Reflection 1/21/13 – 1/25/13


Accomplishments:

  • Prof Dev
    • MOOC on Evolution
      • Finished the 1st graded quiz without issue
      • Instructor is saying this week is more difficult
        • from my experience so far, I agree.
        • I’ve decided to take the quiz before watching lectures, then I will work on making adjustments after watching a lecture based upon what I’ve learned
    • MOOC on Game Theory
      • Haven’t started this, yet. Starting to wonder if I should unenroll and try later.
      • May have bitten off more than I can chew right now
    • MOOC on Personal Finance starts 1/14/13
      • I originally signed up for this course then unenrolled. But I’m interested in what this course entails. It almost seems like advice you would get from a financial planner. It would be interesting to see these type of self-help courses become more ubiquitous.
    • Attended Educational Gaming Brownbag on Bagdes by Brett Bixler
  • Spring ’13 revisions/developments
    • IST 230 (Newcomer)
      • Larry says that he will take a look and let us know
    • IST 420 (Ocker)
        • Have readings for the course & need to get someone to create pdf’s – delegated this to Audrey
          • Double checked to make sure this was okay with Amy G, & it was
  • Course Committees
    • Attended IST 210 on 1/22
    • Attended IST 220 on 1/24
  • Spring ’13 Courses
    • IST 210 – Note from IT about making sure students know how to login to database for the course. The wording is already in the labs.
      • Sec 001 (Gary)
        • Note from Gary that Elluminate Live is now Blackboard Collaborate.
          • Didn’t hear this from WC.
          • Need to update info in the course. Placed a reminder on my calendar to do next week
      • Sec 003 (Marc)
        • Several requests to update grammar on assessments
        • Updated lab
        • Met f2f to take care of issues
    • IST 220 –
      • Secs 003 and 004 (Hyunjeong)
        • request to provide accomodations.
          • did this for one assessment and provided video
      • All Sections
        • working through labs that Nick is reworking
    • IST 230
      • Sec 001
        • Worked through an issue with Blackboard Collaborate
    • IST 402 TIE-
      • Sec 001
        • Tested scoring rubrics and sent request to WC Helpdesk to see if this needs to be pushed to ANGEL Support
          • Reply mentioned that Rubrics or Scoring rubrics most likely work independently but Supplementaly may work with the other options.

Ongoing Projects:

    • Amy S editted google spreadsheet for Summer ’13 

Immediate Decisions / Issues:

    • None

Back Burner:

Important Dates:

  • Jan 1 Holiday
  • MOOC Jan 4 – March 15 called Introduction to Genetics and Evolution
  • MOOC Jan 7 – Feb 11 called Game Theory
  • MOOC Jan 14 – Mar 4 called Fundamentals of Personal Finance
  • Jan 7 WAH in AM
  • Jan 8 Dental Appt (3 h)
  • Jan 14 Dr. Appt (2 h)
  • Jan 17 Family Sick in AM – 4h
  • Jan 18 Vacation Time – 8 h
  • Jan 21 WAH
  • Jan 21 Family Sick – 1h
  • Jan 23 Education Gaming Brown Bag: Badges? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Badges!
  • Jan 23 Family Sick 1h
  • Jan 24 Family Sick – 2h
  • Jan 25 WAH in AM
  • Jan 25 Vacation Time – 5.5 h
  • Jan 28 Family Sick Time – 1.5 h
  • Jan 31 WAH all day
  • Feb 4-6 EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting in Denver, CO
  • Feb 18 WAH in AM
  • March 4 WAH in AM
  • March 6 WAH all day
  • March 18 WAH in AM

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