May 07 2012
In my searches last week for web material, I got lost in the TED lectures, listening to quite a few that interested me. I also got lost in NPR, This I Believe, and youtube, looking at author interviews. It was all fascinating to me–yet not exactly what I want for my students. I think lots of [...]
May 07 2012
In searching for available content, I was able to track down a few relevant TED talks and a number of youtube videos relating to Antarctic Science. I’m hoping the video clips will complement the course lectures and add some visual interest to the course. I’m writing my lectures as scripted powerpoint slides, so i think [...]
May 06 2012
I have a hard time navigating the internet. I get lost easily. But I have directions: find content that relates to the course learning outcomes. Museums are a good source of design inspiration and clothing details for pattern making. There is a Museum of Online Museums so that seemed a good place to start. [...]
May 05 2012
I’m finding myself in a very strange position as I plan this online lit. course. I am discovering a plethora of tools to use to make the course interactive and interesting, but I’m finding very little in terms of what’s already out there that I might swipe and incorporate into my own course. I have [...]
May 04 2012
A friend showed me the way to Khan Academy and a familiar feeling shot to my mind. I am obsolete. There are so many quality sources of information presented in quality ways, so what is the purpose of a University Instructor? Motivate, Inspire, Sort the Information, Show How the Information Can be Used, Show Why [...]
May 04 2012
I plan to use LiveBinder as an open resource for FW 540, Vertebrate Population Dynamics. This tool gives me a place to start presenting online resources for students, from helpful Khan Academy video bits to links to tutorials on using Excel. I can embed my own jing files in this notebook also, demonstrating spreadsheet tricks [...]
May 03 2012
Posted by Kathy Austin at Monday, April 23, 2012 9:56:14 PM PDT – I originally posted this to the Small Group Blog, then eventually figured out that I needed to post this to the Whole Class Blog. So . . . Here is what I came up with! This was a rather frustrating exercise for [...]
May 01 2012
Teaching a course which focuses on promoting health and wellness I found the search tools very helpful, especially the NPR link. This was a great resource for audio and text materials. One of the topics my course focuses on is the idea of energy balance for weight management. I was able to find a lot [...]
