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Coming in August…VSU Online Orientation

by Kathy Sundin on June 2, 2014 in Accessibility, BlazeVIEW D2L, eCore, eMajor, GoVIEW, Online Programs, The Center for eLearning

The Center for eLearning had an exciting week last week. We worked with Fugo Studios out of Atlanta to complete video segments of a new Online Orientation that is set to launch in August, 2014.

The new orientation program will be geared toward new VSU online students and will be integrated into the current VSU Student Portal. The primary goals are to get an online student from admission through enrollment, ensure online students have the information they need to navigate the university system/structure successfully and provide an ongoing reference for students after they initially complete the orientation. Segments of the first phase of this exciting project include:

  • Orientation Video
  • Embedded Quiz Features
  • Registration
  • Advising
  • Learning Management System Intro
  • Financial Aid
  • Paying Tuition and Fees
  • Bookstore
  • Adult and Military Programs
  • IT Helpdesk
  • Student Policy Resources
  • Academic Calendars

Additional key stakeholders in this project are the Orientation Office, Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions, Registrar, Centralized Advising Center, Access Office, Financial Aid, Bursary, Information Technology and Enrollment Management.

Below are some “behind the scenes” photos taken during the video shooting.

Dr.-McKinney-1  Dr.-McKinney-Shoot  Meg 1

Military 1  West-Hall-2  Studying

Family   Ronald  Firehouse

Stay tuned for additional information on this project!

New Resource Available

by Kathy Sundin on March 6, 2014 in BlazeVIEW D2L, eMajor, GoVIEW, Online Programs, Quality Matters, Social Media, The Center for eLearning

Are you new to online teaching and learning?
Are you an experienced online faculty member, but would like to learn some tips and
techniques to incorporate into your course?
Do you want to enhance your face-to-face or hybrid course?

If yes, then visit the VSU “New to Online Learning: The Fundamentals CO” course!

 Current faculty have been added as students in the course which will be available in
both 
BlazeVIEW and GoVIEW on Mon., March 10.

New faculty will be added at the beginning of each semester. However, new faculty can request to be manually added by emailing blazeview@valdosta.edu or goview@valdosta.edu.

The course covers:

– Overview of LMS, D2L, BlazeVIEW and GoVIEW
– Technology Requirements
– Transitioning to Online Learning

  •  F2F vs. Online Teaching
  • Instructional Design

– Quality Online Instruction

  • Syllabus and Schedule Design
  • Faculty and Course Introduction Tips

– Course Design

  • Quality Online Course Design
  • Online Course Design Tips

– Creating and Finding Content
– Online Learning Presence
– Discussion Boards

  • Effective Discussion Board Design
  • Discussion Board Tips

– Creating Effective Activities, Assessments, Rubrics and Grading
– Why and How to Use Technology in an Online Course
– Quality Matters

  • What is Quality Matters?
  • What do I do next?

– ADA, Citation, Plagiarism and Copyright Policies and Procedures
– D2L Resources and Assistance

We envision this to be an evolving course and updated regularly with new ideas and techniques. We need your help with this! Send us your feedback so we can incorporate into the course.