IOC 2010 Community

with Mariel Amez, INSP and Universidad Nacional Rosario, ARGENTINA Description:Web 2.0 resources, and social software in particular, can foster the development of networking, teamwork, and collaboration, essential 21st century skills both for education and the labour market. They can also encourage bonding among members, even modifying traditional power structures. In addition, they allow for individual [...]

with Jackie Wypij, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Description:What if you could combine key elements of various instructional methods into an integrated student learning experience? This discussion will present a practical case example of a novel curricular design for students in higher education. Through a combination of traditional lecture, small group discussion, peer-based tutoring, [...]

with Linda Carling and Kristen Winter, , Johns Hopkins University School of Education, Center for Technology in Education, USA Description:The appropriate use of the right Web 2.0 tool can help you to strengthen content delivery, collaboration, and demonstrations of learning in an online environment. For adult learners, Web 2.0 tools can support and enhance instruction, [...]

with Pat Wagner, Pattern Research, Inc., USA Description:Do you care about personal actualization, problem-solving skills, or test scores? Do you want students to memorize key facts or change the world? Do educational concepts such as academic rationalism, critical thinking, and behavioral conditioning conflict, or can they be used to create a better learning environment? Decades [...]

with Caterina Valentino, Ryerson University, CANADA Description:As institutions of higher learning yield to the demand of learners for the delivery of online education, lecturers are being pushed to understand online student engagement. Successful online teaching is a marriage of the science of online pedagogy and the art of online student engagement. This presentation introduces the [...]

with Richard Vail, William McCracken and John Sluder; Mesa State College, USA Description:After the completion of formal training, a great deal of learning comes from trying to solve complex problems emerging in work situations. Unlike most problems used by instructors these problems tend to be ill defined and often to not have accepted solutions. Discovering [...]

with Linda Uli, Cisco WebEx, USA Description:Discover valuable strategies for online training. Over the next 10-20 years, most organizations will have up to five generations, working together. A 2008 Brandon Hall Research Center report, “Training Across the Generations”, demonstrates how each generation digests information in different ways. As you develop training programs for your organization, [...]

with Carolyn Stevenson, Joanna Bauer, Che Baysinger, Tibe Jordan, Catharina Marshall; Kaplan Unviersity, USA Description:In order to present as many PEARLS – Practical, Engaging and Relevant Learning Strategies – the focus of this paper will be the critical aspects of classroom management as well as the elements of positive online tone, effective group work, conflict [...]

with Thomas Spotts, Sr., Cathy Hochanadel, Brandy Havens, Kaplan University, USA Description: As online learning has grown rapidly, schools have developed various approaches to effectively evaluating and coaching faculty. Faculty performance is crucial to student success. In order to perform well, faculty need feedback that is relevant and constructive. We will present an innovative approach [...]

with Jennifer Southcombe, Alberta, Canada Description:Let’s get it together! Create flexible resources that meet the needs of all learners and educators regardless of their learning situations. Let’s put our time, money and intellectual means into creating inspiring and diverse resources that can be used in any learning environment. Distance learning print and online courses, home [...]

with Maria Victoria Saumell, Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia Description:We are living in the era of ICT and our students are so computer-literate that it is a shame to waste this tremendous potential. We have argued endlessly about theories and concepts like the communicative use of language, CLIL, using authentic materials, extending learning beyond class [...]

with Marlo Ransdell, Florida State University, USA Description:This presentation examines the evolution of an online learning community (OLC) created to enhance communication for graduate students engaged in thesis writing and research projects. The OLC, Designscholar, was developed for interior design graduate students to connect with peers beyond their daily face-to-face interactions. More than 64% of [...]

with Jorge Oceja, Spain Department of Education, Spain Description:The field of Instructional Design has started a transition. The rigid models originated in the 60’s and 70’s (still in use today with just a few modifications for online learning) may have been valid to transmit information and train individuals with an acceptable ROI ratio. However, they [...]

with Matthew Mooney, Santa Barbara City College, USA Description:Quality feedback is crucial to good pedagogy. This is particularly true in an online environment where the familiar synchronous interaction of a traditional classroom is absent. This session will demonstrate how web-based discussion boards can facilitate peer-reviewed online feedback for students learning to compose formal writing assignments [...]

with Kelly Miller, Kaplan University, USA Description:During this session, we will talk about the three generations of adult learners – Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials. The needs and characteristics of these generations as well as mentoring do’s and don’ts will be discussed. We will focus the discussion on the unique characteristics that millennials bring [...]

with Steven Meyers, Roosevelt University, USA Description:College courses can provide a powerful venue for students to learn how to become active citizens. Through this process, students can learn about social issues that impact people in their communities and can become involved in creating change. The question for online educators is whether Internet-based courses are amenable [...]

with Ellen Manning, Kaplan University, USA Description:Using synchronous and cost free tools like Skype and Learn Central enables faculty to conference with both students and colleagues using audio and video components. The personal and immediate communication creates a more interactive and effective classroom and professional community for online education. NOTE: Please Login to access this [...]

with Ellen Manning, Laurie Patti-Dillon, and Julieta Beam; Kaplan University, USA Description:Humanizing our synchronous communication with students during live seminars or student conferences has always been an objective for effective online teaching. One method that engages students is the virtual field trip. These web-based trips must be relevant to the topic at hand, but can [...]

with Fulya Muldur Donnelly, Terakki Foundation Schools, Turkey Description:I am one of the lucky teachers in Turkey as the school I work at is very willing to implement technology into education. I make use of Wikis, Blogs, Nings, Gro.ups pages, online exercises (Hot Potatoes), Moodle, etc. They are all very useful to help students with [...]

with Dr. Gary Stebbins, Assistant Professor,Department of Educational Leadership, Lurie College of Education, San Jose State University, USA; and,Dr. Chia Jung Maigo Lin, Associate Professor, Department of Education & Graduate School of Educational Innovation and Evaluation, National Taipei University of Education, TAIWAN Description:Emotional Literacy is the ability to recognize, understand and appropriately express our emotions. [...]

with Victoria Lovejoy and Tammy Stephens; PODetc – Professional Online Training from the Educational Technology Community, USA Description:This presentation will introduce educators to the concept of “cloud computing’ and the use of collaborative online tools to establish their own presence on the web for purposes of professional development and collaboration.† Demonstrated activities will promote online [...]

with Penny Lorenzo, Kaplan University, USA Description:Would you like to know what technology tools are available and easy to implement into your classroom to invigorate the course materials? Come and learn how to use existing technology tools such as YouTube, JING, and Facebook to engage your students and jazz up your classroom discussions! NOTE: Please [...]

with Jessi LaCosta, BlueRio Strategies, USA Description:Educational Organizations face many challenges, including growing admissions while retaining quality instructors. The organization’s name is not enough. Delivering an inspiring solution is essential to acquiring and retaining staff and students. This comes from strategic communication, professional development and program implementation, which can excel in the light of Brand [...]

with Cindy Knoblauch, Florida Virtual School, USA Description:Who says online students don’t get enough socialization? In this session, Florida Virtual School (FLVS) demonstrates how communication technologies, such as wikis, social networking and web conferencing, are used to create rich peer interactions. From virtual events to competitive clubs, students at FLVS benefit from social interaction. In [...]

with Glen Jenewein, Kaplan University, USA Description:It has become apparent in the last few years that online learners either do not want to or even may not be able to read specific and important information in an online class. With the advent of social networking and multimedia on the web and cell phones; online faculty [...]

with Aaron Hochanadel, Kaplan University, USA Description:How do you stay connected to your students? In the online classroom it can be difficult to make a personal connection with your students, and for students to get to know you better. While most online classes include an introduction area, or possibly a student lounge, many times the [...]

with Brad Henry, EduTechnologic, USA Description:The instructor can address learner needs by introducing methods leveraging Anderson and Krathwohl’s (2001) updated version of Bloom’s Taxonomy. The instructor should begin to include actions, verbs, instead of nous when constructing learning based activities. The instructor should construct content by adapting a rubric and applying the objectives to the [...]

with Dr. Kimberly Hardy, Florida State College at Jacksonville, USA Description:Be creative and engage your students! Today’s learners are extremely knowledgeable about how to use technology and have high expectations with regard to their learning environments. They want a more personalized learning environment that allows them to connect with their instructor and peers. It is [...]

with Shalin Hai-Jew, Kansas State University, USA Description:This Web presentation focuses on a collaboratively built modularized online course: Introduction to Public Health. This project involved the virtually mediated work of three colleges and a university in Kansas. This will describe the uses of a stylebook and the standards-setting early on to guide the quality build [...]

with Brian Gray, Case Western Reserve University, Kelvin Smith Library, USA Description:The Kelvin Smith Library at Case Western Reserve University has positioned itself as a partner in advanced energy research and education. By taking a proactive and collaborative approach in support of a key research area in the university’s strategic plan and approaching a new [...]

with Alejandro Gomez, Web Content Strategist, University of Ottawa, Canada Description:What type of relationship with the web does your organziation has? Linking the web to the strategic plan to make the web a strategic communications tool makes you understand how it contributes (or not) to your performance. What is it what you expect and are [...]

with Kimberly Flack and Mary Ann Dillon; Eight – Arizona PBS, Educational Outreach, USA Description:WGBH, Boston PBS, has produced This Emotional Life to be a broadcast and new media resource to support communities online and face to face worldwide. Find resources related to brain development, post traumatic stress, autism, infant attachment, and more! Connect with [...]

with Bryan Fendley, University of Arkansas at Monticello, USA Description:Explore the key concepts of Connectivism and examine how learning takes place in a networked world. Participants will leave with an understanding of how to apply the principles of this modern day learning theory to ensure that their courses are designed to maximize the potential of [...]

with Kirsti Dyer, MD, MS, Columbia College, CA; Madonna University, USA Description: Journaling and e-journaling are techniques used in many diverse fields to foster critical thinking, encourage learning, enhance self-reflection, develop empathy and potentially foster emotional literacy in online students. Journal writing is a very helpful tool for students pursuing emotionally-challenging fields including medicine, nursing, [...]

with Kirsti Dyer, MD, MS, Columbia College, CA; Madonna University, USA Description:When developing courses for the Internet, online instructors face the additional challenge of developing or modifying course materials so they are available on via the web. Online course development frequently requires creating webpages, online presentations and resources so they are readily available online. Developing [...]

with Dr. Richard Dool, Seton Hall University, USA Description:The discussion element of an online course is the ?classroom? where much of the instructor-student and student-student interaction takes place. To a large degree it is intended to approximate the on-campus class experience. As most online instructors know, the online discussions, if designed appropriately, can far exceed [...]

with William Denny and Dr. Silvia Bradic, California University of Pennsylvania, USA Description:This presentation will cover the collaborative effort at California University of Pennsylvania between the Distance Learning Librarian and a faculty members teaching an online, graduate, research courses in the university’s Educational Administration and Leadership program. Academic librarians have a long tradition of collaborating [...]

with Jason Caudill, Carson-Newman College; Robert Terrell, Carson-Newman College; USA Description:As social networking becomes increasingly ubiquitous college and university faculty have a responsibility to produce students who are not only technology literate, but also security literate. While the digital natives of generation Y are generally very comfortable operating online they often lack an understanding and [...]

with Margaret Carroll, Saint Xavier University, USA Description:Instructional coaching takes many forms, from assisting classroom teachers with content selection and instructional delivery to helping teachers make assessment and instructional decisions. Face-to-face interaction is especially crucial because the coach must be aware of the challenges the teachers face. However, managing the sharing of resources to assist [...]

with Colleen Buzby, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy; Kemi Jona, Northwestern University, USA Description:The Watershed Dynamics project is a part of the GLOBE Earth System Science Project Initiative, a partnership between hydrologic scientists, curriculum developers, and educators. Through this partnership, the Watershed Dynamics project has designed a web-based geographic information system (GIS) [...]

with Dr. Deanne Butchey, Florida International University, USA Description:Since Spring 2008 approximately one hundred Finance majors blanket the poor Financially illiterate sections of Miami with basic life altering Financial skills. The Service Learning Project, teaching Financial Literacy to new immigrants and other underserved communities builds leadership skills and promotes civic engagement among online students while [...]

with Jacqueline Rosenjack Burchum, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA Description:Interactive activities are excellent tools to engage online students in the learning process. The popularity of such activities is evident in their wide availability online and in learning repositories. However, while activities are usually plentiful for standardized basic or general education courses, this is [...]

with Melissa Bowles-Terry, University of Wyoming, USA Description:At the University of Wyoming the library offers a semester-long upper-division class called Managing and Navigating the World of Information, which fulfills a university studies requirement. This year I have revised the class to involve students more substantially in the learning process. Putting students in control of their [...]

with Temba C. Bassoppo-Moyo, Illinois State University, USA Description:This poster session examines the current and projected effects of Bluetooth technology in online and classroom instructional environments. The paper also looks at the extent to which this innovation has changed technology integration in the classroom and its potential to influence future changes in the field of [...]

with David Bartolo, Australia TAFE NSW, Northern Sydney Institute, AUSTRALIA Description:This presentation describes a method of incorporating inline audio or video into online systems without the need for editing parameters or opening programs. A Flash player has been created that allows the user to simply copy the file and rename it in order to incorporate [...]

with Michael Barbour, Wayne State University; Jim Kinsella; USA Description:The Illinois Virtual High School was created in 2001. Over the next eight years the IVHS would have 19,974 enrollments in 115 different online courses, before closing its doors in 2009. This presentation will explore the development of the IVHS and the lessons learned from two [...]

with Diane Bacher, Envirowords, USA Description:Online green education makes it easy for people in career limbo to transition into the green job sector. Every company has environmental management opportunities. New green jobs are opening up in the alternative energy sector. The federal government is sponsoring a lot of these opportunities with green job training grants. [...]

with Bunyamin Atici, Firat University, TURKEY Description:This presentation is designed to gain a better understanding of the changing paradigms of instructional design through the different types of online instructional applications. The presentation’s original goals are threefold: (1) to increase the audience’s depth of knowledge regarding instructional design and its many evolutions in the literature; (2) [...]