Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Instructify - Blog Archive - Scribus is a free desktop publishing program similar to Adobe InDesign

Readers,


I use Abobe InDesign to design almost every brochure, newsletter, or advertisement that I make for our department conferences and my small business. However, there is a new options for designers, Scribus.


I have not had the chance to try to program yet, but I wanted to share the link with each of you!

Monday, August 16, 2010

Tips for Letting Your Personality Shine When Teaching Online



If you are like me, I am a perfectionist who strives for great student evaluations of my online teaching. To accomplish this, I constantly read online teaching/distance learning literature to expand my knowledge of teaching in the online environment. 



In addition to my research, I collect data on online teaching and I use this data to conduct research on online teaching effectiveness. Here are Tips for Letting Your Personality Shine When Teaching Online!

Three of these Tips Are...
1. Create an Introductory Assignment
2. Online Discussions
3. Create a Blog Assignment


Enjoy!


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

Friday, August 13, 2010

FREEBIE FRIDAY! - Professors and Super Sticky Post-It Notes! - Organized Grading Made Easy! (Free Sample!)

Readers,
I know that I am a college professor, but I love to organize my "traveling classroom"! In my department, we teach in a building across campus from our departmental office building. As a result, I have to pack everything in a large bag or a rolling bin.
I am huge fan of Super Sticky Post-its because they help me organize my students' papers! I hate to drop a pile of papers on the sidewalk without knowing which papers belong to which class. So, Super Sticky Post-it notes help me tremendously!
Try them out! Here's a free sample - 
http://www3.3m.com/qfrm/ShowSurvey?surveyid=JOJNPRG4
Also, here are some coupons -
I hope this helps!
Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Jane's Pick of the Day: Limesurvey

Readers,

Are you looking for another online survey tool for research or informal/formal assessments?

Well, try Limesurvey! I am a Google Docs Survey (forms) fan, but I am more than willing to give this free, and open source tool a try!



Thanks "Jane's Pick of the Day"! - Jane's Pick of the Day: Limesurvey


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