I Need Your Help! - "Ask a Millennial Professor" AND "Let Me Review Your Product"

Readers,

I need your help!

ASK A MILLENNIAL PROFESSOR - ASK ME QUESTIONS! :)

This year's new blog feature, "Ask a Millennial Professor" needs some questions! :) This is a feature that will be available to readers every Friday!

LET ME REVIEW YOUR PRODUCT, BOOK, OR WEBSITE:

I plan to host a giveaway every month and I plan to purchase most of these items myself. However, if your company would like to contribute/donate some items for the monthly giveaway, please let me know! :)

That's it! If you have any suggestions or ideas for promoting the blog, please let me know! I would be happy to receive your e-mail! - jennifertedwards@gmail.com

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

Google Docs to the rescue | Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Readers,

As most of you know, I am an avid user of Google Documents. I try to learn as much as I possibly can about this wonderful online software package. A university in my area, Texas Wesleyan University, has a great blog titled, "Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning". One of their recent entries (as part of their series titled 12 days of CETL: Tips for the Holiday Season) focused on Google Docs to the Rescue. 


In her post, this professor (Dr. C) tells her readers how she uses Google Docs for organizational purposes (i.e. - writing book chapter manuscripts, working within their office, etc.). In addition to her experience with Google Documents, she also created a Google Doc (go figure) consisting of various links and resources for educators who are interests in using the resource in their classrooms.

Visit "Google Docs Resources" here - LINK

Google Docs to the rescue | Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

Free Webinar! - Seeing and Hearing Online Students in an Asynchronous Environment - Increase Involvement and Authentic Assessments using Student Generated Video - sponsored by YouseeU - FREE | The Sloan Consortium

Readers,


Here's an amazing (and free) webinar sponsored by the Sloan Consortium and YouseeU! This workshop is titled, "Seeing and Hearing Online Students in an Asynchronous Environment - Increase Involvement and Authentic Assessments using Student Generated Video" and it will be held on February 8, 2011 from 2:00pm - 3:30pm. 


Price: Free for all - Register here


This webinar will focus on the key activities of student presentations in online courses, asynchronous video discussions, and oral exams conducted at a distance. After wrestling with the use of video in asynchronous online courses for over 12 years, Dr. Jeff Lewis designed and developed an academic system to solve the problems faced in his online courses. The system has proven effectiveness and has matured into a full-featured academic platform in use at leading institutions.

Asynchronous online learning has gained widespread acceptance because of the flexibility and convenience it provides to students and increased reach it facilitates for institutions. To date, the majority of interactions and assessments in these courses has been text based, incorporating discussion boards, written tests and reports or essays, and occasional chats. Advancements in synchronous web interactions and conferencing have been significant, but don't always fit the mission of the asynchronous model.

Student video recordings used for discussions and presentations show promise for increasing rich communication and interaction in asynchronous courses. Because of issues related to file size, student privacy, and workflow efficiencies, video interaction has been limited. Recent advancements in academic tool sets are facilitating increased usage of student video recordings. This webinar will focus on the key activities of student presentations in online courses, asynchronous video discussions, and oral exams conducted at a distance. After wrestling with the use of video in asynchronous online courses for over 12 years, Dr. Jeff Lewis designed and developed an academic system to solve the problems faced in his online courses. The system has proven effectiveness and has matured into a full-featured academic platform in use at leading institutions.

NOTE: If you have a disability, use assistive technology, or may need accommodation to fully access a webinar, please email us at workshop@sloanconsortium.org. You will be contacted by someone from our workshop staff as quickly as possible to discuss your needs.

Price: Free for all - Register here

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

SoTL Mentors to the World

Readers,

If any of you are interested in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (a national movement), please check out this list of SoTL Mentors to the World. This is an amazing resource from the International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

This resource is like a "pick your own" mentor! :) What a great idea from the IJ-SoTL!

Here's the link - SoTL Mentors to the World

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.