From Sue Evans, Co-Founder and CEO
Taking to the Cloud to Make OER Available
Sue Evans (CEO) Introduces SoftChalk Cloud
Watch the video and then register for a premier webinar to see SoftChalk Cloud in action.
Julie Nichols and Kristin Johnson, Librarians at Northeast Lakeview College, have found that moving their library's traditional face-to-face instruction to online modules provides 24/7 point-of-need access to the materials students need to complete their assignments. In this interview Nichols and Johnson discuss the online instruction pilot program and how it will be used to assess the differences in student learning in traditional instruction sessions versus online modules.
Teaching Science Totally Online at Ocean County College
Today we have a special guest post from Dr. Jim Brown, an Associate Professor of Science and the former Dean of Science, Engineering, Health Sciences and Human Performance at Ocean County College (OCC).
Behind the Scenes with Jacqui Cain, an OER Content Developer
Jacqui Cain, an instructor at College of the Redwoods, has worked on many OER projects. She has developed content as part of the the Open Course Library Project and created an open textbook/reader under the Kaleidoscope Grant. She is also currently designing an “Indigenous Peoples Reader” that uses folk stories and myths from the original peoples from around the world. We hosted an interview with Jacqui to find out more about her projects, what benefits come out of using OER and what it takes to develop them.
Teaching Well Online at Niagara County Community College
Supporting an eLearning program is no small feat! Typically an institution needs a whole team of faculty working to ensure that the eLearning program is successful. To figure out how it's done, we interviewed the presenter of our upcoming Innovator session, Lisa Dubuc, the Coordinator of Electronic Learning at Niagara County Community College. In this interview she will share information about the eLearning program at NCCC and their "recipe" for Teaching Well Online.
Have you ever wished an article you were reading (or writing) was more interactive? Of course you have! Well today we’re sharing a behind the scenes interview with an interactive article guru who happens to be our most recent Innovator, Shalin Hai-Jew, an Instructional Designer from Kansas State University. Get the full scoop on interactive articles below.