Jim Luke [teaching]

I participated as part of LCC’s team at the Higher Learning Commission – AQIP Strategy Forum in Chicago, May 12-14, 2010.

I completed the “Search Committee Training” provided by the HR dept.

I presented on “Blogs: A Professor’s Best Friend” to LCC faculty as part of LCC’s Professional Development Days. A copy of the powerpoint is here. I have an .mp3 file of the audio here. Both are unedited. I’m planning to edit and combine them into a flash presentation that I’ll post to my new blog at eproph.wordpress.com.

The description was:

Blogs are a professor’s best friend. Free and easy to use, blogs can save you time while you keep course materials current, distribute your workload, and freshen-up your teaching portfolio or vitae. Come to this session to learn how to use and create your own blogs!

I presented on “Beyond Angel: The Future of LMS’s” to LCC faculty as part of LCC’s Professional Development Days. A copy of the powerpoint is here. I have an .mp3 file of the audio here. Both are unedited. I’m planning to edit and combine them into a flash presentation that I’ll post to my new blog at eproph.wordpress.com.

The description was:

Web 2.0 technologies and open source software are changing the world of learning management systems. Schools are moving beyond ANGEL/Blackboard and using Moodle, Sakai, Blogs, Wiki’s, Second Life and more. Learn about what’s possible today and discuss what tomorrow might bring.

Completed Lansing Community College’s “Classroom Observation Training” workshop about observing/mentoring fellow faculty.

Attended the Canadian Economics Associaton annual Conference at University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CND, on May 28-31, 2009.  Info here.

Attended the Worth Publishers Economics Symposium in Cincinnati, OH, April 25.  Paul Krugman was keynote speaker along with Tyler Cowen, Alex Taborrak and others.  Program here. Summary of the conference here, including this picture of yours truly chatting with Paul Krugman:

Jim Luke & Paul Krugman

Participated in “Instructional Technology Conversations”, sponsored by LCC – CTE, March 27, 2009.  The topic was social networks, such as Facebook.

Attended a Professional Development session presented by Dan Holt (LCC Writing) entitled: “Across the Metaverse: A Web 2.0 Primer”. It was hosted by LCC-CTE on Wednesday, March 25,2009. Dan discussed various kinds of Web 2.0 websites and how they may be used in teaching, such as Twitter, Facebook, Second Life, and numerous others.

I attended the League for Innovation in Community Colleges CIT Conference in Salt Lake City, Oct 19-23. I presented a forum session on “Thinking About an E-Portfolio?”. I also hosted three round-table discussions on:
“Future Learning Mgt Systems: Web 2.0 Mashups?”
“Prophware: A Social Network for Professors”
“Web 2.0 Testbanks for Objective Tests”.

Copies of the E-Portfolio presentation are available here.
Copies of the E-Portfolio handout, which includes the questions I think folks should ask in determining their e-portfolio requirements is here.