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OfflineWhen asked about the impact of lecture capture technology on teaching and learning, James Craig, professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Policy at the University of Maryland Dental School in Baltimore, doesn't mince words. "With lecture capture," claimed Craig, "students have more opportunity to learn and a greater level of performance because of it."
Making Lecture Capture Work: Lessons from the Pros (http://campustechnology.com/articles/2012/05/08/making-lecture-capture-work-lessons-from-the-pros.aspx)
Here are some tips on using lecture capture effectively to enhance teaching and learning, as well as some arguments for using it in the first place.
Doing Lecture Capture Right (http://campustechnology.com/articles/2012/05/08/making-lecture-capture-work-lessons-from-the-pros.aspx)
This archived Academic Impressions article offers tips on…
OfflineEffective faculty are key to student success and to the success of online programs, according to a new special issue of the Sloan Consortium’s Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks (Volume 16.2). The issue features insights about professional development for faculty and guidelines from successful programs.
Edited by Stephanie J. Jones of Texas Tech University and Katrina A. Meyer of the University of Memphis, the issue features faculty development research from Alta Solutions Group, Bay Path College, Capella University, Carroll University, Florida Atlantic University, Penn State World Campus, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg, PBS Teacherline, University of Central Florida, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and Southwest Minnesota State University.
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OfflineControversy surrounding class size is not new to higher education... while budgets push for increasing class size, educators cite the educational value of smaller classes. But, one professor is challenging the notion that size really matters...
"Conventional wisdom deems smaller classes superior. Mr. Boyer, a self-described 'Podunk instructor,' calls that 'poppycock.' He's exploring how technology can help engage students in face-to-face courses that enroll from 600 to nearly 3,000 students."
To read more about how Mr. Boyer engages his class of 2,760 students, see the recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education at: http://chronicle.com/article/How-One-Instructor-Teaches/131656/
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