Some benefits on using clickers

Here’s a link to an article that Dr. Jack Friedlander found on the benefits on using clickers in a large classroom. It’s a useful article in that it breaks clicker use down into specific types of uses and cites the research behind the suggested uses.

http://lifescied.org/cgi/reprint/6/1/9.pdf

This by the way was one of the articles that Mark and I examined and is listed in the bibliography of our review in October 2007.

Instructions for entering Course SLO scores

If you are/were unable to attend any of our workshops on entering course SLO scores, here’s a link to a guide in PDF that illustrates how to enter your course scores.

http://slo.sbcc.edu/docs/enterScores/eLumen%20Scoring%20Handout.pdf

Moodle Workshop Presentations

If you were unable to attend or are interested in reviewing the Moodle workshop presentations hosted by the Administration, COI, ITC, FPD, and DTC committees, here are the links to parts 1 and 2 which we divided into parts because of the length of the video..

After you select the link, it takes about a minute for EACH of the videos to load. If you’re trying to view these off campus using a slower connection, e.g., DSL or cable modem, it make take a little longer to load.

• Part 1 - (82 minutes)
• Part 1 version 2 – - (82 minutes) smaller display but faster loading
• Part 2 – (55 minutes)
• Part 2 version 2 – - (55 minutes) smaller display but faster loading

New TurnItIn-Moodle Training Videos

For those Moodle users, you can now add a TurnItIn assignment to your Moodle course shell. Here are a few links to the TurnItIn Vendor’s website:

1) Moodle Assignment Setup

http://www.turnitin.com/resources/multimedia/training/turnitin/Integration/Moodle_Assignment_Setup/Moodle_part_1.htm

2) Moodle Originality Report

http://www.turnitin.com/resources/multimedia/training/turnitin/Integration/Moodle_Originality_Report/Moodle_part_2.htm

3) Moodle GradeMark or Peer Review – We did not purchase either of these features as part of our license.

4) User Manuals -Users may also access our Turnitin User Manuals focused on the use of Turnitin through Moodle courses:

http://www.turnitin.com/static/integration_manuals_versions_moodle.html

Your instructors and students are also welcome to utilize our searchable Help Center at:
http://www.turnitin.com/static/knowledge_base/knowledge_base.html

If you are interested in using TurnItIn separately from Moodle, then you’ll need a Turnitin account. Contact Laurie Vasquez at vasquez@sbcc.edu or at X2724 for a separate account if you need Turnitin training.

Prelim survey results of teacher instructional web-use

Here’s a link to some of the results of our recent survey of faculty re instructional web-use…