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ETI and Releases Guidelines for Use of Content from Copyrighted Sources in Distributed Learning (DL) Courseware for Faculty Members (v.1):
The ETI has worked with the Uniformed Services University (USU) Office of the General Counsel to develop a set of guidelines for faculty to refer to when they use content from copyrighted sources in Distributed Learning (DL) course materials. These guidelines are designed to help faculty members by providing a common-sense approach to citing sources when transitioning spoken presentations to a more permanent format for distribution to a wider audience. To download the guidelines, which are provided in a PDF document, go to the Resources page.
ETI Team Presents 3 Papers at the ED-MEDIA 2009 Conference:
In June, 2009, ETI staff members presented three papers at the ED-MEDIA 2009 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, a conference organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. Two of these papers were collaborations with USUHS faculty members that discussed the faculty members’ use of ETI-developed technology in their teaching.
- Expanding the Learning Space: Transitioning from a Face-to-Face to a Blended Learning Experience Without Losing the “Human Touch”.
Authored by ETI Staff Members Beth Marcellas, Dina Kurzweil, and Brandon Henry and USUHS SOM faculty member Jeffrey Goodie. - Lighten the Load: Creating Effective Online Tutorials for Dense or Abstract Content.
Authored by ETI Members Sara Tarr, Beth Marcellas, and Dina Kurzweil and USUHS GSN faculty member Sandra Bibb. - Changing the Face of Online Courseware (Literally!).
Authored by ETI Staff Members Brandon Henry, Dina Kurzweil, and Beth Marcellas.
More information on AACE and ED-MEDIA
ETI Papers Accepted for Presentation at E-Learn Conference
In October, 2009, ETI team members will be presenting papers on the following topics at the E-Learn World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education, a conference organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education:
- "A Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Develop and Validate an Online Course" (a collaboration with the GSN and the Simulation Center)
- "Developing Effective Branching Activities for Learning"
More information on AACE and E-Learn
ETI Team Partners with USUHS and National Capital Area Simulation Center Faculty and Staff to Make Four Presentations at the E-Learn 2009 Conference:
In October, 2009, ETI staff members made four presentations at the E-Learn 2009 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare & Higher Education, a conference organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. Three of these presentations were collaborations with members of the faculty and staff of USUHS and the National Capital Area Simulation Center that discussed the faculty members’ use of ETI-developed course materials in their teaching.
- Benefits of a Blended Learning Experience: A Course Redesign Success Story
Authored by faculty member Jeffrey Goodie (SOM) and ETI staff members Beth Marcellas and Dina Kurzweil.
Presented by Beth Marcellas
- A Missing Link
Authored and presented by ETI staff member Dina Kurzweil
- Using Emerging Technologies to Decrease Anxiety and Improve Performance in a Doctoral Statistics Course
Authored by faculty member Dorraine Watts (GSN), and ETI staff members Jennifer Chuba, Brandon Henry, Dina Kurzweil, Beth Marcellas, Jan Mulkern, and Sara Tarr.
Presented by Dorraine Watts, Dina Kurzweil, and Beth Marcellas
- A Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Develop and Validate an Online Course
Authored by faculty members Dorraine Watts (GSN), Susanne Gibbons (GSN), Joseph Lopreiato (SOM/Simulation Center), and Gilbert Muniz (GSN/SOM/Simulation Center); Simulation Center staff members Judith Wilber and Fred LaBrecque; and ETI staff members Dina Kurzweil, Beth Marcellas, and Brandon Henry.
Presented by Dorraine Watts, Dina Kurzweil, Fred LaBrecque, and Beth Marcellas
Congratulations to USUHS ETI for getting 3 papers accepted to the
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) ED-MEDIA 2009 Conference:
- Expanding the Learning Space: Transitioning from a Face-to-Face to a Blended Learning Experience Without Losing the “Human Touch”.
Authored by Beth Marcellas, Dina Kurzweil, Brandon Henry and USUHS faculty member Jeffrey Goodie.
- Lighten the Load: Creating Effective Online Tutorials for Dense or
Abstract Content.
Authored by ETI Members Sara Tarr, Beth Marcellas, Dina Kurzweil and USUHS faculty member Sandra Bibb.
- Changing the Face of Online Courseware (Literally!).
Authored by ETI Members Brandon Henry, Dina Kurzweil, and Beth Marcellas.
More information on AACE and Ed Media
ETI Conducts Lunchtime Seminar About the Effective Use of Blackboard Discussion Boards
On Thursday March 13, 2008, the ETI presented a lunchtime seminar titled “Using Discussion Boards in Blackboard to Support Face-to-Face or Online Courses.” This session introduced participants to the benefits of using Blackboard’s Discussion Boards, demonstrated some Discussion Board features, and provided participants with tips for writing Discussion Board questions that will generate student participation in discussions. Handouts from that session are available in the Resources area of this site.
ETI Presents Paper at NAPCRG Conference
On October 22, 2007, ETI team members presented a session entitled The Academician's Toolkit: Evaluating a Strategy for Enhancing Teaching by Physician Educators at the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
ETI Presents Paper at E-Learn Conference
On October 16, 2007, ETI team members presented a session entitled Establishing an Education and E-Learning Support Center at the E-Learn World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education in Quebec City, Quebec.
ETI Conducts Lunchtime Seminar About Putting Course Material Online
On Thursday September 27, 2007, the ETI presented a lunchtime seminar titled “Introduction to Distributed Learning: First Steps Toward Putting Some or All of Your Course Online”. This session introduced participants to some of the considerations in planning online courses and course materials and also provided them with strategies for developing online activities that would meet their course objectives. A handout from that session is available in the Resources area of this site.
ETI Conducts Lunchtime Seminar on Blackboard Basics
On Tuesday July 17, 2007, the ETI presented a lunchtime seminar on Blackboard Basics. You can find the Blackboard Quick Reference Guide, which was used as a handout for that session, on the Resources area of this site.
ETI Presents Poster at Blackboard World Conference
On Tuesday, July 10, 2007, the ETI joined with Dr. Cindy Wilson of USUHS to present at the Blackboard World Conference in Boston a poster about working together to develop the online version of the Academician’s Toolkit course.
ETI Conducts Faculty Development Grand Rounds Session on Writing Higher-Order Learning Objectives for Clinical Teaching
On June 12, 2007, the ETI presented to the USUHS faculty a Grand Rounds session titled “RIME and Reason: Developing Higher Order Learning Objectives and Preliminary Lesson Plans” Handouts from that session are available in the Resources area of this site.
ETI Presents Paper at ED-MEDIA Conference
On June 29, 2007, the ETI presented a session about Best Practices in Educational Technology Support for Faculty at ED-MEDIA, the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications.
ETI Conducts Faculty Development Grand Rounds Session on Writing Higher-Order Learning Objectives for Clinical Teaching
On June 12, 2007, the ETI presented to the USUHS faculty a Grand Rounds session titled “RIME and Reason: Developing Higher Order Learning Objectives and Preliminary Lesson Plans” Handouts from that session are available in the Resources area of this site.
ETI Conducts Faculty Development Grand Rounds Session on Writing Lower-Order Learning Objectives for Clinical Teaching
On March 27, 2007, the ETI presented to the USUHS faculty a Grand Rounds session titled “What “RIMEs” with COPD: Developing Learning Objectives and Preliminary Lesson Plans.” Slides from that session are available in the Resources area of this site.
ETI Conducts Faculty Development Grand Rounds Session on Using Technology to Improve Clinical Teaching
On December 12, 2006, the ETI presented to the USUHS faculty a Grand Rounds session titled “Using Technology and the Resources of the Education & Technology Innovation (ETI) Support Office to Improve Clinical Teaching.” Slides from that session are available in the Resources area of this site.
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