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Distance Learning E-News |
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Monthly Newsletter from CNM's Distance Learning Department November 2006 |
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DL Leadership Team
Brian Ditmer
Rafael
Martinez
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What's Happening Kudos to Jo Ann & Brian Ø Distance Learning (DL) received second place honors in the categories of “Best Interaction with Visitors” and “Best Treats/Favors” at the CNM Explore the Majors Fair. Thanks Jo Ann and Brian for having the DL Department stand-out during the event. Ø Check out our new web site! Our new address is: http://www.cnm.edu/depts/dl . Remember to update your bookmarks with the new address and let your students know of the change. WANTED: Faculty Advisory Team Members Ø Distance Learning is looking for participants to join the DL Faculty Advisory Team. This team will be made up of faculty members from across the institution. The DL Faculty Advisory Team will meet twice a term and play a key role in strategic planning within the DL Department. To volunteer or for more information, please contact Xeturah at xwoodley@cnm.edu by November 10, 2006.
Announcements
Registration open for e-Learning 2007 Conference
Dates: February 17-20, 2007 Click on the link below for more information and to register online: http://www.itcnetwork.org/elearning2007.htm Drop-In Labs Open for All Faculty As part of the OIC course, we’ve scheduled drop-in lab times for the participants in the OIC course. Until the end of the term, the labs are as follows: Thursdays, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm in MS-101 Fridays, 9:00 am – 11:00 am in MS-102 Since the class sizes are small this term, we’re opening up the drop-in labs for all DL faculty members. If you want to drop-in to get some help with WebCT, Respondus or other DL course issues, or just need some uninterrupted computer time, please feel free to stop by. Teaching Tips Post Expectations In the Beginning On the second or third day of the course, I like to post a message to my students letting them know what they can expect from me for the rest of the semester. I include information on the things they most care about:
I also use it as an opportunity to remind them of my drop policy. Remember, duplication is critical online. In the end, it makes a difference for the students because they are well set-up for the rest of the term. Click here to see and example of the message: EXAMPLE: What to expect . For more great teaching tips and examples, check out the Teaching Resource Center on the DL website! This online teaching tip was provided by Xeturah Woodley, Director of Distance Learning. Xeturah has been teaching online for over 11 years . If you have a tip you would like to share in an upcoming issue of the DL E-News, please send it to Jo Ann Bell at jbell35@cnm.edu. We will select one or two tips per issue. |
Faculty Spotlights Biology online…Is that possible???? Ask this month's faculty spotlight participants and they say "Yes, it is!" This month's faculty spotlight shines on two of CNM's DL Biology Professors, Mark Danley and Shawn Wright. We asked them a few questions and here is what they had to say about teaching online: Question: Mark, what courses do you teach online? Answer: BIO 139L-Human Anatomy & Physiology for non majors. Question: In addition to your online courses, have you used distance learning to enhance your face to face courses? Answer: I use WebCT to enhance all my other courses in introductory biology, and Majors Anatomy & Physiology lecture and labs Question: What do you like to do when you’re not teaching? (Hobbies) Answer: I also enjoy spending time with my partner and our 15-year-old son. We plan activities together whenever we are all available, which can be difficult when dealing with our son’s basketball practice or the restoration work he’s doing on his car. Also, I used to be a professional actor...To learn more about what Mark had to share, please click on the link below. To take a look at one of Mark's online courses, choose the link below and login using dlvisitor as the username and password.
Question: Shawn, what courses do you teach online? Answer: Biology 239 - Microbiology, Biology 123 - Introductory Biology for Health Science Majors; and Biology 124L - Intro. Biology Laboratory. Question: What do you like to do when you’re not teaching? (Hobbies) Answer: When not involved in school work I focus mostly on Gardening, raising chickens and turkeys and Fly Fishing/Camping. Question: As an online instructor, what role do you see distance learning playing in the future education of students? Answer: I have seen that this mode of delivery is extremely important for some of my students. Their very busy lives leave them little time for the typical structured lecture class. Online instruction gives them flexibility. For my classes I have found that I am able to provide my online students with an increased coverage of many of the topics discussed in class. Since I do not have to “take time” for the class discussion I can extend my lecture presentation of the materials to be covered. I can take more time to develop and explain a concept. Working with Peter Hurley and his staff I have been able to produce many videos of my lecture materials and the students seem to find this material both interesting and understandable…. To learn more about what Shawn had to share, please click on the link below. To take a look at one of Shawn's online courses, choose the link below and login using dlvisitor as the username and password. Each month we will shine our spotlight on distance learning faculty members at CNM. If you would like your course considered for inclusion in a future faculty spotlight, please email Jo Ann Bell at jbell35@cnm.edu . Faculty spotlight members are selected and contacted for an interview monthly by the Director of Distance Learning.
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