Welcome to the
second edition of the Distance Education Faculty
Newsletter! This newsletter features interviews
from a Distance Learning professor as well as
his student who is taking the course from
overseas in Afghanistan. We have also been
working throughout the summer to provide you
with resources, tips, and events to further your
knowledge of Distance Learning education. It is
our goal to have every online course in the Fall
using technologies such as WIMBA and
CollegeAnywhere, so please contact us prior to
the start of the Fall semester if you still need
these services activated for your course. Thank
you and enjoy the newsletter!
- Dominique
Kliger and Melanie Gebhardt
Distance Learning Interviews
We had the
opportunity to interview a Temple Distance
Learning student named Ryan Greene who is
currently serving in the military overseas in
Afghanistan, as well as his Professor, Paul
Swann. Click the links below to hear more about
their experiences and how they were able to
communicate through online learning tools in
order to complete the course.
Professor Paul Swann's Interview
Student Ryan Greene's Interview
How To: bring a guest speaker to your online class!
1.
Navigate to your WIMBA Liveclassroom page in
Blackboard
2. Provide the link
next to "Guest Access Link" to your guest
speaker (click on image at left)
3. Your guest speaker
will be prompted for a name when clicking the link.
The guest is not required to enter a username and
password to enter the room, only a name. Once
the guest hits "Enter", he/she may need to run the
Liveclassroom Wizard to make sure audio and video
equipment are being recognized. They will then be
able to enter your Liveclassroom and communicate
with the students. They will not be granted
administrator privileges.
Conversational Series & Useful Information:
Please
join us during the Fall semester for a virtual
coffee hour, where you can discuss online
learning with other faculty members! The virtual
coffee hour will be held every Thursday from
noon to 1pm. To join, simply visit
This Liveclassroom Link. You can also join
the room via telephone by calling (201)-549-7592
and entering 15915387 as a pin number. No
login id and passwords are needed to join this live
classroom.
We are also pleased to
announce that a new contract with
WHYY/CollegeAnywhere has been signed, which
now includes lots of PBS video titles. If you have
not yet requested access to College Anywhere videos,
please contact us at
online@temple.edu
Library Express!
Library Express!
Online search tools and library services provide
students with rapid access to the intellectual
content necessary for meeting your learning
objectives. Integrating them into
Blackboard provides convenient
access. Let Temple's librarians create
customized course guides for the unique needs of
your class.
Upcoming Events:
Pre-Conference
Blackboard Basics: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
New TA Orientation: Thursday, August 27, 2009
For more information,
visit the
Teaching and Learning Center website
Did
you know The Instructional Support Center (ISC) is
looking for Temple University instructors to become
"Featured Faculty"? Featured Faculty use
instructional technology to improve class, help
students reach learning objectives, or simply make
teaching easier and more effective. As a Featured
Faculty, you will be highlighted on the ISC website
and will present a 30 to 60 minute presentation
during the Instructional Technologies User Group (ITUG)
Lecture Series. Please consider proposing a talk for
the ITUG Lecture series - see the
Featured Faculty page for more details.
Please also visit the
Instructional Support Center Website for
more information on upcoming news on Blackboard
training and other valuable faculty resources.
EDUCAUSE Institute
Learning Technology Leadership Program 2009
July 20–24, 2009 in Burlington, Vermont
EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual
Conference
Nov 3–6, 2009 in Denver, Colorado
