The Division of Continuing Education and iTAC are co-sponsoring the webinar “Setting Expectations for Online Instructor Performance” provided by Magna Online. The webinar is noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28, in Hale 401. All K-Staters are welcome.
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EDUCAUSE conference sessions to be live online Oct. 13-15
iTAC, the Information Technology Assistance Center, will be facilitating an instance of the online EDUCAUSE Conference scheduled Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 13-15. It is the next best thing to being there. Participants can choose to attend as many sessions as their schedule permits. Dates, times, and location for the conference viewing are:
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Upgrades to K-State Online
A new version of K-State Online was released July 18. This release includes many features requested by faculty, staff, and students, such as:
- Improved efficiency and load time of Course Content and Message Board
- A complete redesign of Course Content
- A simplified method for granting assignment extensions
and more. To learn more about this latest release, see What’s New to K-State Online 9.0.
C2C Spring Forum first-time videoconference April 3
K-State will be one of seven host sites for the Colleague to Colleague (C2C) 2009 Spring Forum, which will be C2C’s first-ever videoconference. It will be 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, April 3, in Dole Hall Electronic Classroom on the K-State campus. Participants do not need to register, but should RSVP to Susan Zvacek (szvacek@ku.edu), C2C chair, if they plan to attend the K-State site or any of the other host locations (see list below).
Program
| Friday, April 3 | C2C videoconference sessions |
| 10:00-10:15 | Introductions, announcements |
| 10:15-11:15 | Semantic Web (Web 3.0): The Platform, the Promise, and the Potential for Education and Instruction (Jim Van Horn, University of Central Missouri) |
| 11:30-12:30 | Copyright Issues (presenter TBA) |
| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:30-2:15 | Intensive Course Re-Development for Bb (Doug Golick, Toshi Urata, University of Kansas) |
| 2:15-2:30 | Wrap-up |
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Microsoft Office online training for 2003, 2007, Mac 2004
Information Technology Services has recently purchased Microsoft Office online training for Office 2003 and 2007 (PCs) and 2004 for Macs. The training includes self-paced courses as well as online technical references on a wide variety of topics. We are first offering access to the training to K-State faculty and staff on a first-come, first-served basis. The tutorials are free but registration is required for access.
Note: There are a limited number of licenses. Account activity will be monitored, and accounts that are not being used will be reassigned, so only request access if you intend to use the training.
Hardy presentation to be videotaped, put online
Darcy Walsh Hardy’s presentation this Thursday will be videotaped and available online at axioconference.org for viewing by the first week of October. A nationally known online education expert, Hardy will present “Sometimes Good is Good Enough – Sometimes It’s Not” at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, in the Flint Hills Room of the K-State Student Union. This event is free and open to the public. During this interactive session, she will discuss the need for:
- Applying nationally recognized instructional design standards to fully online and hybrid courses
- Accountability in the online classroom
- Training and support to develop the highest quality online courses possible
Registration is not required to attend this presentation (which is part of the third annual Axio Learning Community Meeting and Conference). Questions about the event should be sent to Amanda Tross, atross@k-state.edu, 785-532-4370.
Hardy’s awards and achievements (see more in last week’s article)
- She serves as Chair Emerita with the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), where she has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1999, is a past president, and is responsible for founding the USDLA International Forum for Women in E-Learning (IFWE).
- She received the WCET Richard Jonsen award (2005) for “long-standing willingness to nurture and assist others in the distance learning community, significant contribution to the field, and innovative service to distance learning students.”
- Her most recent publication, Dancing on the Glass Ceiling: Women, Leadership and Technology, which she co-edited with Don Olcott, received the 2005 Charles Wedemeyer Publication Award from UCEA.
- In 2003, she received the Gayle B. Childs Award from UCEA for “exemplary long-term leadership, scholarship, and applied contributions to the field of continuing and distance learning.”
IDT Roundtable Sept. 25: Blending Learning: Mixing the Real and the Virtual
Shalin Hai-Jew will present “Blending Learning: Mixing the Real and the Virtual” at the IDT Roundtable 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, Union 212. Blended (hybrid) learning is sometimes seen as the transition point between face-to-face (F2F) and purely online learning. This approach combines both F2F learning activities with online ones in a creative, rich-learning mix. See how blended learning strategies may enhance learning, student collaboration, course accessibility, learner convenience, informational security, student retention, classroom community building, and rich learner assessment. See how to build
multi-use resources. Bring course syllabi to set up blending strategies and sequences for your own course(s).
Registration and refreshments start at 10:45 a.m. RSVP by contacting the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, 785-532-7828, catl@k-state.edu. Coffee, tea, and water will be available, and you are welcome to bring your lunch.
Add these other IDT sessions to your schedule for the fall semester:
- Quick Tips for Online Course Accessibility
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, Union 212
Presenters: Jason Maseberg-Tomlinson, Phyllis Epps - Podcasting & Vodcasting
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, Union 212
Presenters: Ben Ward, Bryan Vandiviere, Brent Anders
Person Jason Maseberg-Tomlinson
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National online education expert to present at K-State Sept. 18
“Sometimes Good is Good Enough – Sometimes It’s Not” will be presented 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, Flint Hills Room, K-State Student Union, by Darcy Walsh Hardy, assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs and executive director of UT TeleCampus. It addresses the need for colleges and universities to ensure that faculty/staff have appropriate training and support to develop and deliver the highest quality online courses possible. This event is open and free to the public.
Hardy recently received the Mildred and Charles Wedemeyer outstanding Distance Learning practitioner award and was inducted into the Texas Distance Learning Association Hall of Fame. Under Hardy’s direction, the UT TeleCampus has been honored with more than two dozen regional and national awards and has been recognized nationally as a model and benchmark for multi-campus, collaborative online programming. Hardy serves on several editorial and advisory boards and has delivered hundreds of presentations, keynotes, and workshops on distance education. To view the complete presentation abstract and Hardy’s biography, visit axioconference.org/schedule
This presentation is co-sponsored by K-State’s Division of Continuing Education and the Office of Mediated Education as part of the third annual Axio Learning Community Meeting and Conference. Conference registration is not required to attend this presentation. Contact Amanda Tross (atross@k-state.edu, 785-532-4370) with questions.
