|
Title |
Date |
Podcast
Episode |
Description |
| "Ending
the Semester Well" |
12/11/09 |
109 |
How
to survey students at course end; process for
good online classes; becoming a student in
another professor's Bb course. |
|
"What is the instructor's role in facilitating
class discussions?" |
11/6/09 |
108 |
Haydn discusses the findings of Michelle Everson
in translating her in-person class discussion to
the online arena. |
| "Virtual
Groups" |
9/4/09 |
107 |
How
to create groups within Blackboard for purposes
of managing discussion boards. |
| "Helping
Online Students Get a Good Start" |
8/14/09 |
106 |
How
to use the Blackboard calendar and performance
dashboard to help your students off to a
successful start. |
|
"Evaluating
Online Learning" |
5/15/09 |
104 |
Haydn discusses methods for evaluating online
courses. |
|
"The Box Score: Podcast 1, Lecture 0" |
4/24/09 |
103 |
Results of a study that show that students
exposed to podcast lectures do better on exams
than students who attend in-class lectures. |
|
"Class Management 101" |
4/10/09 |
102 |
Constructive ideas for managing "problem
students." |
| "10
Ways to Improve Blended Learning Course Design" |
3/26/09 |
101 |
A summary and discussions of the proposals of
Dr. Ike Shibley's online seminar on this topic. |
| "Tips
from the TLT Group" |
2/20/09 |
100 |
Teaching tips for engaging students using
discussion boards and journals. |
| "If
I Did It...Here's What I Did" |
2/6/09 |
99 |
Seven specific tips to increase student
retention in online classes. |
| "Tips
for Starting the Semester Right (With
Technology)" |
1/23/09 |
98 |
Five things you can do using technology to make
an early and positive impact on your students. |
| "Online
Human Touch" |
1/9/09 |
97 |
Effective techniques for contacting students to
increase retention. |
| "The
Wimba Voice Tools" |
12/18/08 |
96 |
Haydn discusses several possible uses and
pedagogic advantages for the Wimba Voice Tools. |
| "Exams
and Student Performance" |
12/5/08 |
95 |
Student reports on a study showing more frequent
exams increases student performance and
retention. He also discusses the Safe
Assignment anti-plagiarism tool and Blackboard
groups. |
| "Use AAC to improve Student
Learning Outcomes" |
11/18/08 |
94 |
A report on a study that shows use of audio
adapted communication increases student learning
outcomes and retention. |
| "Online
Teaching Tips & TurnItIn-SafeAssignment Survey" |
10/24/08 |
93 |
Haydn reviews helpful tips from experienced
online teachers and describes the results of a
TurnItIn vs. SafeAssignment faculty survey. |
| "Quick—I
need an online teaching activity!" |
9/24/08 |
92 |
Haydn discusses the wide range of activities
available through the Illinois Online Network. |
| "The
Blackboard Faculty Spotlight and Some thoughts
about Blackboard testing" |
9/12/08 |
91 |
Al
Trujillo is commended for his use of embedded
YouTube in his online Geography course, and
Haydn discusses methods for testing with online
courses. |
| "Online
Teaching Conferences - Report 2: Beginning
the Semester Well" |
8/15/08 |
89 |
A
checklist to be sure your Blackboard courses are
ready for student consumption, a creative use of
adaptive release by Dr. Kathy Grove, and the use
of "clickers" as ice-breakers with new students. |
| "2008
Online Teaching Conference - Report 1" |
6/13/08 |
88 |
Haydn brings the best of tips for online
teachers from the recent @ONE online teaching
conference. |
| "PeopleSoft
9 for Faculty" |
5/16/08 |
87 |
Haydn discusses the practical implications for
the upcoming PS 9 upgrade for faculty members. |
| "Online
Testing" |
2/22/08 |
84 |
Haydn goes over several tips for effective
online testing in Blackboard. |
| "Tips
for Getting Started Right" |
2/7/08 |
83 |
Seeding the Discussion Board and Motivating
Students |
| "Helping
Online Students Get a Good Start" |
1/25/08 |
82 |
How
to use the Blackboard calendar and performance
dashboard to help your students off to a
successful start. |
| "A
Reminder and a Cool Resource" |
1/11/08 |
81 |
Haydn looks at the supreme value of creating a
personal relationship with students, and talks
about a banner design site. |
| "SafeAssign
vs. TurnItIn" |
12/14/07 |
80 |
Results of a faculty study of these two
anti-plagiarism services. |
| "Teaching
Tips Extravaganza Post Mortem" |
11/30/07 |
79 |
A
look back at the recent Online Teaching Tips
Presentation. |
| "Two
Announcements; Two Ideas" |
11/16/07 |
78 |
Ideas related to student performance. |
| "Online
vs. In-person Comparison; and Online Instructor
Burnout" |
11/9/07 |
77 |
Haydn examines two studies. |
| "Linking
to Discussion Board Forums" |
10/19/07 |
76 |
How
to link from a content area to a specific
discussion board forum. |
| "Interaction
in Online Learning" |
10/12/07 |
75 |
Student to content, student to student, and
student to instructor interactions in online
learning and how to stimulate them. |
| "Pedagogical Uses of Underused Blackboard
Tools: The Survey" |
10/5/07 |
74 |
Suggested uses for the Blackboard Survey tool. |
| "What
Online Students Say About Assessment" |
9/14/07 |
72 |
What
students want to know about assessment, and how
to provide that information through Blackboard. |
| "Online
AA Degree?" |
9/7/07 |
71 |
The
problem of presenting science labs for online
classes. |
| "Principles
for Effective Teaching" |
8/31/07 |
70 |
Seven principles for effective teaching. |
| "The
Pedagogy of Discussion Board Settings" |
8/24/07 |
69 |
The
meaning and implications of various Blackboard
Discussion Board settings. |
| "College
Papers: Cheating, Plagiarism, and Education" |
8/17/07 |
68 |
The
value of plagiarism prevention services:
TurnItIn and SafeAssign. |
|
"TeacherTube" and "Preventing Students from
Printing Blackboard Tests" |
8/10/07 |
67 |
Video resources for educators on TeacherTube and
how to prevent students from printing a
Blackboard test. |
| "What
do students think of lecture podcasts?" |
7/13/07 |
65 |
Haydn reports on academic podcasting and a study
that attempts to gauge student response to it. |
| "Structuring
Your Discussion Board" |
6/1/07 |
62 |
Beginning a new semester is an opportunity to
restructure your discussion board to make it
more useful and engaging. |
| "Get
a Life (a Second Life)" |
5/25/07 |
61 |
Haydn discusses possible academic uses of Second
Life. |
| "The
Pedagogy of Doing It Differently Next Time:
Online Teaching Tips" |
5/11/07 |
59 |
Haydn discusses ways to make it better next time
around. |
| "Online
Testing in On-campus Classes" |
3/30/07 |
57 |
Haydn discusses the advantages and disadvantages
of using online testing in Blackboard for a
face-to-face class. |
| "Learning
Contracts: What and How" |
3/16/07 |
55 |
The
pros and cons of using learning contracts. |
| "A
Potpourri of Tips for Teaching with Blackboard" |
3/9/07 |
54 |
A
checklist of ideas for improving instruction
with Blackboard. |
| "The
Best of Both Worlds?: Live Classroom" |
3/2/07 |
53 |
Haydn describes the various uses of Live
Classroom, a part of Blackboard that permits
live, synchronous online meetings. |
| "Power
to...the students?" |
2/23/07 |
52 |
Haydn discusses techniques for stimulating class
discussion, and online discussion board
activity. |
| "Online
student help: the good, the bad, and the
..." |
2/15/07 |
51 |
Web
resources where students can receive answers to
their questions. |
| "Group
Activities Online? Absolutely! |
2/9/07 |
50 |
Haydn describes how traditional face-to-face
group activities can be ported to the online
environment. |
| "Discussion
Board Guidelines" |
2/2/07 |
49 |
Haydn provides guidelines for setting up and
guiding student discussion within Blackboard." |
| "Teaching
and Getting Results" |
1/26/07 |
48 |
"A
discussion of course organization with pointers
to two exemplary web sites." |
| "Voice
Presentation" |
1/12/07 |
46 |
A
description of how to use the Horizon Wimba
voice presentation tool. |
| "Can
I Make It Better Next Time?: Conducting a
Quality Review." |
12/8/06 |
43 |
Reviewing your course materials and procedures
with an eye to improvements. |
| "What
is effective online teaching: student survey
says..." |
12/1/06 |
42 |
A
discussion of qualities students are looking for
in online teachers. |
| "Time
Management Strategies for Online Instructors and
Students" |
11/17/06 |
41 |
Haydn delivers time management tips to benefit
both instructors and students. |
| "Stimulating
Discussion" |
11/9/06 |
40 |
How
to stimulate discussions in both face-to-face
and online courses. |
| "I
want to do it, but will they cheat?" |
10/27/06 |
38 |
Haydn offers some guidelines for instructors who
wish to test online. |
| "An
Online Instructor's Best Friend" |
10/20/06 |
37 |
The
use of Merlot resources in preparing online
classes, and also references a University of
Oklahoma site which makes practical suggestions
on enhanced lecture formats for in-person
classes, which could be extended online. |
| "Instructional
Strategies to Enhance Online Learning" |
10/13/06 |
36 |
Student motivation, objectivist vs.
constructivist approaches to teaching and
learning, 10 strategies to enhance online
learning. |
| "The
Collaborative Tools in Blackboard: What Are They
and Should I Use Them" |
10/6/06 |
35 |
Haydn discusses the what and how-to of the
collaborative tools built in to Blackboard and
also describes the new Live Classroom tool. |
| "Are
you ready to teach online?" |
9/22/06 |
33 |
Is
teaching online for you? How much time
does it take? What is one way to improve faculty
satisfaction with teaching online: mentoring
programs. |
| "WebQuests" |
9/15/06 |
32 |
Haydn discusses the origin and use of WebQuests. |
| "Ideas
for using the Discussion Board" |
9/8/06 |
31 |
Two
books, Engaging the Online Learner and 147
Practical Tips for Teaching Online Groups, are
mentioned, two web sites are briefly reviewed,
Dallas Baptist University's Online Teaching
Tips, and Bill Pelz's Rubric for Discussion
Board grading, and 3 very practical ideas are
given. |
| "Active
Learning--The Key to Online Success" |
9/1/06 |
30 |
The
learning theory foundations for active learning,
and a couple of suggested practical applications
in the online environment. |
| "Online
Pedagogy...Enhanced!" |
8/25/06 |
29 |
The
pedagogical use of voice tool in teaching
online, and the connection between the online
professor and student. |
| "Using
the calendar feature in Blackboard" |
8/18/06 |
28 |
Haydn describes the uses and benefits of using
the calendaring feature in Blackboard. |
| "Is
online Teaching and Learning Different?:
Objectivism vs. Constructivism" |
7/28/06 |
26 |
Examines objectivist/constructivist approaches
and suggests constructivist applications for
online education, including an example: learning
contracts. |
| "Student
frustration and what to do about it" |
7/21/06 |
25 |
How
to prepare students for the start of an online
class; clarification of student expectations at
the outset; feedback along the way;
encouragement and reassurance throughout.
Web links to sources are provided. |
"Why Johnny Won't Post"
"Best Practices for Teaching"
"Checklist for an Exemplary Online Class"
|
7/14/06 |
24 |
Multiple topics, including Haydn's checklist for
an exemplary online class. Papers by
Drummond and Dotson are discussed.
PDF documentation and web links
are provided. |
| "Evaluating
the quality of online courses" |
6/30/06 |
23 |
How
to create an exemplary online course, part 2.
References and notes are provided. A paper
by Wright and tools from EdTech are discussed. |
| "How
to Create an Exemplary Online Course" |
6/23/06 |
22 |
How to create an exemplary online
course, part 1. References and notes are
provided. Discussion of the CSU Chico
checklist. |
| "Resources
for Online Students and Faculty" |
6/9/06 |
21 |
Resources discussed include:
|
| "Facilitating
every
student in an online course" |
6/2/06 |
20 |
What the instructor can do to
encourage time management and motivation among
online students. A paper by Varvel is
discussed.
|
| "Tips
and Tricks from the Field: How to Teach Online
Like a Pro" |
5/26/06 |
19 |
A
study by Chickering is discussed, and helpful
tips are given. |
| "Teaching
Tips" |
5/12/06 |
17 |
Remarks on two outstanding web sites:
|
| "Two
topics: 1) identifying the at-risk distance
learning student; and 2) Resources for Online
Instructors" |
5/4/06 |
16 |
The
Ruddman report is discussed, and two online
resources are evaluated:
|
| "Engaging
the online learner, part 2" |
4/28/06 |
15 |
Reciprocal peer tutoring and personal RF polling
devices. |
| "Engaging
the online learner, part 1" |
4/21/06 |
14 |
Blackboard tools that can be used to engage the
online learner. PDF documentation with
Blackboard screen shots are provided. |
| "Blackboard
makeover" |
4/7/06 |
13 |
An
offer to participate in a Blackboard makeover. |
| "What
makes for a good online class?"
This was Haydn's first segment. |
3/31/06 |
12 |
Two excellent
resources are discussed:
|
Index to Teaching with Technology
