Effectiveness in the Classroom

For your reading enjoyment, below are a few recent articles with the general theme of effectiveness in the classroom:

 

“Who Does Screencasting Help the Most?” by Robert Talbert (5/6/13)
From The Chronicle’s “Casting Out Nines” blog:

http://chronicle.com/blognetwork/castingoutnines/2013/05/06/who-does-screencasting-help-the-most/

 

“Charisma Doesn’t Count” by Chris Parr (5/30/13)
From Inside Higher Ed:

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/05/30/study-finds-students-dont-learn-more-charismatic-lecturers

 

“New Research Effort Aims to Examine Effectiveness of MOOCs” by Sara Grossman (6/10/13)
From The Chronicle’s “Wired Campus” blog:

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/new-research-effort-aims-to-examine-effectiveness-of-moocs/44217

CCCOnline CONNECT Conference - Save the Date and Call for Proposals

CCCOnline is very pleased to cordially invite you to attend the CCCOnline CONNECT conference on Friday, October 4th, 2013. 

This year we are introducing CCCOnline CONNECT, a new branding of our annual CCCOnline conference. Along with this new brand comes an increased focus on connecting our instructors with new innovation and inspiration in online teaching and learning. CCCOnline CONNECT is a free, one-day event drawing around 300 instructors from CCCOnline and other colleges in the Colorado Community College system.  This annual event is an important opportunity for our online instructors to meet face to face to engage with each other and with new ideas in eLearning innovation. The conference will include presentations on the current state of CCCOnline, headlining presentations by keynote speakers, and breakout sessions by CCCOnline instructors and staff members on teaching and learning strategies, pedagogy, and technology. 

We invite you to be a part of CCCOnline CONNECT to collaborate with your CCCOnline colleagues and gain new ideas and inspiration for your online teaching. Stay tuned for more details on keynote speakers, break-out presentations, and registration information. 

In addition, we invite you to share your experiences and ideas by presenting at CCCOnline CONNECT. Our instructors' experiences in CCCOnline classrooms are an invaluable resource for all of CCCOnline and we are eager to learn from you. You can submit your presentation proposal by filling out the Call for Proposals form, here: http://media.ccconline.org/ccco/ccconline_connect_conference_2013/connect_2013_callforproposals.docx and emailing the completed form to Sean Renner at sean.renner@cccs.edu. 

We look forward to seeing you at CONNECT this year!

Sean