At the last IT advisory group meeting I shared a spreadsheet of tools we have been considering adopting. One we know we want is something for web conferencing. When facilitating classes online it is nice to have a something that allows all participants to communicate with the group easily. Another use that is common in [...]
Rather than implement a rigid eLearning structure, OTEL will offer faculty a menu of services. Given our resources and the number of support staff we are working to have the first wave of eLearning services and tools in place by the start of winter quarter. These include: 1). Updated labs, classrooms and conference rooms in [...]
For the past year as I have endeavored to learn Turkish, I have been building a learning network. I followed the informal education practices of high school students I have studied. Like them I explored the Internet, less efficiently at first not really sure what search terms would yield what I really wanted.. actually, not [...]
There are faculty exploring teaching and learning online throughout the college. This is pretty cool given there is no eLearning (distance and hybrid education) strategic plan in the College of Education & Human Ecology. The OTEL Instructioal Technology group has been working with several faculty to help with a wide variety of aspects involved in [...]
Bummer OSU isn’t going to offer Elluminate as a synchronous communication option to OSU faculty any time soon. They do, however, offer webmeeting. Webmeeting seems to be DimDim lite. In webmeeting only the host and 3 others can communicate via audio. However, the host can pass the mic to other participants. It is possible to [...]