tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90935113565651842382024-03-13T23:44:43.743-07:00RTC eLearningA reference and resource site for instructors at Renton Technical College.Liz Falconerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01657004675746438800noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093511356565184238.post-92044539516725007522014-09-28T14:21:00.000-07:002014-09-28T14:21:06.596-07:00THE UPDATED VERSION OF THIS BLOG HAS BEEN MOVED TO:<br />
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<a href="https://rtc.instructure.com/courses/1056752">eLearn RTC</a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379772089975949001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093511356565184238.post-35942675190275929042014-06-12T12:50:00.000-07:002014-06-12T12:50:01.204-07:00The Lifestyle of Online Learning <br />
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to the Canvas conference in Utah for admins and other such people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which means, according to my email, that I am
now part of a conference course that studies the conference itself. And on the
twitter network, people are already chatting about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The eagerness and intense excitement from so
many people both impress me and intimidates me a bit. This is definitely Not
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learning is continuous and non-stop. It is embracing and engaging. It is a
river flowing with thoughts and information and every time I step in the water
I discover a shiny new pebble, washed with the energy of the rushing water. I
collect ideas that people have concerning education; teaching, learning,
technology, resources, methodologies, and experiments. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I jog next to the river, trying to see where
it is going; I sit next to it, and I wade in it. It exhausts me and inspires
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this river in all of our lives. It overflows into our personal space and blurs
borders between people, work, play and learning. This river is a revolution
that is touching every aspect of education, and those that explore the river
are discovering new connections with each other, students, and learning. Let’s
all plan to spend at least some time during the summer wading and collecting
pebbles. We can all share our new collections in the fall. Happy collecting,
everyone. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Perpetua","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Image: </span><span style="font-family: "Perpetua","serif"; font-size: 11pt;">BBMaui/flickr.com</span><span style="font-family: "Perpetua","serif"; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></w:wrap><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093511356565184238.post-48510311414587569472014-04-26T12:17:00.000-07:002014-04-26T12:21:41.164-07:00Canvas Connect - Recordings Available!The 2014 recordings are available - this was an excellent conference, and each session I attended was really worthwhile. I can't wait to attend the rest virtually!<br />
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Keynote Speaker Cable Green gave a very inspiring presentation on what's going on with OER, Open Educational Resources. (The fight is on!)<br />
<p>We kicked off our <a href="https://rtc.instructure.com/courses/982758">Fantastic Faculty Forums</a> with reporting on the Keynote speaker, Cable Green, from the recent Canvas Conference. A list of OER resources can be found in our libguides <a href="http://libguides.rtc.edu/content.php?pid=434707">here.</a> Here is the slideshare presentation he used:</p>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong> <a title="Open Education: The Business & Policy Case for OER" href="https://www.slideshare.net/iwmw/green-23500590" target="_blank">Open Education: The Business & Policy Case for OER</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/iwmw" target="_blank">IWMW </a></strong></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379772089975949001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093511356565184238.post-83206016714661309092014-04-07T13:27:00.000-07:002014-04-28T13:30:09.471-07:00FFF: Fantastic Faculty Forums!We have started a series of working lunches in C105 for faculty - the idea is to create a space for ongoing collaboration and professional learning development. Click <a href="https://rtc.instructure.com/courses/982758">here</a> to see the FFF Canvas site with recaps and updates. <br />
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Watch your email for times the topics...and please email coordinator Liz Falconer if you have feedack or suggestions! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093511356565184238.post-56727180224172141672014-02-25T09:05:00.001-08:002014-02-25T14:00:53.848-08:00Do you know about Canvas Conversations? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093511356565184238.post-88111512610087563082014-02-19T12:51:00.003-08:002014-02-24T09:47:07.820-08:00Go Mobile with Canvas!<span style="font-size: medium;">Now you can check in to your
Classroom, grade assignments, or make announcements from the Canvas
mobile app! Imagine: You can walk around your classroom and grade
student skills on the spot.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Download the app to your Android or iPhone. Here's how to personalize it to RTC's account:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">1. Log on to the app:</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093511356565184238.post-67797343755160580152013-11-28T12:41:00.002-08:002013-12-11T11:00:36.519-08:00NEW! Certificate in eLearning Design & Development for Community College Educators! FIND OUT MORE HERE:
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">(Note: RTC Faculty can enroll with their employee ID number <a href="http://www.ctc.edu/~renton/wts/kiosk/index.html">here.)</a> </span></h3>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093511356565184238.post-70733789939334491042013-08-15T16:25:00.002-07:002013-08-15T16:25:25.337-07:00Fall 2013: CANVAS as a GRADEBOOK as well as ONLINE/HYBRID courses!Online orientations for <a href="https://rtc.instructure.com/courses/867287" target="_blank">faculty</a> and <a href="https://rtc.instructure.com/courses/856940" target="_blank">students </a>can be found at the newly-created page at the RTC website, <a href="http://www.rtc.edu/Programs/OnlineCourses/index.aspx" target="_blank">RTC.EDU/elearning</a>. We will be moving to Canvas for our campus-wide gradebook in Fall 2013. Find out how to use Canvas gradebook and many other useful features for both ground and online courses!<br />
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<br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379772089975949001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093511356565184238.post-58993330934425289092013-03-01T15:05:00.002-08:002013-04-13T11:38:15.112-07:00Migrating your BRAIN to Canvas...Here is a short video on some things to be aware of as you make the migratino from ANGEL to Canvas:<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy-e4Zm3hiE" target="_blank">Migrate your BRAIN from ANGEL to Canvas</a><br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093511356565184238.post-20308538469501590202012-09-26T15:22:00.000-07:002012-09-26T15:22:04.265-07:00MIgration to Canvas - a draft timeline<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is a picture of a draft timeline for our migration to Canvas. The graph below shows a target date of Fall 2013 to move all of our Angel and Moodle classes to Canvas.<br />
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Before we get there we need some training materials and coursework available. Liz is putting a great deal of effort to get us ready well before the transition. In addition to this also we need to sort out other important factors (look at the box in the lower left corner).<br />
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We will keep you posted on a regular basis as this process evolves. <br />
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<br />Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02085701445312951586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093511356565184238.post-74681971907968188342012-09-24T09:22:00.000-07:002012-09-24T09:22:13.894-07:00Changes are coming....RTC will be moving from Angel to Canvas in 2013. We'll be starting an online learning community to work through questions and getting ourselves ready for the shift...in the meantime, check the updates on the Canvas page, above.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093511356565184238.post-51928685755765343322011-02-15T09:52:00.000-08:002011-07-21T13:15:30.630-07:00Online vs. Hybrid vs. Enhanced<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">100% online classes </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">are taught completely via the internet, with no face-to-face class times.</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Hybrid</span> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">courses replace some of the class meeting time with online work, requiring that students use the internet for portions of the coursework.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Both online and hybrid courses require a high level of self direction on the part of the student. </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">At RTC, ANGEL is the platform for these courses.</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;"> </span></span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;"><br /></span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;"> </span></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;"><b></b></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Enhanced</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;"> </span>courses are "regular" courses that meet in the classroom. The teacher decides to utilize the web in various ways for homework or in-class work, making use of online materials on a regular or occasional basis. Incorporating videos from youtube during your course or using Quia activities, for example, makes it enhanced. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The tabs above give more details about</span><strike><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><strike></strike></span></strike><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> ANGEL along with other sites that are often used by instructors. They also give instructions about how to create accounts if needed. Comments, suggestions, and questions are welcome!</span>Liz Falconerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01657004675746438800noreply@blogger.com0