February 2006 Archive
Educate. Innovate. Everywhere. Blackboard World '06 (February 28, 2006 04:42 PM)
Hi from rainy San Diego. After 132 days without rain in Arizona, it is a welcome site. I am in San Diego with a number of my colleagues from GateWay Community College, Scottsdale Community College, Estrella Mountain Community College and the District Office to attend the Blackboard World ’06 conference.... more» »
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Pachyderm is within my view (February 18, 2006 02:44 PM)
I am getting closer to working with Pachyderm. I now have a username and a password and I found that the NMC has provided a template workbooks so we can plan our learning objects effectively.... more» »
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Researching the Pachyderm (February 15, 2006 07:46 PM)
When I dive into a project, I like to learn as much about it as possible before I begin. I do this whenever I travel or try something new. So, as my loved ones back East dealt with a blizzard, I sat in the 80 degree Arizona sun and read... more» »
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RLO of the Month: February (February 13, 2006 07:52 AM)
February's RLO of the month is The Particle Adventure, created by the Particle Group of Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory. This RLO is supported by the US Department of Energy and the NSF, and has been translated into 14 languages. It has won many awards, including those from Discovery Channel School,... more» »
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The Pachyderm Expedition: The Beginning (February 7, 2006 11:39 AM)
For a few years, I have been searching for the sometimes elusive Pachyderm. I first heard of the Pachyderm via an electronic communiqué. They indicated that the Pachyderm could be seen for a brief time during a dialogue day at Paradise Community College. I was intrigued, but unable to make... more» »
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Success Strategies in Online Courses (February 1, 2006 07:45 AM)
Yesterday (January 31, 2006), I attended a webcast entitled "Early-Term Success Strategies in Online Courses" which featured a discussion of how four colleges in Illinois are helping both instructors and students succeed in the online environment.... more» »
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Repository of the Month: February (February 1, 2006 07:12 AM)
February's Repository of the Month is Exploratories. The Exploratories website, a project of Brown University, describes: "The immediate mission of the Exploratories project is to create a set of exemplary Web-based learning objects that teach concepts in introductory computer graphics and to document our experiences of creating useful learning objects... more» »
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