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05
Jan
2016

Next Generation Learning Environment

categories: announcement, Desire2Learn (D2L), Digital literacy, distance learning, distributive learning, educational technology, information technology, instructional technology, learning objects, technology literacy

Pathways for a Next Generation Learning Environment

A short meeting to introduce you to the “Pathways for a Next Generation Learning Environment” project (Phase 1). http://www.asa.mnscu.edu/educationalinnovations/projects/ngle/index.html

Next Generation LE Project

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

11:00 am | Central Standard Time (Chicago) | 1 hr

Join WebEx meeting

Meeting number:

633 316 768

Join by phone1-866-469-3239 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada)1-650-429-3300 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)Access code: 633 316 768Toll-free calling restrictions

Add this meeting to your calendar. (Cannot add from mobile devices.)

Notes:

Dick McMullen and Lesley meeting for site admin trainers.

moving from LMS to LE realizing that it is a mash up, rather then only the systems (especially commercial ones).

cloud hosting.
MnSCU self-hosted D2L instance is experiencing some issues with possible increasing feature loss

ASA Technology Council. RFP (recommended timeframe)

Schoology, Canvas, Moodle hosting companies, BB and D2L were contacted.

http://www.asa.mnscu.edu/educationalinnovations/LE/2015NextGenLE/Next%20Gen%20LE%20RFI_December%202015.pdf

my question was about Drupal, Joomla, Django, Sakai:
http://www.academia.edu/1675990/Adventures_in_Open_Source_-_Moodle_Mahara_Drupal_et._al._at_Purchase_College

15
Dec
2015

parameters for academic technology

categories: Digital literacy, information technology, instructional technology, technology literacy

Cloud-hosted solution: http://www.businessinsider.com/why-amazon-is-so-hard-to-topple-in-the-cloud-and-where-everybody-else-falls-2015-10

content interchange/exchange between the solution and LMSs and adheres to LTI 1.2 global standards:

D2L and BB, it also integrates with Canvas, Moodle, Sakai, BrainHoney https://bwhs.brainhoney.com/Welcome.vp/page.htm , Schoology https://www.schoology.com/, Jenzebar http://www.jenzabar.com/, LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability^® 1.2)

1.2 https://www.imsglobal.org/specs/ltiv1p2

11
Dec
2015

convocation winter 2016

categories: audio editing, badges, Bring Your Own Device BYOD, clickers, Digital literacy, gamification, gaming, information technology, instructional technology, social media, technology, technology literacy

Short link the information below on the IMS blog: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?p=4441 and even shorter one: http://scsu.mn/1RsQErr

Weds 6^th–

Session I 10-11:15 Voyageurs North (Atwood)

Title
Engage your students: connect CMS (D2L) to social media to enhance the learning process.

Plamen Miltenoff and Emil Towner

Join us online via Adobe Connect: http://scsuconnect.stcloudstate.edu/ims (please login as a “guest” and use your real name)

Outline

In this rapid succession of examples, one can experience a showcase how to enhance students’ engagement by modernizing D2L experience through connection with social media. Bring your own examples and participate in a discussion, which aims finding the right tools for your class and field of study.

Audience:
beginners to advanced

Prerequisite:
come with your own social media accounts: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Vine

Outcomes:

By the end of this session, the participants will have an idea about peculiarity of each of the social media tools: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Vine

By the end of the session, the participants will be familiar with the integration of each of the social media tool into D2L

By the end of the session, the participants will be able to asses to what extent each particular tool fits their field of study

By the end of the session, the participants will be able to compare the pedagogical advantages and disadvantages of the social media tools compared to D2L

Useful links to contact us via social media:
IMS blog: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims
IMS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InforMediaServices?ref=hl
IMS Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCSUtechinstruc
IMS Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/scsutechnology/
IMS Instagram: http://instagram.com/scsutechinstruct
IMS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_UMIE5r6YB8KzTF5nZJFyA
IMS Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/115966710162153290760/posts/p/pub
IMS LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/scsuinstructionaltechnology

Plan – Plamen Miltenoff:

Introduce each other and share the reason and interest to attend this discussion; what are the expectations from this discussion
We offer free technical assistance in a close relationship with your pedagogical goals:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/10/06/technology-instruction-available-free/
Why social media in education? What are the advantages, disadvantages?
Please consider the following presentations as a foundation for this discussion:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/04/08/lms-and-social-media/

Please consider the following survey about your opinion regarding social media in education:

*http://aidemoreto.polldaddy.com/s/social-media-in-education*
please have the short link: http://scsu.mn/1Z8EFFx

most recent contemplations about blogs and social media in general:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2016/01/01/4507/

D2L and Facebook
What is the problem with D2L? https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/04/09/lms-as-a-concept-under-scrutiny/
Facebook in a learning environment MUST BE conducted using a Facebook group.
Unless the instructor is SPECIFICALLY using h/er FB account strictly for educational reasons and there is no personal content, the instructor can create a class-related group, with their personal FB account. While the account is personal, the FB group has NO access to the personal FB account.
Facebook Page is different from Facebook Group. The first is commercially oriented and thus, not recommended and to a great degree not suitable for educational purposes.
Facebook Provides New Admin Tools for Managing Page Communication
Facebook Improves News Feed for Slower Network Connections:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/12/13/improvements-in-social-media-tools/
Facebook group account can be used for: discussions, sharing materials / visuals, calendar
D2L Discussions compared to Facebook Group discussions – http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/facebook-groups-pages/313736
D2L content compared to Facebook Group Wall
D2L calendar compared to FB calendar
D2L news RSS compared to FB Group alert.
D2L and Twitter
microblogging of 140 characters is often viewed as limiting. However, it can be the ultimate test how well students understand the learning material: making someone sum up in 140 characters what they learned this particular week in their class can take a lot of rewriting.
D2L allows a widget on its main page, where students can view and tweet. Students also can view and tweet from their mobile devices.
Tweeting during class is becoming mainstream in K12, also called “backchanneling.” Harnessing peers help to understand a concept discussed in class can save both time and efforts on the instructors’ side
Twitter is “making your twitter.com timeline more immersive by uncropping photos, so you can experience and present them as they were meant to be viewed.” https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/12/13/improvements-in-social-media-tools/
D2L and Instagram
Instagram is a social media service, which allows both still images and videos (15 sec).
The bottom-line to evaluate if fitting your field of study is: can the content be narrated or is it much better if visualized. If the latter, Instagram can be your salvation for quick and dirty way to bring imagery, instead of trying to explain by words.
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/10/14/instagram-apps/
Instagram can be shared vertically across Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and other platforms.
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/09/25/pinterest-and-instagram/
Instagram in the classroom
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/09/15/instagram-in-the-classroom/
Master Instagram in 8 Simple Steps https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/09/11/how-to-master-instagram-in-8-simple-steps/
D2L and Pinterest
QR codes are used by Lorie Crane from Nursing as a gamification techniques for students to learn human bones. The disadvantage of the QR codes is that they physically are placed in the classroom. Pinterest can provide the same gamification environment, but the students can access it anywhere/anytime with their mobile devices. The links to the pin[s] can be provided in the D2L : content area (as learning materials/readings), discussion area, News area. They can be also used as part of the D2L quizzes
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/09/25/pinterest-and-instagram/
Instagram defines and shapes brands while Pinterest sells brands.
Pinterest is about curating and discovering information.
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/09/25/pinterest-and-instagram/
Using hashtags: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/07/13/3-things-you-didnt-know-you-can-do-on-pinterest/
16 Ways Teachers Use Pinterest https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/02/10/16-ways-teachers-use-pinterest/
Free Pinterest-Style Education Service Hosts Common Core Teaching Aids https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2013/11/20/free-pinterest-style-education-service-hosts-common-core-teaching-aids/
Teachers on Pinterest – A Great Resource for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2013/11/02/teachers-on-pinterest-a-great-resource-for-teachers-educational-technology-and-mobile-learning/

D2L and Vine
Vine is a social media services, which provides the ability to share 7 sec videos. Vine is becoming more popular then Instagram (15 sec videos), with the simplicity to create short videos. Students can take sequence of short videos, which amount to 7 sec to reflect the main points of a project. E.g.: chemical reaction, biology dissection, progress of engineering planning, solving a math formula.
URL to the vine can be posted in the D2L discussion area for further collaborative effort or for peers’ and instructions evaluation
Vines are a click away from a FB group page or, with the right handle and hashtag, to a Twitter discussion
The bottom-line to evaluate if fitting your field of study is: can the content be narrated or is it much better if visualized. If the latter, Vine can be your salvation.
How to Create Social Videos With Your Smartphone https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/01/10/social-videos-with-your-smartphone/
D2L and YouTube, EdPuzzle (https://edpuzzle.com/), etc
YouTube Unveils New Trending Tab
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/12/13/improvements-in-social-media-tools/

Per SCSU IT disclaimer: MediaSpace (Kaltura) is a free, cloud-based video repository solution for campus that allows faculty and staff to upload and distribute video and audio content for academic or administrative purposes. Facilitators will discuss potential uses of MediaSpace for campus, demonst rate how to create Webcam and screen recordings, upload audio/video, and embed or link to MediaSpace content from D2L or a web site. YouTube is owned by Google and the integration, including statistics and analytics by Google are way beyond MediaSpace. The only selling point of MediaSpace is the FERPA requirement by MnSCU to host privacy data on a MnSCU owned server
Google+
Google+ is indirect competition with any CMS, D2L included, with its GOogle Classroom platform (https://classroom.google.com/ineligible). K12 and higher institutions are outsourcing to GMAIL and with Google Hangouts (Skype also), one can share video, audio and desktops, which makes Adobe Connect + D2L way behind in integration even before Google Drive is mentioned.
Google Introduces Shared Albums in Google Photos:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/12/13/improvements-in-social-media-tools/
8 Ways to Use Google+ Hangouts for Your Business https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/09/23/google-hangouts/You can record hangouts directly to your YouTube channel for future use.For private Google+ Hangouts, choose Google+ Video Hangouts, which allow you to have up to 10 participants in a video chat that is accessible only to the people invited.

Plan – Emil Towner:

General stats on integrating social media and things to consider

Here is a link to view the presentation I’ll use: https://prezi.com/esw2sbjp425o/integrating-social-media-aspects-to-consider/
NOTE: Perhaps we could open up with this; I can cover it in 5-7 minutes and set the stage for the rest of the session)

Integrating LinkedIn Assignments

See the attached Integrating-Social-Media (PowerPoint saved as PDF)
I can cover this in 5-15 minutes, just let me know what you prefer

Integrating Facebook Groups

I will show a couple of groups that I have used
I can also come up with an “exercise” that participants can do, just let me know: (1) if you want me to and (2) if participants are suppose to have a Facebook account that they can log into during the session

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Session K 2-3:15: 2PM Wed, Jan 8. Location: CH455

Title
Engage your students: gaming and gamification in the learning process.

Outline

As part of the broader discussion, a short discussion segment to form and agree on definitions and terms regarding games and gamification. Another short segment to seek consensus if this SCSU campus is ready to departure on the path of gamifying education. After several examples, of how games are used in education and gamification techniques, a discussion on how gaming and gamification can be streamlined amidst shrinking budget and increasing workload. More details and information about gaming and gamification at: http://scsu.mn/1F008Re

Audience:
beginners to advanced

Outcomes:

By the end of this session, the participants will have a working definitions on play, games, serious games, game-based learning, digital game-based learning, gaming, gamification and badges. (more at http://scsu.mn/1F008Re)

By the end of the session, the participants will be familiar with the possibilities for integration of games in the educational process and for gamification of the educational process.

By the end of the session, the participants will be able to asses to what extent games and gamification fit their field of study

Plan:

Introduce each other and share the reason and interest to attend this discussion; what are the expectations from this discussion
We offer free technical assistance in a close relationship with your pedagogical goals:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/10/06/technology-instruction-available-free/
Your Brain on Video Game
http://www.zaption.com/present/566b26d4cbda6b1c1c482aa6
(use presenter, ask for mobile devices)
Work on the definitions: play, games, serious games, game-based learning, gaming, gamification and badges
How does the nation-wide call for games and gamification fit in the MnSCU, SCSU, personal plan as instructor
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/11/18/immersive-journalism/
Examples for gaming the learning process
Examples for gamification of the learning process
Discussion on how gaming and gamification fits the personal interests and curricula in various disciplines.
More:
Digital game-based learning levels up digital literacies: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/05/31/dgbl-and-digital-literacies/

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Friday 8^th

Session M 10-11:15: CH 455

Title
Present and be presented: engage your students with modern ways to share information

Outline

Two trends plague education: the swamp of PowerPoint presentations and the lack of visual literacy. In this rapid succession of examples, one can experience a showcase of various cloud-based tools, which brings visual presentations way beyond PowerPoint and align with the Millennials demand for current social interaction. A discussion on how relevant these tools are to various disciplines and details on improving the interaction among instructors and students during the presentation. Ongoing discussion about design as part of visual literacy and the difference between blended learning and technology integration.

Audience:
beginners to advanced

Outcomes:

By the end of this session, the participants will have understand the movement “Death by PowerPoint” and will understand the advantage of cloud-based presentation tools to MS PowerPoint

By the end of the session, the participants will be familiar with several tools, which successfully replace PowerPoint and well beyond.

By the end of the session, the participants will be able to asses to what extent games and gamification fit their field of study

By the end of the session, the participants will be able to discriminate between technology integration and blended learning.

Plan:

Introduce each other and share the reason and interest to attend this discussion; what are the expectations from this discussion
Effective presentations: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2016/01/07/effective-presentations/
More
TIs on this topic are offered for in-class, hands-on working sessions:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/11/17/presentation-design-and-tools-for-psy-101/
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/10/06/technology-instruction-available-free/
Blended Learning vs. Tech Integration
http://www.zaption.com/tours/564e04b454706db03182fb62
(use presenter, ask for mobile devices)
Death by PowerPoint: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/09/30/4003/
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2013/11/11/death-by-powerpoint/
PowerPoint alternatives: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/11/19/powerpoint-alternatives/
Zaption and Zaption Presenter
EdPuzzle https://edpuzzle.com/
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/02/19/edpuzzle-flipped-lessons/
crops the video so one can watch only a segment. Does not make much sense, since YouTube gives an URL to the reference point, but it allows instructor’s audio feedback. It is still too much “instructor’s proprietary” and not so much students-engaging as Zaption Presenter and Kahoot.
Kahoot and clickers
Powtoon https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/11/11/powtoon-as-ppt-alternative/
ITTT https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/11/24/ifttt/
videonotes for flipped lessons https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/12/04/videonotes-for-flipped-lessons/
Other presentation tools for teaching, including free image sources and other multimedia sources:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=presentations&submit=Search
presentation templates: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/09/23/presentation-templates/
21 Top Presentation Tools for Teachers : https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/08/27/presentation-tools-for-teaching/
Voice Over Presentation: solutions – https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2015/04/28/voice-over-presentation-solutions/

07
Dec
2015

competency-based education

categories: announcement, Millennials, Project Based Learning, student-centered learning

How Nightingale College Moved 70 Students to CBE in Just 2 Weeks

WEBINAR | December 8, 2015 | 1:00pm ET

Chances are, you’ve heard of competency-based education (CBE). Your institution may be just starting to explore CBE, or you might already be developing some courses or programs and would like to learn more. That’s why we’ve invited Nightingale College to talk about how they got started with CBE and how they were able to roll it out to 70 students in just two weeks.

Nightingale College wanted to start offering competency-based courses but quickly ran into problems because their LMS couldn’t support it.

Join us on December 8 for a live webinar with Nightingale College to find out:

•    Why CBE is an ideal model for their “nontraditional” students
•    How they support self-paced learning and use tools to track student progress
•    What the initial program results are, including feedback from students and faculty
•    Why they chose Brightspace as their technology platform for CBE course delivery

03
Nov
2015

Face-to-Face vs. Online Learning

categories: e-learning, instructional technology, learning, mobile learning, student-centered learning

Face-to-Face vs. Online Learning: Why Is It Either/Or?

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/face-to-face-vs-online-why-either-or-matt-levinson

Too often, adults assume the worst about kids’ online behavior instead of seeing the best. The facts are that teens know how to build community online — and they’re already doing it. A recent Pew survey of teens and online behavior (as reported by The New York Times) revealed:

57 percent of American teenagers age 13 to 17 say they have made a friend online. Nearly three in 10 of the teenagers surveyed said they had a network of more than five friends they had made through the internet. The vast majority, 77 percent, of these relationships don’t culminate in an actual meeting.

7 Stages of Development

There’s a clear path to online learning, matched with strong face-to-face interactions. Schools should be nimble enough to incorporate both modes of learning. And what does the path to successful digital learning look like? Here are the stages of development:
1. Clean up infrastructure.

2. Go 1:1.

3. Find the right LMS.

4. Consider ergonomics and surfaces.

5. Embrace teamwork and collaboration.

6. Communicate with and educate the parent community.

7. Find the right consortium for online learning.

The “Why” of Technology Adoption

02
Nov
2015

Educause 2015

categories: gamification, gaming

Gamify! Play! Learn! Turn Campus Resources into Exciting Learning Experiences

Thursday

Oct 29th, 2015

4:30 PM – 5:20 PM

Eastern Time

Sagamore Ballroom 3

Domain: Advancing the Academic Mission (includes Teaching and Learning)

Gamify! Play! Learn! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ybAjj3jQNDOOdJJX_7I5eKf8fflPnvW62g_BG0ow04I/edit#slide=id.p4 https://gamification.delta.ncsu.edu

slide 6

Gamification is the use of game mechanics and
game design techniques in non-game contexts.

Gamification uses the natural desire for competition, achievement, status, altruism and/or collaboration (depending on the personality type).

slide 8 Gamification Mechanic Types

Objectives: A behavioral mechanic type, requiring the user to take action for the reward.
Progression: Move the user through the content.
Feedback: Informing the user of their status

Gamification Mechanic Benefits Each gamification mechanic result in one or more benefits.

Gamification Personality Types

People are motivated to play games differently.

Explorers: Pride themselves in exploring all facets of a game or the context surrounding it.

Killers: Driven by player vs player competition. Always comparing themselves to others.

Socializer: Prefers to chat, play cooperatively, and share game experiences with others.

Achievers: Look to achieve all objectives available in a game. Desires to beat the game itself.

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Adaptive Learning in Online Learning: Results from an Ongoing Evaluation

Wednesday

Oct 28th, 2015

11:40 AM – 12:30 PM

Eastern Time

Wabash Ballroom 2

Domain: Advancing the Academic Mission (includes Teaching and Learning)

Session Type: Concurrent Session

This session will present results from an evaluation of the integration of RealizeIT adaptive learning technology into three fully online courses: General Psychology, Pathophysiology for Nursing Practice, and College Algebra. Presenters will discuss the impact on students, faculty, and the university.

http://www.educause.edu/sites/default/files/library/presentations/E15/SESS015/EDUCAUSE%2BAdaptive%2BLearning%2BRealizeIT%2B10.28.15.pptx

Adaptive learning systems provide each student with a personalized learning experience, adapting the presentation of the content, and possibly the assessment to the individual ability of the student
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Badges: A New Mode for Faculty Development

Wednesday

Oct 28th, 2015

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Eastern Time

Poster Sessions, Exhibit Hall H-K

Domain: Advancing the Academic Mission (includes Teaching and Learning)

Session Type: Poster Session

Co-developed by Learning Technologies and the Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Indiana University, a digital badge pilot (badges.iu.edu) was launched to support faculty professional development and growth. This session will cover the competency levels, topics of study, and the badging platform to document levels of achievement.
Outcomes: Understand the basics of a three-tiered framework for digital badges * Review the online badging platform * Explore topics for faculty development

http://www.educause.edu/annual-conference/2015/badges-new-mode-faculty-development

http://badges.iu.edu/
http://www.educause.edu/sites/default/files/library/presentations/E15/PS18/Educause2015.pptx

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Open Digital Badges: Microcredentials and the Higher Ed Landscape

Wednesday

Oct 28th, 2015

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Eastern Time

Poster Sessions, Exhibit Hall H-K

Domain: Advancing the Academic Mission (includes Teaching and Learning)

Session Type: Poster Session

Because they contain claims and evidence and circulate in networks, open digital badges are transforming credentialing. We will highlight the findings from a two-year study of 29 badge development projects, introduce a new project supporting badge innovation in major learning management systems, and interactively discuss the future of badges in higher education.
Outcomes: Understand the open badge ecosystem and how it benefits learning in higher education * Review digital developments in badge delivery * Discover contexts for the future of badges. Daniel Hickeyhttp://www.educause.edu/library/resources/where-badges-work-betterA Framework for Interactivity in Competency-Based Courses: http://er.educause.edu/articles/2015/8/a-framework-for-interactivity-in-competency-based-coursesBadging in a Learner-Centered Context http://er.educause.edu/multimedia/2015/8/badging-in-a-learner-centered-context

Mozilla Open Badges 101: Digging into Badges (a webinar)

personalized learning or competency-based does not resolve it. GPA does not respond to employers search
regimenting credentials. digital representation of of skill or achievement. represent achievements on the web. social status (foursquare). granular, evidence-based and transferable. badge ecosystem (across multiple areas), this is why open badges; open system. Open Badge Standard: issuer information; earner information; criteria URL; evidence URL; Standards Alignment; Taxonomy Tags

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Data Visualization: The What, the Who, and the How

(overlaps with infographics)

Wednesday

Oct 28th, 2015

2:30 PM – 3:20 PM

Eastern Time

Meeting Room 231-232

Domain: Analytics, Business Intelligence, and Data Management for Planning

Session Type: Concurrent Session

Data visualization tools are becoming much stronger and are now targeted at a much wider audience. This panel will explore what we should be trying to do with data visualization, who will be doing it, and how we might support and steer it.
OUTCOMES: Identify multiple opportunities for use of data visualization * Learn about multiple user communities, including those not centrally managed * Explore ways to support users and steer them toward good practiceshttp://www.educause.edu/sites/default/files/library/presentations/E15/SESS029/Data%2BViz%2BEducause%2B151028%2BFINAL1.pptxslides 7: What works well for technically savvy developers may not work for faculty or staff without those same credentials.

Data Wrapper
Raw
Infogram
Tableau
- Oracle suite of OBIEE (Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition) has been very successful for CSU
- Cognos (IBM) is another tool that is very popular for developers and has been used by USG central office
- D3 (For Data Driven Documents)
- Fusion Charts
- Chart js
- Google Charts

slide 11: Two primary design goals supported through Data Visualization:

Discovery and Exploration

–What story is the data telling you

–Identify patterns and exceptions

Decision-making

–Compare, contrast, choose

–Explain, make a point, decide

slide 15:

qTo communicate

qPresent more clearly or more forcefully than would be accomplished with text or tables

qReports, dashboards, infographics, etc.

qTo discover

qAllow us to see what would be difficult or impossible to see if not presented in a useful visualization

qRealm of research but moving into the mainstream

qCan same visualization serve both purposes?

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iPad, You Pad, We All Pad: Transforming Teaching and Learning

Wednesday

Oct 28th, 2015

2:30 PM – 3:20 PM

Eastern Time

Meeting Room 237-238

Domain: Advancing the Academic Mission (includes Teaching and Learning)

Session Type: Concurrent Session

California State University Northridge, Lynn University, and Jackson State University have all deployed one-to-one iPad tablet initiatives, with the objectives to increase student engagement and learning, improve the quality of teaching materials, and decrease student costs. This session will discuss the transformational educational opportunities afforded by the iPad and highlight technology and pedagogical lessons learned.
Outcomes: Learn about the transformational impact of one-to-one iPad initiatives in the classroom * Understand the need for extensive faculty development and faculty adoption strategies * Appreciate deployment and support challenges====================

The Avalon Video and Audio Repository for Libraries and Beyond

Wednesday

Oct 28th, 2015

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Eastern Time

Poster Sessions, Exhibit Hall H-K

Domain: Digital Scholarship, Libraries, Publishing, Curation, and Open Access

Session Type: Poster Session

The Avalon Media System provides an open-source streaming media solution, based on Hydra/Fedora repository technologies, focused on delivery of library media collections, but it is finding other uses, including support for publication, teaching and learning content, and digital scholarship. As a result, new features enhance support for additional research and instructional use cases.
Outcomes: Understand the problems Avalon solves * Understand the extended use cases addressed with Avalon, both present and intended future * Learn how best to engage with the Avalon project.========================

Karuta: Design Your Own Portfolio Process

Wednesday

Oct 28th, 2015

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Eastern Time

Poster Sessions, Exhibit Hall H-K

Domain: Advancing the Academic Mission (includes Teaching and Learning)

Session Type: Poster Session

The Karuta Open Source Portfolio, currently under incubation by the Apereo Foundation, offers dramatic flexibility for designing portfolio workflows with rubrics to assess learning outcomes. Karuta is LTI enabled for integration with the LMS for easy access and transfer of evidence of learning. Subsequent releases will add functionality for showcasing as well as reporting. Outcome: Learn how Karuta can flexibly support your programs and institution through leveraging its functionality

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Supporting the Discovery and Adoption of Open E-Textbooks

Wednesday

Oct 28th, 2015

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Eastern Time

Poster Sessions, Exhibit Hall H-K

Domain: Digital Scholarship, Libraries, Publishing, Curation, and Open Access

Session Type: Poster Session

The California Open Education Resources Council comprises faculty from the three CA higher education systems working together to identify open textbooks for high impact courses. The selected open textbooks are in the process of being peer reviewed and curated in the CA Open Online Library.
Outcomes: Identify quality open textbooks for general education, high-impact courses * Learn how to interpret textbook peer reviews with a faculty-created rubric * Understand how to reference these resources for the discovery of quality no- or low-cost materialshttp://www.educause.edu/sites/default/files/library/presentations/E15/PS58/COOL%2BEducause%2BPoster%2B2015.pdf

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Seminar 12P – Six Secrets for Evaluating Online Teaching (separate registration is required)

Tuesday

Oct 27th, 2015

12:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Eastern Time

Meeting Room 241-242

Domain: Advancing the Academic Mission (includes Teaching and Learning)

Session Type: Afternoon Seminar

What makes online teaching different from face-to-face teaching? How can we tell when it’s done well? Faculty members, administrators, and IT leaders will learn six evaluation “secrets” from the authors of the new book Evaluating Online Teaching. You will leave this seminar with use-them-now strategies, tools, and templates to take back to your campus.
OUTCOMES: Distinguish online content and practices that “count” as teaching behaviors * Design self-, peer-, and administrative-evaluation analytic tools * Develop a 6-stage, campus-wide program for evaluating online teachinghttp://www.educause.edu/annual-conference/2015/seminar-12p-six-secrets-evaluating-online-teaching-separate-registration-required

10 Handout – Forms and Resources

3 MB, PDF

http://www.educause.edu/sites/default/files/library/presentations/E15/SEM12P/10%2BForms%2Band%2BResources.pdf

09 Handout – The Institutional Life Cycle

224 KB, PDF

08 Handout – Ten Principles Operationalized

355 KB, PDF

07 Handout – Checklist for Campus Readiness

140 KB, PDF

06 Handout – Institutional Audit

305 KB, PDF

05 Handout – The Three I’s

188 KB, PDF

04 Handout – Penn State Faculty Online …

87 KB, PDF

03 Handout – Online Teaching Competency …

173 KB, PDF

http://www.educause.edu/sites/default/files/library/presentations/E15/SEM12P/03%2BChecklist%2Bof%2BCore%2BCompetencies%2Bfor%2BOnline%2Band%2BBlended%2BTeaching.pdf

02 Handout – Sample Course B

229 KB, PDF

http://www.educause.edu/sites/default/files/library/presentations/E15/SEM12P/02%2BSample%2BCourse%2BB.pdf

01 Handout – Sample Course A

241 KB, PDF

http://www.educause.edu/sites/default/files/library/presentations/E15/SEM12P/01%2BSample%2BCourse%2BA.pdf

00 Workshop Presentation File

12 MB, Powerpoint Slides

00 Book – Evaluating Online Teaching: …

http://www.educause.edu/sites/default/files/library/presentations/E15/SEM12P/20151027%2BSix%2BSecrets%2Bfor%2BEvaluating%2BOnline%2BTeaching%2B-%2BEDUCAUSE.pptx

80 KB, Off-site resource

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Reimagining Learning Space Design across the Disciplines

Thursday

Oct 29th, 2015

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM

Eastern Time

Meeting Room 235-236

Domain: Advancing the Academic Mission (includes Teaching and Learning)

Session Type: Concurrent Session

Learn how the University of Pittsburgh is creating a scalable classroom model for active learning on a traditional campus. Administrators, faculty, and instructional technologists and designers recently collaborated to reimagine legacy large-enrollment lecture halls. The focus of this session is on the learning space design process across the disciplines.
Outcomes: Identify and apply the principles of active learning associated with learning space deign * Understand the design process * Assemble an effective learning space design teamhttp://www.educause.edu/annual-conference/2015/reimagining-learning-space-design-across-disciplines

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Thinking Digitally: Advancing Digital Literacy with Personalized Learning Tools

Thursday

Oct 29th, 2015

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM

Eastern Time

Wabash Ballroom 2

Domain: Advancing the Academic Mission (includes Teaching and Learning)

Session Type: Concurrent Session

The session will outline a scalable framework for integrating digital literacy in higher education curriculum, supported by tools that allow for active and personalized learning. Research and examples from Georgia State University’s experience implementing a pilot program will be used as a catalyst for interactive discussion and idea generation.
Outcomes: Understand the value of incorporating digital literacy into curriculum * Select from emerging personalized learning technologies to support digital literacy across diverse academic scenarios * Adapt a methodology for developing partnerships to advance digital literacy across the organizationhttp://www.educause.edu/annual-conference/2015/thinking-digitally-advancing-digital-literacy-personalized-learning-tools===============

What’s That Droning Overhead?

Thursday

Oct 29th, 2015

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM

Eastern Time

Meeting Room 201-202

Domain: Risk Management

Session Type: Concurrent Session

A discussion of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) and drone activities that either take place on campus or impact a campus from the outside. The state of federal aviation regulations and guidelines for drones will be covered. Attendees can share their experiences with official and rogue drone activities at their institutions.
Outcomes: Learn about the drone devices in use, from miniature to massive * Understand the impact of drones on academic institutions, for better or worse * Learn what drone activities are legally allowable, banned, or discouragedhttp://www.educause.edu/annual-conference/2015/whats-droning-overhead

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4vcm8Bg5pkcWFlaQ1J3b3duc2M/view

5. Using small unmanned aerial vehicles today is similar to the “fair use” of media

http://www.dronesurvivalguide.org

Resources – Higher Ed Drone Policies
The Ohio State University
Iowa State University
Indiana University
University of Kansas
Penn State University
University of New Mexico

The Association of College and University Policy
Administrators (ACUPA, acupa.org)

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Mobile Computing

Thursday

Oct 29th, 2015

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM

Eastern Time

Meeting Room 239

Session Type: Discussion Session

Join this lively discussion and discovery of innovative and functional uses and support for mobile computing. We will explore creative ideas for projects using mobile devices in teaching, learning, and administration. Topics may include hardware, applications, tools, special uses, wireless and mobile connectivity, web services, support issues, and security.

http://www.educause.edu/annual-conference/2015/mobile-computing

27
Oct
2015

proctoring

categories: announcement, Digital literacy, e-learning, information literacy, technology literacy

How to Secure Your Online Testing

November 4th, 2015 | 02:00 PM EDT | 11:00 AM PDT

https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=lobby20.jsp&eventid=1062657&sessionid=1&partnerref=ecampus&key=C2DA1A7D321C3D295D4AAE257CFCB844&eventuserid=128438299

Please click the link below to attend.

http://event.on24.com/wcc/r/1062657/C2DA1A7D321C3D295D4AAE257CFCB844

@Software_Secure
@eCampusNews
#eCNWebinar

webinar proctoring certificate of attendance

it is a sale pitch for http://www.softwaresecure.com/product/remote-proctor-now/

http://www.softwaresecure.com/

used with BB, Sakai, Moodle as LMS

feedback on proctoring

Is software installed on the student side to monitor all of their activities on the computer during the exam?
RPNow record’s the student’s desktop throughout the exam and reviewed by our proctors. There is also a lock-down capability to prevent access to 100s of applications that could be used to cheat.

difference between surveillance and monitoring

q&a

26
Oct
2015

educause 2015

categories: Digital literacy

what is worth at this year’s Educause

Seminar 02A – Unbadgelievable! Incorporating Outcomes-Based Digital Badges in a Traditional Course (separate registration is required)

Location: Meeting Room 140-141

Presenters: Kevin O’Shea, Casey Wright

Domain: Advancing the Academic Mission (includes Teaching and Learning)

Session Type: Morning Seminar

8:00 AM11:30 AM

Seminar 03A – It Begins with a Dream: Game Storming and Game Design (separate registration is required)

Location: Meeting Room 231-232

Presenters: Kirk Campbell, David Harris, Flint Johnston

Domain: Advancing the Academic Mission (includes Teaching and Learning)

Session Type: Morning Seminar

Seminar 02P – Augmented Minds, Smart Bodies: Wearable Tech Enters the Academy (separate registration is required)

Location: Meeting Room 140-141

Presenters: Emory Craig, Maya Georgieva

Domain: Advancing the Academic Mission (includes Teaching and Learning)

Session Type: Afternoon Seminar

Seminar 12P – Six Secrets for Evaluating Online Teaching (separate registration is required)

Location: Meeting Room 241-242

Presenters: Ann H. Taylor, Thomas J. Tobin

Domain: Advancing the Academic Mission (includes Teaching and Learning)

Session Type: Afternoon Seminar

Using Digital Badges in Competency-Based Education Programs

Location: Sagamore Ballroom 6

Presenters: Jonathan Finkelstein, Susan Manning, Diane Singer

Domain: Advancing the Academic Mission (includes Teaching and Learning)

Session Type: Multicampus Perspective Session

Blended and Online Learning

Location: Meeting Room 132-133

Presenters: Michael DeBlasi, Rose A. Rocchio

Session Type: Discussion Session

Inside Mobile Learning: User Stories, App Policies, and Governance

Location: Sagamore Ballroom 4

Presenters: Deepika Chalemela, Jason Fish, Christina Gitsaki, Bradley Johnson, Rose A. Rocchio

Domain: Advancing the Academic Mission (includes Teaching and Learning)

Session Type: Facilitated Content (e.g., EDUCAUSE Connect) session

Badges: A New Mode for Faculty Development