2010

Desktop IVC, HD IVC, Telepresence enabled by Research and Education Networks: Implications for Teaching

Greg Palmer et al. — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:15:00 PDT

Desktop videoconferencing, high definition classroom videoconferencing and telepresence enabled by research and education networks are changing how teaching and learning occurs on the college campus. Join us for this session that examines the affordances and limitations of each interactive video technology, how REN infrastructure supports the use of such technologies, and how faculty from MAGPI member institutions are utilizing these technologies to enhance student learning, their own teaching practices and how they conduct research.

Moving from WebCT CE 8 to Blackboard Learn Release 9.1

Alicia Stonesifer et al. — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:00:00 PDT

Representatives from La Salle University will share their ongoing experience (the good, the bad, and the ugly) moving from WebCT CE 8 to Blackboard Learn Release 9.1.

Use of Interactive Technologies to Enhance Critical Thinking in Undergraduate Nursing Education

David Perlman — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:30:00 PDT

This presentation describes the pedagogical integration of a variety of educational and Web 2.0 technologies into a required undergraduate nursing course in ethics, including podcasts, wikis, audience response technology, video presentations, and self-directed branching logic ethics scenarios.

Temple University's Upgrade to Blackboard 9.1

Peter Hanley — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:30:00 PDT

Managing Upgrades and Adoption: Temple University’s Upgrade from Blackboard 8 to Release 9.1. Representatives from Temple University will discuss their experience upgrading from Blackboard version 8 to release 9.1. Temple will share their reasons for upgrading, planning strategies, and information about their awareness campaign, timeline, and other implementation strategies.

Migrating to community-source LMS: Sakai at the University of Delaware

Mathieu Plourde — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:15:00 PDT

The University of Delaware recently completed its migration from WebCT 4.1, to the Sakai Collaboration and Learning Environment. This session will present how the learning community participated in the LMS evaluation, the selection criteria, milestones and lessons learned when changing an LMS.