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UD Update University of Indiana October 16, 2003
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Topics WebCT growth Course Redesign Projects New refreshed PRESENT web site Code of the Web GIS award Winter Faculty Institute Consolidated grants program E-portfolios
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Student usage
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Number of courses
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Support Strategies Moving from creation to support Creating an online introduction Hiring graduate assistants Streamlining our course creation process
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VISTA version Database version (currently flat files) 6 figures New SIS system Will it solve any of our support problems?
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Issues Supporting uses of WebCT not related to courses Occupational Health and Safety Training Training Ice Skating Judges K-12 students in Engineering and Marine Studies Enticing faculty to optimize their usage
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Course Resign Projects Virtual MicroscopeMicroscope Students were failing the practical lab experiment Teaches microscopy; not a virtual lab Available from MERLOT Other efforts to more closely align lab and lectures
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Psychology—Learning & Motivation Revitalizing the “Keller method,” self mastery of textbook material Hypothesis: computer technology can overcome problems that led to its decline Course Changes On demand (on line tests) Replace lecture with small groups Technology Development of tests Secure testing center
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Secure testing center
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Proctor tools
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WebCT access and resource www.udel.edu/webct
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Problem Based Learning
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Responsible Computing Goal--student attention Virus protection Updates Copyright Netiquette
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US Geological Survey US Geological Survey Award—mapping to aid informed decision making Public access to web- based mapping tool Multiple partners Most current DE data Users to participate in updating DE’s geographic data USGS:The National Map Pilot Project The Delaware Data Mapping and Integration Laboratory (DataMIL) http://datamil.udel.edu
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Open Source Initiatives U-portal development E-portfolio development
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Resources PRESENT, UD’s Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center www.udel.edu/present WebCT Access and Information www.udel.edu/webct Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education http://www.udel.edu/inst/ Datamil project http://datamil.udel.eduhttp://datamil.udel.edu at The University of Delaware
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