Tuesday, September 26, 2017

“Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.”

-- Robert Louis Stevenson, An Inland Voyage

Thank you, Gretchen Rubin. Great quote for the day.

In January the style of Google Sites was upgraded. It works with a lot more ease now, and seems to offer more options.

Found this article that may prove helpful:
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2017/01/24/new-google-sites-10-things-teachers-must-know/

We also have our ePortfolios site up:
https://www.utc.edu/walker-center-teaching-learning/faculty-development/eportfolio.php

Lots of samples available there.

The Bb webinar today had some good points, so I thought I would share my notes.

Notes from the Bb Webinar on Cheating from today:

The hosts of the webinar were winners of the Bb exemplary courses.

The hosts call their school’s “master courses” - RTT "Ready to Teach" courses

The hosts create videos of answers to problems people ask them.

Where can people view the What's Your Problem? episodes?

Their Twitter handle is: @ItsProblemTime

Audience question: How do you handle sites like "Course Hero" where they pay students for papers and other elements associated with online courses?

Excellent question. In our opinion, this issue is better handled at the institutional level and we're focusing on individual course design.

However, we'll plan on talking a bit about those types sites at the end.

Suggestion: Have them sign the Honor code at the beginning of the test.

Audience question: please tell us where we can read the study on cheating/plagiarism

The study is "Cheating in the Digital Age: Do Students Cheat More in Online Courses?" George Watson and James Sottile from Marshall University.

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