Creating Online Learning Spaces through Peer-to-Peer Blogging
Using Blackboard Blogs, students in Global Social Change, an online social science course, were assigned to create individual blogs that focused on global issues-social, environmental, and political-and their relevance t..
Creating Pedagogically Sound Hybrid Courses
In an effort to meet the educational needs of all students, regardless of location, personal time commitments and responsibilities, Montclair State University has chosen to focus their efforts on increasing their Hybrid/..
Creating a Helpdesk Where None Exists
As the use of technology in education continues to increase, so does the need to train people to use it effectively. When an institution cannot provide a 24/7 helpdesk to assist students, faculty are often level one supp..
Creating communities around the world
Passaic Valley Regional High School's ITV room enables students to connect with people around the world. Allows them to discuss issues, debate topics, and to share their thoughts on current events.
Creating searchable visual portfolios of student work
An assessment tool that has been gaining acceptance in the Arts and Humanities is the student portfolio. Such portfolios collect and evaluate student work over time, and are considered to provide a more accurate, longitu..
Critical Thinking and EAP in a Summer Bridge Program
Incoming college freshmen often suffer from lack of academic readiness, and colleges increasingly do less general education and more specialized, career-oriented learning. A Summer Bridge Program, funded by NJ Educationa..
Curiosity: is there life on Mars?
Jason Kendall, NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador for New York City, and an instructor of Introduction to Astronomy at William Paterson University, gives a lecture on the possibility of life on planet Mars. He also answer..
Delivering eLearning assets in PDF format
Presentation Abstract: As faculty begin to develop more and more digital assets for their courses it is important to consider how they will deliver them. Using the ubiquitous PDF format it is now easier then ever to deli..
Diaethria marchalli
Diaethrias are known for carrying numbers (typically what looks like the numerals 88 and 98) on the ventral side of their hind wing. This video was shot by Mitsunori (Mitch) Denda and Roger Manrique in San Felipe, Venez..
Did you know...?
Presentation Abstract: Learn about several FREE, easy-to-use Web 2.0 tools for use by both faculty and students to enhance your teaching and engage your students in learning. A range of applications will be covered inclu..