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Galveston, Day 4
Mar. 31st, 2007 07:55 amLast one.
Developing Effective Distance Learning Visuals
Forty-five minutes on how to spread out a busy, complicated graphic into several Power Point slides. I exaggerate, but not as much as I wish.
The Design in Instructional Design
This one was mostly theory, but with a sense of humor to make it more palatable.
There was one part I liked. Each lesson or topic can follow a different narrative or arc. He gave us four examples from his course on food inspection.
* film noir - bad guys are talking about how they are going to mix the old food in with the fresh food
* animated yogurt containers discussing how the refrigeration has just gone off ("Maybe the lights are off because someone closed the refrigerator." "No, I told you that we are in a display case.")
* Monty Python-esque session on rules for bacteria to follow
* videoclips of professionals in the field sharing stories of real-life experiences
Going Online To Teach Faculty About Teaching Online
The professors did all the things they complained about students doing including dropping the class, but gained more empathy for their students! Another lady said her professors often drop, but each time they last a little longer. The current record holder is someone who registered five times before completing the course. It's like smoking: failures can increase the chances for success next time!
**
Bleh, that's enough of that. Now I can toss virtually all of my notes.
After the conference I went to the Rainforest Pyramid as recommended by chikuru. It was very pretty and nice, if a bit warm and humid. It was fun to see plants we now use as houseplants in a habitat closer to what they're used to.
Unfortunately, the birds and other animals did not interact with the humans physically (even if some scarlet macaws were extremely loud!). So I didn't get to see the scarlet ibises poking their beaks into people's boots or purses as promised! Still, there were many cool and large birds that were easy to see.
I did learn that the vanilla plant is an orchid. And that the pyramid is a hurricane-resistant shape.
Developing Effective Distance Learning Visuals
Forty-five minutes on how to spread out a busy, complicated graphic into several Power Point slides. I exaggerate, but not as much as I wish.
The Design in Instructional Design
This one was mostly theory, but with a sense of humor to make it more palatable.
There was one part I liked. Each lesson or topic can follow a different narrative or arc. He gave us four examples from his course on food inspection.
* film noir - bad guys are talking about how they are going to mix the old food in with the fresh food
* animated yogurt containers discussing how the refrigeration has just gone off ("Maybe the lights are off because someone closed the refrigerator." "No, I told you that we are in a display case.")
* Monty Python-esque session on rules for bacteria to follow
* videoclips of professionals in the field sharing stories of real-life experiences
Going Online To Teach Faculty About Teaching Online
The professors did all the things they complained about students doing including dropping the class, but gained more empathy for their students! Another lady said her professors often drop, but each time they last a little longer. The current record holder is someone who registered five times before completing the course. It's like smoking: failures can increase the chances for success next time!
**
Bleh, that's enough of that. Now I can toss virtually all of my notes.
After the conference I went to the Rainforest Pyramid as recommended by chikuru. It was very pretty and nice, if a bit warm and humid. It was fun to see plants we now use as houseplants in a habitat closer to what they're used to.
Unfortunately, the birds and other animals did not interact with the humans physically (even if some scarlet macaws were extremely loud!). So I didn't get to see the scarlet ibises poking their beaks into people's boots or purses as promised! Still, there were many cool and large birds that were easy to see.
I did learn that the vanilla plant is an orchid. And that the pyramid is a hurricane-resistant shape.