General and Online Autonomy Supportive Actions - Part 2

Autonomy Support in the Classroom - The First of the Series

iSpring 8 Test Presentation

I participated in the Beta test of iSpring 8.  This is the interactive presentation that I created as my test bunny.


Instructional Technology and Distance Education Hall of Fame
I guess it will do for something quick.

My Research Agenda

Through a lot of thought, research and study, interest, and general bumps and bruises on my doctoral ride, I can clearly state that I have a research agenda:

Research Agenda
Advancing the engagement of non-traditional distance education students through the use of autonomy supportive teaching strategies.


Hey, that sounds pretty scientific!  So what doe that mean in layman terms?  ...more to follow

Favorite Quote

"The best current evidence is that media are mere vehicles that deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any more than the truck that delivers our groceries causes changes in our nutrition." (Clark, 1983)

It still applies today!

ID ...Do you have what it takes?

SCORM KNOW-isms

Over the last two weeks I have received a crash course in SCORM elearning development and packaging thanks to Lynda.com, Adobe, Moodle.org, and a few other websites and books. Below is a random list of a few of my new elearning SCORM know-isms. Some of them are "Duhh!", while others were news to me

- Within Moodle, SCORM packages can be added several different ways:

•     Added to the Moodle shell
•     Added by URL using a URL link to the manifest
•     Added by URL using Download Package Type

-If it is not desired to add a Moodle package to a Moodle shell, the Download Package option is the best since the package needs to be local in order to communicate with the Moodle grade book

- If using the link from Manfest option is used in Moodle, package contents must sit on the same URL as the Moodle server.

- Moodle options for SCORM package types must activated at the site level

-Moodle 2.5 is compatible with SCORM 1.2, not SCORM 2004

-Videos can be linked within an elearning SCORM package from an external source (duhhh!)

-Settings in the source files for the presentation must match settings in Moodle (duhhh!)

- Experience API/Tin Can API is the next generation of SCORM

- Experience API and Tin Can API are the same. Each are used by different groups.  Elearning professionals refer to it as Experience API, while technical professionals refer to it as Tin Can API

-If publishing elearning in Captivate, you must ensure that you use quiz reporting set as percentages and not points. This ensure SCORM compliance.

There is lots of additional information that I absorbed during this crash.  However, above is my random dump of my biggest take-aways.

"To know is to KNOW"
Tammy

Education vs. Training for Higher Ed Types

A couple of years ago I did a post on the differences between education and. training, http://trainingframe.blogspot.com/2012/12/education-vs-training.

This topic is something that I am still very interested in as I hear people discuss actions that are clearly training related in an education environment.  

During the most recent issue of Leadership Journal, published by the Chair Academy, there is an excellent article (page 6) that further delves into this topic. Vaughan (2014) does an excellent job explaining the differences between the two.  He takes it a step further by answering key questions about how trainers fit into academia and how academics fit into the training world.

As a member of the Chair Academy, I appreciate this article, along with the great works they do to further Post secondary leadership. 

Here is the link to the latest issue:

http://www.chairacademy.com/journals/journal_20-2.pdf

Vaughn, R. (2014). Training professors to be trainers (and vice-versa). Leadership Journal for Post Secondary Leaders 20 (2). Retrieved from http://www.chairacademy.com/journals/journal_20-2.pdf