Author: Jim
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Web 2.0 Faculty Presentation
I presented a 40 minute talk on Web 2.0 and the Future of Teaching to the Lansing Community College Liberal Studies Division faculty on Jan. 5, 2009. The presentation is here.
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Credit Crunch & Economy Faculty Roundtable
I hosted a faculty roundtable presentation/discussion on the current economic crisis and the credit crunch at the LCC Faculty Professional Development day, January 9, 2009.
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E-portfolio presentation to Madonna Univ.
I presented a discussion of e-Portfolio requirements and options to the Madonna University Faculty Information Technology Committee on Nov. 6, 2008. The ideas were essentially a reprise of what I presented at League in Salt Lake in October 2008, but the slides are totally new. A copy of the presentation is here.
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League CIT, 2008
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…
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New Assignment: E-Portfolio Task Force Chair
The CWAC decided to form an ad-hoc task force to examine college-wide opportunities for e-Portfolio software. The intent is to find a way to digitize the Writing program’s portfolio assessment process and also determine whether such software might have use elsewhere on campus.
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Committee Assignment: College-Wide Assessmet Committee (CWAC)
I have been a member of the College-Wide Assessment Committee since it was formed at LCC back in 2003 (2004?). I have served as the Chair of the Professional Development and Tools Sub-committee.
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Online Retention of Students
I attended a 3 day conference in San Diego, Dec. 8-10 presented by Academic Impressions. The focus of the conference was Retention of Online Students. Their description was: Retaining Students in Online Education December 8-10 :: San Diego, CA The promise and potential to transform lives through online learning is enormous. All too often, though,…