Tag: Blackboard LMS

ABCs of Instructional Design

I recently launched a course on instructional design based on the ADDIE and UBD instructional design models. The course has been setup on several sites so that I can evaluate the designer tools offered in each learning environment. I am experimenting with the tools of 3 different learning management systems: Moodle, Blackboard, and Desire2Learn. It […]

Faculty Development Workshop Update (2/27-3/4)

Still “tweaking” my lesson plans. I started working on the online instructional tutorial component of my practicum. It has really helped me to narrow my focus and clarify objectives. When you are posting instructions online, you tend to want to be as concise as possible. Going through the process of translating my “face to face” […]

Staff Development Workshop

The target audience for my staff development workshop includes faculty that are currently “hesitant” to use technology. I prefer to have no more than 10 students in class in order to allow me to encourage active participation from each student. The workshop will be held in a computer lab and participants will be required to come […]