Category Archives: Professional Development

Best Practices for Online Teaching Panel

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Lillian Payn

PANEL: Best Practices for Online Teaching (Linda Locklear, Roger Morrissette, Teresa Pelkie, Al Trujillo) Wednesday, 1/25/12, 3 – 5 pm. MD Building 322 (2 PD hours) Online learning is as good as, if not better, than face-to-face learning. In this … Continue reading →

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Peer Review for student work

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Lillian Payn

Recently I saw an article in Tech and Learning about using Peer Reviews for student work as a way maximize teacher effectiveness. The writer recommended SWORD: “Today there is a cool product that helps automate this process. SWoRD is a … Continue reading →

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iTunes U

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Lillian Payn

I had a boss once who often used the quote: We have acres of diamonds in our own backyard. Today I ran across it (again) iTunes. What a great resource for educators and learners.  It distributes an amazing range of … Continue reading →

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Summer 2011 Tech Camp

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Lillian Payn

We held a Boot Camp for Summer Professional Development 1 – 4 August for 30 enthusiastic full-time and part-time instructors. Fun for all: Hands-on multimedia tutorials and prep time for fall classes. Topics included Twitter, Word Press, PowerPoint, Evernote, Video, … Continue reading →

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