of the Vasa Project at the North Carolina Community College Faculty Conference in Raleigh NC.
We had so much to cover in our Challenges for Faculty Presentation I am posting my PowerPoint here and asking those who attended to comment about the presentation and/or add to the list of challenges we face or post any solutions you may have to the ones we shared.
Click Here to Download Challenges POWERPOINT Presentation
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE CHALLENGES PRESENTATION I GAVE TODAY ON BLACKBOARD COLLABORATE
If you have any SOLUTIONS to any of these issues and challenges please post them here! Lastly try to stay POSITIVE as you navigate this new terrain.
Noel – Levitz Presentation
Five Years of Title III: Successes, Challenges, and Words from the Wise(er)
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Presenters: Patrick Keough & Donald Staub – Carteret Community College
Presented at the Noel-Levitz National Conference on Student Recruitment, Marketing, and Retention in Denver on July 26, 2011.
The purpose of our presentation was to give a brief overview of what we have accomplished – qualitatively and quantitatively – through the course of the Title III grant (which ends in September of this year). To achieve the overall goal of increasing retention at the College, the grant has three primary objectives: Advising, Distance Learning, and Outcomes Assessment. This presentation highlighted the retention efforts we have made in each of these three areas, with particular attention to the successes and challenges of implementing each.
I focused on the Distance Learning Component and addressed all the DL initiatives T3 enabled us to pursue over the past 5 years to include Black Board Boot Camp, Distance Learning Pioneer Program, Online Tutoring, and the various Dl workshops and conferences we were able to send the staff and faculty to since the grants inception.
For more details about our presentation click to our Title III Blog.
Final Months of Title III Funding
We are entering the final months of receiving our Title III grant. Looking back over the past 5 years I feel very good about what we as a college have accomplished in Distance Learning with the various instructional initiatives Title III enabled us to pursue. All in all I believe T3 has benefited the college and all our distance learning endeavors. Looking back I would have to say that pre-planning and fluid “open / transparent” communication between the T3 Project Director and myself the Director of Distance Learning was one of key’s to the success of our campus wide distance learning professional development initiatives.
There is no doubt in my mind that the faculty and staff at Carteret Community College are more proficient both technically and in their online teaching methodology because of the funding and support that came from Title III. Since the inception of the grant the Distance Learning department has conducted over 150 DL workshops to approximately 1500 “repeat” college staff and faculty in these professional development activities, in addition to proving funds for off campus conferences, workshops and seminars.
Once CCC received the grant the first thing our T3 Project Director Don Staub did was have me create a T3 Blog to post anything and everything that related to Title III at our college. This was an effort to make the entire process transparent. Anyone can go to the T3 Blog and our CCC Distance Learning Blog and learn about all the professional development and college enhancement activities Title III supported through grants and the purchase of instructional and distance learning technologies.
The following are some of the primary distance learning highlights “successes” supported by Title III.
• Distance Learning Pioneer Program
• Online Tutoring Service Pilot Program
• Blackboard Boot Camp
• NC3ADL Regional and State Wide Conferences
• Online Retention
• Peer Review “QAP” Online Course Evaluation Project
• Assessing Distance Learning
• Moodle “Train the Trainer” Project
• Moodle Migration Initiative
As of now over 50 staff and faculty have participated in the DL Pioneer Program which has positively impacted the online courses we offer here at CCC. Faculty have more tools and technology for doing an effective (and innovative) job teaching their courses in the online environment and have been given training both on campus and off in a variety of e-learning and instructional design “best practices”.
As we head into the final months of the grant it is imperative that we expand on the strong foundation Title III has helped us build here at Carteret Community College. There’s no doubt that the culture here at CCC has changed for the better as far as embracing technology and the latest instruction design best practices for e-learning. Our online courses incorporate a variety of “rich media” in order to address the different learning styles of our students. This would not have happened so extensively across campus if it wasn’t for the aggressive and ongoing training provided through T3 funding and support.
Our challenge is to put procedures in place so we can continue expanding upon the many successes T3 has helped us attain in Distance Learning over the past 5 years. The Distance Learning Advisory committee is in the process of developing a policy and procedure manual for distance learning. Many of these policies and procedures have been inspired by what we learned through all our T3 sponsored projects and initiatives.
Our goal is to continue to build on the momentum we’ve gained over the past 5 years thanks to the Title III grant. We have seen the culture at CCC change (evolve) over the past 5 yeare to embrace technology and online tools and applications in order to be on the “cutting edge” of online education – Title III has been a catalyst for this change in attitude and has added to the confidence of our staff and faculty to make the seamless transition from the traditional classroom environment to online instruction.
Video and Written Testimonials by Staff and Faculty.
Joseph Croom from CCC Student Services commented about a Title III sponsored conference, “This was an amazing conference, it was my first NC3ADL conference…something that made me really open my eyes. I learned so much about student services, and how to make sure that they are accessible by all. I was able to meet so many different people, from different jobs, at different colleges that brought a variety of perspectives on DL, and its place in the world today. I was able to get many new ideas that I plan to work with my department Student Services and the college overall to make Carteret Community College a great place to work, teach, serve and learn.
I thoroughly enjoyed going to the sessions on the NCCCS Help Desk, the Online Student Services, Google Apps for Education, and the great Skype presentation on Moodle.
Though it scares me, it excites me…stepping out on the ledge…driving the engine of Student Services, getting them up the hill and down the other side. I came back with great suggestions, so much energy, and great comments…the Registrar’s Office decided today to add live chat to their website.
I am so excited about the ideas swirling in my mind…causing waves of DL energy!! I hope that I will be able to go next year and the regional meeting in March….!!!!
CCC Anatomy and Physiology Instructor Phillip Morris stated, I was greatly impressed with the NC3DLA conference. From the level of organization to just how incredibly informative the conference was. Kudos to those involved in putting the whole thing together. I came away with knowledge and ideas that I hadn’t even imagined. The first thing I took with me is how many improvements I can make to my online courses. It doesn’t matter how good you think they already are there is always room for improvement. I personally am now aware at how deficient my courses are in the area of accessibility for special needs students. I will certainly work to correct that. Also, seeing what is now out there in the area of online science labs impressed me. From the late-night-lab presentation and demonstrations to the virtual microscope software available, all I kept saying was “wow”. Always something new, always changing. As a new faculty member, it also gave me a chance to really get to know some of my colleagues here at CCC. It was a group of great people and great educators. People who love what they do. It was a great experience.
5 Minute Moodle Training Screen Casts
I am in the process of creating a series of short 5 minute training videos on Moodle. Below are the first 3 I have created that introduce you to the Moodle interface and explain the various resources, activities and design schemes for moodle. Just copy and paste each one of these links below into a new browser window. I will be adding to this series in the weeks to come. You can also click here for my 90 minute moodle basics webinar.
Training Video 1.) http://screencast.com/t/aCQgWEIt
Training Video 2.) http://screencast.com/t/sIdwanRwd
Training Video 3.) http://screencast.com/t/uJtXGHUR
You can also CLICK HERE for Moodle Training Videos on all aspects of moodle. This is a great resource!
Moodle Training at CCC
We are moving forward with Moodle training at CCC. We hope to be completely migrated over to Moodle by June 2012. I am linking my first Moodle overview webinar if you missed. I will also be conducting Moodle training throughout the summer both hands on and in webinar format.
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE RECORDED 90 MINUTE WEBINAR
or copy and paste this link into a new browser window
https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2011-04-27.1246.M.5874D71690BD4DE30C4E0229FE68E5.vcr&sid=voffice
NC3DLA Eastern Regional Conference 2011
We had 17 colleges represented at this years Eastern Regional Conference @ Carteret Community College with a total of 58 participants at the college and another 40 participating in the 3 webinars that were done live during 3 sessions. The 3 presentations are linked below. More will be linked as I get them. Feel free to post your comments, concerns, issues and observations about the CHALLENGES we as faculty are facing in 2011 and beyond.
You can also address a variety of issues directly related to the new roles, demands and expectations on college faculty members in 2011. Most college faculty no longer teach 100% of the time in the traditional classroom environment. Course management systems like Moodle and Blackboard have empowered teachers and students alike with a variety of new options, applications and communication tools for delivering and receiving viable and dynamic instruction. Most instructors no longer have to be at any given place (office or classroom)) thanks to wireless communications and applications like skype, Blackboard, Moodle and Elluminate when teaching their classes, however many of the traditional 20th Century expectations are still applied to online faculty by college administrators. Faculty are also expected to check-in to their online classes over weekends and on holidays with no additional compensation and spend countless hours developing, retooling and upgrading their online courses. The role of faculty is changing (evolving) rapidly and this webinar will be a conversation about these changes and offer suggestions for adapting (surviving) in the world of e-learning.
JUST CLICK AND DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATIONS BELOW – THE WEBINAR RECORDING WILL BE LINKED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS
DLWorkflow (Not Work Slow) Presentation
FreshwaterBestPracticesDLFaculty.2011
Assessing Distance Learning Courses
Moodle vs. Blackboard
Click Here for the webinar session recording
Eastern Regional DL Conference Hosted by CCC
CCC will be hosting the Eastern Region Distance Learning Conference on Friday, March 18, 2011 from 9 am – 3 pm. You are all invited to attend this wonderful conference! Workshops include Distance Learning best practices, SoftChalk (www.softchalk.com), Assessing DL courses, Skype (www.skype.com), GoogleDocs and many more! Thanks to Title III, ALL CCC faculty and staff will be able to attend! But you need to register! (Registration also includes lunch!) Please register by February 21, 2011.
Click Here register or copy and past the link below to your address bar.
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=vynkfneab&oeidk=a07e3ai9egc151fa874
To view the agenda for the conference, click here: 2011 NC3ADL Eastern Region Conference Agenda
To view a campus map, click here: CCC Campus Map
If you have any questions or concerns, please email or call me.
Thank you!
Pre-Ah Hill, MS
Instructional Technologist
Carteret Community College
3505 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
252-222-6395
252-222-6397
NC3DLA Conference Presentations
I appreciate all the great feedback about the recent NC3DLA conference Title III sponsored (funded) for us. You can access and download all the presentations that were given by CLICKING HERE. Please consider giving a presentation at our Spring Regional conference that will be help at CCC 3rd Friday in March. I always come away from these conference with new ideas and inspiration for my online teaching.
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