Online Learning Community http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net at Canisius College Thu, 17 May 2012 20:14:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 What’s New this Summer? http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/whats-new-this-summer/ http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/whats-new-this-summer/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 20:14:15 +0000 macviel http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/?p=407 Workshops, workshops, workshops! We have workshops galore running this summer here in the FacTS Center. From Online Learning to Softchalk, it’s going to be a great Summer!

  • Starting May 25: Online Course Development Workshop (Tell your friends!)
  • June 5: ANGEL Crash Course
  • June 19: ANGEL Drop Boxes and Discussion Forums
  • June 25: ANGEL Assessments
  • July 2: Web conferencing
  • July 3: ANGEL Gradebook
  • Starting July 4: Advanced Technologies in Online Courses
  • Starting July 13: MISSION Softchalk and the NEW MISSION Softchalk Student Edition (Tell your students!)
  • August 14: ANGEL Crash Course 

Also, we are running another Online Teaching Summit this year! The Online Teaching Summit will offer “best practices” in many aspects of online teaching including tools of effective online teaching, how to foster socially engaging learning in an online environment, course planning and development and much more.

Sign up: http://www.canisius.edu/onlineteachingsummit

Don’t forget that we are around in the office to help, should you need it. Enjoy the weather!

]]> http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/whats-new-this-summer/feed/ 0 The History of Distance Learning http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/the-history-of-distance-learning/ http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/the-history-of-distance-learning/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:05:37 +0000 macviel http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/?p=371 What year did you think distance learning started? I guessed the 1970s…boy was I wrong…by over 100 years! Click here to read the entire article and look at the graphic on a larger scale.

  • 1728 : Shorthand correspondence courses become advertised in local newspapers.
  • 1856 : In Europe, language courses become established through post.
  • 1858 : The University of London offers distance-based courses, claiming to be the first of its kind.
  • 1873 : The University of the Cape of Good Hope established as a dedicated distance-learning facility.
  • 1900 : A home-based program targets women in New York, over 20,000 enroll.
  • 1922 : Pennsylvania State College broadcasts courses across radio networks.
  • 1934 : The University of Iowa becomes the first to use television as a learning tool.
  • 1963 : The FCC dedicates 20 television channels for university use and instruction.
  • 1968 : ‘Correspondence’ is changed to ‘Independent study’ to divide university and home schooling.
  • 1969 : A ‘University without walls’ becomes established.
  • 1986 : Pennsylvania State University offers computer-based courses with audio conferencing.
  • 1992 : The Electronic University Network helps to develop university virtual campuses through AOL.
  • 1995 : Regent University offers the first online Ph.D. in communication.
  • 1996 : Duke University offers its Global MBA; combining online classes with campus learning.
  • 1997 : Web CT is released.
  • 2001 : The virtual learning environment, Moodle, is developed.
  • 2005: Almost 3.2 million U.S. students were taking at least one online course at university.
  • 2009 : YouTube EDU introduces thousands of free lectures.
  • 2011 : Distance learning becomes a serious option for UK students hit with a tripled university fee.

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]]> http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/new-technology-and-students-with-disabilities/feed/ 0 Mobility & eBooks in Today’s Classroom- with Jon Landis http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/mobility-ebooks-in-todays-classroom-with-jon-landis/ http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/mobility-ebooks-in-todays-classroom-with-jon-landis/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:38:59 +0000 admin http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/?p=364 Jon Landis, an expert on education, pedagogy, and the role of technology in both, will be holding a lecture entitled “Mobility & eBooks in Today’s Classroom” this Thursday, March 8th, at 1 P.M. The lecture will focus on the benefits, drawbacks, challenges and opportunities that are a part of the hyper-connected, mobile world we live in, as well as how this world changes the classroom.  The lecture will be held in the Richard E. Winter Student Center, in Regis Room South. Be there- its going to be great!

]]> http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/mobility-ebooks-in-todays-classroom-with-jon-landis/feed/ 0 Digital Day 2012 http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/digital-day-2012/ http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/digital-day-2012/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:58:10 +0000 admin http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/?p=320 As those of you attended already know, last Friday was the Canisius College Digital Day- an event for educators everywhere to discover new technologies to supplement their teaching. It was a great time and an incredibly successful event; the traffic was great and everything went by without a hitch!

For those of you that missed the event, or just want to hold on to some memorabilia, you’re in luck! Some of our faculty members took photos. Enjoy!

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]]> http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/digital-day-part-ii-call-for-attendees/feed/ 0 Kelly Tenkely’s FREE Bloom’s Taxonomy of Apps 2012 Edition http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/kelly-tenkelys-free-blooms-taxonomy-of-apps-2012-edition/ http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/kelly-tenkelys-free-blooms-taxonomy-of-apps-2012-edition/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:44:23 +0000 macviel http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/?p=297 Do you use iDevices like iPads in the classroom? If so, you are just going to love this new resource that Kelly Tenkely just released. I’ve had a few educators inquire about a resource like this and the iPro, Kelly, has put one together- available to you for free.

Read more from Kelly at iLearn Technology.
]]> http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/kelly-tenkelys-free-blooms-taxonomy-of-apps-2012-edition/feed/ 0 Tutorials for Students Creating Recorded Presentations http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/tutorials-for-students-creating-recorded-presentations/ http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/tutorials-for-students-creating-recorded-presentations/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:16:36 +0000 macviel http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/?p=287 Here is a compilation of tutorials and resources for students creating recorded presentations:

Audio:

Video:

  • YouTube: http://www.canisius.edu/olc <Ed Tech for Students< Image, Audio, and Video tools<Recording from a Web cam on YouTube and Uploading a Video to YouTube
  • iMovie: http://www.canisius.edu/olc <Ed Tech for Students< Image, Audio, and Video tools<MovieMaker: Part I Using Movie Maker and MovieMaker Movies: Part II How to Export
  • Copyright-free Photos: http://www.canisius.edu/olc <Ed Tech for Students< Image, Audio, and Video tools<Finding Copyright-Free Photos

Screencast:

]]> http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/tutorials-for-students-creating-recorded-presentations/feed/ 0 Web 2.0 Advent Calendar by Kelly Tenkely http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/web-2-0-advent-calendar-by-kelly-tenkely/ http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/web-2-0-advent-calendar-by-kelly-tenkely/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:10:46 +0000 macviel http://www.olc.canisiuscampus.net/?p=284 Happy first day of December. I love advent calendars, especially the ones that give you a piece of chocolate everyday! But, I wanted to share with you a very special Web 2.0 Advent Calendar that gives you a new Web 2.0 tool everyday throughout the month of December.

Kelly Tenkely is the infamous blogger at iLearn Technology. She does freelance technology consulting and most recently she started a school. 

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Click on the images above to download the Digital Day 2012 Call for Proposals.

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