“Louisiana Tech University will pay a student a total of $23,543 in damages and make its Web sites and course materials more accessible in order to resolve allegations that it violated the Americans With Disabilities Act, the U.S. Department of Justice … Continue reading
Lloyd will present “How to Create Kahn Academy-Like Videos with a Graphics Tablet + Camtasia” on Thursday (July 11, 2013) at 1 pm in room 626 Aderhold. This is the last of the ITT summer seminar series that mirrors the … Continue reading
In “We’re All to Blame for MOOCs,” Patrick J. Deneen proposes a transformation away from global universities and toward identity-driven colleges as a defense against the coming shakeup from novel forms of online education. Note from Lloyd: I thought this … Continue reading
Lloyd will present “How to Create Narrated PowerPoints with Camtasia + Creating Captions for Videos” today (July 2, 2013) at 1 pm in room 626 Aderhold. This is part of the ITT summer seminar series that mirrors the design and … Continue reading
Lloyd Rieber and Ron Braxley will demonstrate how to create a personalized “Welcome Video” as a way to have your online students get to know you better. This is a very good technique to begin to establish “instructor presence” in … Continue reading
Lloyd will present “Anatomy of a MOOC” today (June 20, 2013) at 1 pm in room 626 Aderhold. (Pizza will be provided!)
The Innovation in Teaching and Technology initiative will be offering a series of seminars and workshops this summer, all on the topic of online teaching. Based on faculty time preferences, these will be held on various Thursdays at 1:00 pm … Continue reading
Coursera, the Silicon Valley-based provider of massive open online courses, announced on Thursday a series of deals with state universities that would place the young company squarely in the middle of the current upheaval in public higher education. [The University … Continue reading
Robert Ghrist, a professor of mathematics and electrical and systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, knows that wielding vast networks on behalf of nonuniversity benefactors can be tricky business. Read more…
Many professors recognize that online education is changing the landscape of academe. But faculty members at several colleges are making it clear that they will not be steamrolled. Read more…