Thursday, April 19, 2012


*OPC/certificate -- certificates, letters, food, rsvp list, Provost announcement?

*Sloan-C Blended Presentation w/DPI - Laura sending over today, send to Steve/DPI

*Updates on D2L eCommerce, Self-Registration (team incl. Latonia, Sharon, Chs/Sue?, social work, others?) -- cost of software, business plan, 10% fee to support infrastructure, staffing costs, time per course (see SM) - JB, Academic Dean's -- 3 break even scenarios

*Update Data Warehouse team, schedule meeting - Laura, Gisele, etc.

*Update on Learner Analytics (start team, refer to ELI Focus Session) -- same as data warehouse -- add marija or grad school, engage grad school -- ed mabry

*Student services group, including instructors (Marian, Sue, Patty) -- student guide to blended and online -- Bara coordinating -- need to put on page with vanity URL -- send to Laura for student distributing to new and only online classes...
--use teachers as sounding board over summer for students service groups reports

*2012-2013 OPC dates, time, (last Friday of the month?)

*OPC fall -- engaging DES, student services, adivsors in tacking institutional challenges with preparing online students, international recruitment

*Online programming guide, student services survey? 

*etexts

Desire2Learn Analytics - eLearning Learning

Desire2Learn Analytics - eLearning Learning:

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

LTDC Spring 2012 Meeting

LTDC Meeting, Steven's Point

LMS Overview
Student survey being administered
-UWM should be able to obtain data set for our students, SM to follow-up
Content independence -- how are faculty using D2L to deliver content

Learner Analytics
D2L Learner Analytics pilot contract is signed
-Will allow self hosted clients to build data warehouse, reporting tool, ad hoc queries
Madison, Platteville, Colleges Online
Growth Agenda Grant will expand project, if approved

D2L eP event - June 22nd
See MR

D2L v10 Deep Dive - this Thursday, April 19th, 2-4
See SM

UW System regional conference videos, etc., available at:
http://blogs.uww.edu/ltdc/

Online Image Editors
Jessica Franson
picnic.com - going away
go to pixler

LTI 1.0

Log-in using Googel, Facebook, etc., secure log-in method
LTI compliant, courseload, coursesmart, mcgraw-hill tegrity, badgestack, piazza, sonic foundry mediasite,








Saturday, January 7, 2012

shea et al developing learning community

Shea, P., Li, C-S., Swan, K. & Pickett, A. (2005). Developing learning community in online
asynchronous college courses: the role of teaching presence. Journal of Asynchronous
Learning Networks, 9 (4), 59-82.
HTTP://WWW.SLOAN-C.ORG/PUBLICATIONS/JALN/V9N4/V9N4_SHEA.ASP


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Vygotsky, L. (1978). learning is social

Vygotsky, L. (1978). Interaction between learning and development. Mind and society. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Lenhart pew

Teens and Mobile Phones
Text messaging explodes as teens embrace
it as the centerpiece of their communication
strategies with friends.
April 20, 2010
Amanda Lenhart, Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project


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Who Uses Social Networks and What Are They Like? (Part 1)

Who Uses Social Networks and What Are They Like? (Part 1):

perez, S. (July 9, 20090

previously misreported as bulik

Facebook Tops Google As Most Visited Site in the U.S. - Digits - WSJ

Facebook Tops Google As Most Visited Site in the U.S. - Digits - WSJ:

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Tu, C. H., & McIsaac, M. S. (2002).


Tu, C. H., & McIsaac, M. S. (2002). An examination of social presence to increase
interaction in online classes. American Journal of Distance Education, 16(2),
131-15

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Walther vita

Publications: "Walther, J. B., Anderson, J. F., & Park, D. (1994). Interpersonal effects in computer-mediated interaction: A meta-analysis of social and anti-social communication. Communication Research, 21, 460-487."

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