Minutes for  February  24 , 200 5 -  4 P.M. -  5 :00 P.M.  AS 192

In attendance at the DLMG meeting :     Marcia Graber, Keri Sanders, Lorna Peralta, Bob Klassen , Sandra Woien, Julia West, Donna Gaudet,  Melanie Kroening , and Peg gy Johnson .

Respondus Workshop

Melanie conducted a workshop on using Respondus software to create questions for uploading to WebCT for online quizzes/exams. You can find information on how to download Respondus software to your computer on this site http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/other/ctl/_ctl_SD/resources/helpdocs/workshops/webct_resp/index.html , as well as the hand-out for the workshop.

Study Mate

Melanie also showed how to use Study Mate software (also from Respondus company) to create online games. You can get information on how to download Study Mate, use this software, and see examples of the games it can create at this site http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/other/ctl/_ctl_SD/resources/helpdocs/workshops/web_games/index.html If you have questions about using either Respondus or Study Mate, make an appointment/email/phone Peggy ( johnson@mail.mc.maricopa.edu , phone 461-7703) or Melanie ( mkroening@mail.mc.maricopa.edu , phone 461-7799).

Online Chemistry Course

For a really fantastic online course, visit Ken Costello's online chemistry course at http://www.chemistryland.com   Ken works in the CTL and is a multimedia specialist. He can help you with Powerpoint animations - which he uses extensively in his chemistry course, making videos, etc. Ken's phone number is 461-7666. His email address is costello@mail.mc.maricopa.edu

Meeting

Remember that you need to make an appointment to meet with Peggy by March 11 to show what you have developed for your online course. Ideally you'd like to have all of one week's lessons ready. For example, if each week students need to do some reading, post to the bulletin board, and take a quiz, you'd like all of that set up for one week. I recommend you save creating the first week of your online class until the last thing. You'll know what activities your students need to do in the first, get-acquainted week when you have the course in place.
Start with a typical week on a topic you know well. Create the template for that week. Then use that template to create subsequent weeks.

Next Week Emi Ahn will be showing us her fantastic online Japanese course next week.

Peg Johnson