Accomplishments:
� Continued with IST 111S revision
o Got a reply from Deirdre and made adjustments to the course based on her feedback
� Checked in with Lisa B about 220 revision. Had Meeting with both Lisa B and John F on Monday from 11-12.
o Lisa will be contacting the course committee about the direction we should take
o Based on the direction, she will find a text
o Looks like she would like to take a theoretical approach
o John sent out info on vmware and how to do the labs. Lisa plans to test to see if they fit the course goals
� Planning to redo the videos for the solutions to the problems of the week for IST 230 to make sure that no students are in the videos
� Cleaned up IST 250 through lesson 3 and updated to subversion
� Exported/Imported IST 295A for Spring ’12
o Updated course schedule on the syllabus for Spring ’12 dates and new peer eval links
o Updated syllabus to subversion
o Updated instructor info
o Cleaned up items in the Lessons, Resources, and Communicate tabs
o Emailed Lisa B to let her know of the changes
� Continued IST 331 revision
o Received materials from Martin about Lessons 1-3.
o Made adjustments to bounce off of him before considering the work complete
o Added some images/photos to lesson 3 to make more visually appealing from clipart.com
o Planning to push the tempo of the revision a bit since we are quickly approaching Thanksgiving and the Winter holiday
� Continued with IST 402 revision
o Rosalie is still working on the course.
o When completed, plan to meet with David S to get him ready to teach
� Exported/Imported IST 495 for Spring ’12
o Cleaned up items in the Resources tab
o Emailed Madhavi to let her know about the course
� Attended Nov 2 @ 11am Virtual Online Meeting for Spring ’12 Online
o Recording: https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2011-11-02.0716.M.8E66AE9C416F930D4601EC0883BE5B.vcr&sid=105
o Highlights for instructors from the meeting:
� Set expectations the first week of class
� Let students know your email turn-around time and if you will be away.
� Plan to provide a weekly summary or preview of the weekly lesson (do this a week in advance)
� Check pre-reqs to ensure your students are prepared for your course.
� Contact Ravi Patel with any issues in IST 110, 111S, 230, 295A, 331, 402 and 495.
� Contact Ravi Patel and John Buckwalter for all other courses.
� If a student is having a technical problem, have them contact the World Campus Help Desk immediately. Don’t try to solve yourself as it may waste valuable time for you and the student.
� Communication, Communication, Communication – please plan to log into ANGEL at least daily if not every other day. and ask students to communicate through the ANGEL tool. If you are not familiar with ANGEL, see tutorials at
o http://its.psu.edu/training/learnonline/
Ongoing Projects:
� Working on Spring 2012 courses: IST 111S, IST 230, IST 295A, IST 331, IST 402, IST 495
� Working on Summer 2012 courses: IST 210, IST 220, IST 240, IST 250, IST 260W, IST 295B, IST 301, IST 302, IST 420, IST 421, IST 440W
� Check for flash and video that doesn’t show up from the WC version.
� Adding peer evals in drupal to courses.
� Working on checking courses (content isn’t always there) from WCLD to be placed in Drupal through OIDI task list
� Updating syllabi & content in drupal
� Worked on preparations for SLOAN-C conference presentation, especially elements for the presentation
� Reading the book Understanding by Design: http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Design-Expanded-Grant-Wiggins/dp/0131950843/ref=dp_ob_image_bk
Immediate Decisions / Issues:
� Would like to have a better working knowledge of…
o Kaltura
o Jaycut
Some things that I learn this week:
� When trying to save an mp4, I had to use Chrome to save them to my computer. In firefox, I was prompted to buy quicktime pro.
� When using Penn State wikis, to make the wiki viewable to anyone, go to Browse->Space Admin->Permissions. At the bottom where it says Anonymous Access, select Edit Permissions and Select All.
Back Burner:
� Gaming, Simulations, and Virtual World Research Committee
Days off / Conferences:
� Conference Nov. 8-11 – SLOAN-C Conference: http://sloanconsortium.org/aln
� March 24 TLT Symposium – thinking of using this opportunity to practice session for Madison Conference
� Dental Appt scheduled for 2/24/12 (Plan to take half day in the am)
Tons happened this week with me preparing to head off to Sloan in Orlando.
Running is going well. All easy runs this week. Interested in seeing how my body responds to timed runs of 5 and 6 miles the next two weeks.
With the weather going from snow last weekend to warmer temps, spent time outside with the kids soaking it all in.
Had a strange thing happen this week based upon my old teaching job. There was a rumor that I had taken a position at a neighboring school to where I used to work. Looks like it was started by the tech coordinator at my former employer. I’m not innocent here. When I left that job, it was April. I probably would have been more consider to table the offer that I had until I finished the school year. With all of the openings and the explosion of online learning at Penn State, another position would have availed itself. But I was a bit anxious. Also, I blew up once to someone who didn’t deserve it after I left and made it a bit personal. I’m sorry about both moves. I need to apologize, but I’ve been a bit afraid to do it. With that said, this totally frustrates me. Not sure why I’m even a topic of discussion. Especially, since no one attempted to do an exit interview with me. Guess it’s easier to talk about me than to me. I really need to resolve this whole thing.
