Resource: Preserving and Promoting Culture online

From Google’s Homepage today…….  Google Cultural Institute Link

Great resource on the following subjects:

• Nelson Mandela
•  World Art
• Holocaust
• Dead See Scrolls
• 17th Century France

Come learn with us in the TLC

Find and translate Newspapers from around the World!

Here are two great newspaper resources:

Newseum Map of Newspaper Front Pages

889 front pages from 88 countries.  This map allows you to hover over an area and see the headlines of the local papers.  There is also a tab for archived papers.

Map of newspapers around the world

This site is not as easy to navigate, but well worth the effort!  It has links to 10,000 newspaper websites.   Using the interactive map, you can link directly to any of the newspapers located on the map and translate the paper into your language of choice!

Both of these maps have unlimited active learning uses in the classroom:

Current events, Biased reporting, Point of view, freedom of the press, etc.

I hope you will take the time to explore!  KD

Need to copy eCampus course content from your old course to the new eCampus 9.1 server?

Here are the steps to move content in eCampus:

1. Do you already have a template for your content?  (ex. TEMPLATE-ENGL-1301-DAMRON)

If yes, go to question 2

If no, you will need to create a template for the course content.

Use this form to request a template: Template Request Form

2. Request a copy from old course to template

 Now that you have a place (your template) for you content to go on the new eCampus 9.1 server, we can copy your old content to the template.   Use this form to request a copy of your old course content to be placed in your template: Template Copy Request Form

3. Make updates to your course content in template

Once your course content is located in your template, make updates to course information.

4.  Request a copy from template to Fall course shell

Once content is up to date, use this form to copy from your template to your Fall course shell: Course Copy Request Form

All of these forms are available on the Courses tab in eCampus.  Here is a picture:

(unable to see picture, use this link: picture link)

How long does it take for a course or template copy?

The normal time is 24-48 hours.  During busy time like Return week this can take longer.  If you have placed a request and it is past 48 hours, please call the eCampus Faculty Help Desk and they will help troubleshoot the issue.

Copying Course Content Best Practice:  Create or make changes to eCampus course content in your template.

Then, copy updated content to Fall course shell when complete (or about 2 weeks before the semester begins)

What is a template?  A course shell that is not tied to student registration.  This means no students are added to a template.  You should not add students to your template either.   A template is where you keep a copy of your content that is up to date or where you can make changes as needed without affecting students.   Think of it as your own safe electronic sandbox to create your online course without affecting others.

What is a course shell? Same as a course template but it is tied to student registration information.  Students are automatically added to your course when they register for your class.

Article: Bill Gates Promotes Professor’s Online Course at TED

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/professors-online-lecture-gets-lift-from-bill-gates/30142

More and more open content is coming available. Read this article to learn more about this online history course and also Khan Academy.

 

Putting a new twist on taking roll in a Face to Face class

Gretchen Weber, of Horry-Georgetown Technical College, has put a new twist on taking role to introduce the topic for the day and also build community.  

Read this Faculty Focus article to learn more about this effective teaching strategy: http://bit.ly/fpGTl2

Lumina Foundation Focus features human-interest stories highlight higher ed issues Winter 2011

Lumina Foundation Focus features human-interest stories that highlight higher education issues in a reader-friendly, magazine-style format.

http://focus.luminafoundation.org/