CTC Ed Tech News February 10, 2015

Hello everyone,

I know I sent out an email about this yesterday, and I'm excited about this collaboration with my colleage Katie Walker in the College of Education:

This Week – a Cool Workshop for You

Beyond the Bullet List with Collaborate – a session for CTC and COE co-facilitated by Katie Walker and Lee Henrikson. Learn first hand how you can create active and engaged learning in Collaborate. Wednesday, February 11, 4:30- 5:30 in Collaborate. 

Join Beyond the Bullet List, using the following link: 
https://classes.uaa.alaska.edu/webapps/bb-collaborate-bb_bb60/launchSession/guest?uid=4c9871f2-6890-43f9-befd-06da009700e0




If this is the first time that you have used Collaborate:

A. Get a headset with microphone (USB preferred) for you computer

1. Plug the headset in before starting
   

B. Download the Collaborate Launcher- Important!

1. At least 15 minutes before the session starts, go to https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/classes/news.cfm to download the Collaborate Launcher
2. Directions for installing the Launcher on Windows.
   1. You will install the launcher.
   2. The launcher is installed in Control Panel > Programs and Features
3. Directions for installing the Launcer on MacOS.
   1. You will unzip the launcher. 
   2. By default, it sits in your Downloads folder. If you prefer, move it to the Applications folder.
4. Now click on the link to join the session.

Lecture Capture Thoughts

I admit that I, too, am not a fan of lecture capture, for much the same reasons that Bex Ferriday writes about on her blog. I do like video for learning however – just small chunks; five minutes or so is good. However, an educator whose institution had a lecture capture solution told me that the students rarely watched the whole lecture. They would fast forward to parts they wanted to review and/or re-watch portions of the video. These days, models like Team-Based Learning appeal to me rather than straight lecture format classes.

What's a FIF?

It's the Faculty Information Form – for our IDEA Course evaluation system. The FIF for spring 2015 opens on February 10 and closes on May 6. I encourage you complete the form to make the results more useful to you. Here are directions on completing it.  I recommend that you ask some open-ended questions about your course to give you information on how selected parts of the course are working.

The survey is not given to classes with 10 or fewer students, unless you request it. See the Faculty Services IDEA site for more info on the survey. 

Warm regards,

Lee 

Lee Maria Henrikson

Instructional Designer

907-786-4903

http://ak-lee.blogspot.com

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