Announcements

For more information about the latest upgrade, Version 9.4, see a Desire2Learn Brochures and Whitepapers at http://www.desire2learn.com/resources/library/.

Also check out the Desire2Learn Video Library at http://www.desire2learn.com/resources/video/browse/?c=6. Demonstrations of all the course tools are avaiable.

A new version of Respondus LockDown Browser is available. Please see below. 

• Sloan-C's report “Learning on Demand: Online Education in the United States, 2009” (pdf)
• Developing an Online Course (pdf)
• Steps to Devloping an Online Course (pdf)
• Online Presentation Tools (pdf)
• Distance Education Course Information Form THECB from UT Telecourse System (currently in revision)
• BC e-learning certification summary (doc)
• Glossary of Distance Learning Terms 

Best Practices in Online Instruction:

• iNACOL National Standards of Quality
• iNACOL Promising Practices in Online Learning Series
• BC Best Practices for Online Classes 
• pdf
• Quality Assurance Peer Review in Online Learning Rubric (for course evaluation)
  • xls
  • doc
• Other Best Practice s Info and Links

Various tools are available to assist you in your course managment:

Information on Digital Repositories

Dallas TeleLearning is excited to offer Brazosport College full access to their Digital Resource Repository through a subscription purchased by the VCT! Click here to see the full announcement.

Faculty Tools

Measure of Course Cheatability - Take a quiz to evaluate your course.

Terry's Tech Blog - Terry lists articles and discusses new tools for faculty use

Respondus LockDown Broswer - Please use the link below to find out more about Respondus LDB including the Instructor's Guide: http://www.brazosport.edu/sites/CurrentStudents/DistanceLearning/DL/Respondus.aspx

Wimba Info - Information on Wimba training and documentation is now available in Desire2Learn: WimbaTraining. Please contact Terry if you want more information.

To read the archives of online@brazosport.edu listserve (login with your bc username and password):

http://listserv.brazosport.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=ONLINE

If you not a member of the online@brazosport.edu listserve

Terry Comingore

Director

(979) 230-3318

Terry.Comingore@brazosport.edu
 

Esther Williams
Office Professional
(979) 230-3253
Esther.Williams@brazosport.edu

Testing
(979) 230-3253
lactests@brazosport.edu