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Here is an example of how I am using to introduce my students to my...
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Development of Moodle2 progressing
The development of Moodle2 by our system administrator and Director of University Computing Support Services is progressing rapidly. ...

Lecture Capture Software for Facutly Teaching Distance Learning
The Office of Distance Learning has signed an agreement to provide a hosted lecture capture software solution to faculty teaching hybrid ...
ULearn . . . Anytime & Anywhere distancelearning.ucs.louisiana.edu
Blackboard collaborate is UL Lafayette’s sponsored web-conferencing solution several 100-seat rooms available for reservation. E-instructors who want to host synchronous events with their classes, that allow students to be in...

UL Distance Learning Current and Future Directions
Watch this 8 minute video about our current and future directions.
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ULDistanceLearning's Channel - YouTube youtube.com
The UL Lafayette Office of Distance Learning coordinates UL's e-learning enterprise working with faculty and staff to create and deliver high quality hybrid and online courses for students.

Apple introduces etextbooks to iPads
Sounds great-- but there are a lot of issues, especially the upfront cost of purchasing iPads.
Apple for the Professor? | Inside Higher Ed insidehighered.com
Apple's latest foray into the education market caught my eye. It's promising, but I can't get past some sticking points. As I understand it -- and I don't claim to fully get it -- Apple is making several moves. It's releasing a...

Comparing Online Programs - Inside Higher Ed insidehighered.com
Sloan Consortium develops standardized metrics for assessing quality of online programs.

Two students are developing a cheaper, online alternative to printed course materials that they want to bring to campuses nationwide.

Read Faculty Focus, a publication of the UL Lafayette Office of Distance Learning
http://distancelearning.ucs.louisiana.edu/sites/default/files/FacultyFocus2012.4.5.pdfDetails inside about MoodleTwo and ShareFair ...

Have you wondered about the power of screen casts?
Here is an example of how I am using to introduce my students to my online course starting on Monday. Screenr is a free technology, but ...
Screenr - ULLafayette_ON: Course Tour - EDL 871 screenr.com
Screenr | Instant screencasts: Just click record. Screenr’s web-based screen recorder makes it a breeze to create and share your screencasts around the web. Just click the record button, capture your screen & voice, and share...

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New Blog Post Available
Read my new blog post on determine electronic course sizes. This is a hot topic of discussion among faculty and staff at our University, ...

Sloan-Consortium Membership. The University has joined the Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C). Read more about the benefits by clicking on this...
Sloan-C is an institutional and professional leadership organization dedicated to helping institutions and individual educators improve ...
Keeping Up with Sloan-C | The Sloan Consortium sloanconsortium.org

The three-year degree washingtonpost.com
Colleges need to catch up on an approach that saves money and time.

Accelerated Degree Programs Can Benefit Nontraditional Students usnewsuniversitydirectory.com
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, nearly one-third of all new jobs will require postsecondary education through 2018. Furthermore, 20% of careers will require moderate- to long-term on-the-job training.

SOME COLLEGE, NO DEGREE americanradioworks.publicradio.org
American RadioWorks producer Emily Hanford examines why so many people start college but don't graduate, what's being done to bring them back, and whether a college degree is the answer for everyone.

The A to Z Dictionary of Educational Twitter Hashtags
A current article with a brief explanation of Twitter and its benefits, plus a listing of more than 300 hashtags used for all types of ...
The A-Z Dictionary of Educational Twitter Hashtags edudemic.com
Whether you’re a new or seasoned Twitter user, you likely come across confusing hashtags that probably look like a bunch of nonsense.
