Voci

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Fall Online Start of Semester Message

Linked below is the email I sent out on the BCTC Faculty&Staff distribution list at the start of the Fall 2012 semester:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ckwx69wup5yl5uk/Fall%20Online%20Faculty%20Email.docx

Online Resources

Here's an orientation for new online instructors from the Yavapai College's (Prescott, Arizona) website:

http://www.yc.edu/v4content/teaching-and-elearning-support/faculty/new-online-teacher.htm

Blackboard Mobile

Here's a link with lots of great tips on getting the most of your mobile Blackboard experience:

http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Mobile/Resources/Blackboard-Mobile-Learn-Adoption-Kit.aspx

Coursera

Many of you in the BCTC community have asked about Coursera, the new initiative to provide fee, online courses.  Here's a great article in the Atlantic. (link courtsey of Steve Stone):

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/07/the-single-most-important-experiment-in-higher-education/259953/

YouTube Creative Commons Videos

Did you know that YouTube videos are licensed through Creative Commons…and you can find quality educational videos?

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/youtube-touches-4-million-mark-creative-commons-videos-updates/

2012 Learning 2.0 Virtual Conference

The 2012 Learning 2.0 Conference is scheduled for August 20-24 and it's free!

Subject strands include changes in the classroom (social media, 1:1 computing, "flipped classrooms," digital literacy, maker spaces, gaming, open educational resources, digital textbooks), in student learning (individualized learning, student-directed learning, "hacking" education, personal success plans, ePortfolios, and building a digital presence), in teacher personal and professional growth (lead learning, personal learning networks, peer / open / self-directed PD), in schools (virtual and online schooling, mobile learning, blended learning, MOOCs, immersive environments, learning spaces, entrepreneurship, school leadership, big data, assessment models), and in pedagogy (from teaching to learning, social learning, social / educational networking, passion-based learning, learning how to learn, brain-based learning).

Details here:

http://www.classroom20.com/page/2012-learning-2-0-virtual-conference