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Kelly Hermann

Section 508: 508 Law - 0 views

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    508 applies only to websites of the federal government and requires certain provisions to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access them. 508 also offers guidance for software companies and web developers but the standards cannot be enforced. Several states have adopted the 508 standards as state law. New York is moving in this direction this fall as well.
Elena Buttgereit

Behavior Plans/Classroom and Group Support/Teacher Tools/Positive Reinforcement | Speci... - 0 views

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    "Many teachers do not believe in positive reinforcement because they do not want to reward students for just doing what is expected"
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    "Many teachers do not believe in positive reinforcement because they do not want to reward students for just doing what is expected"
Joan Erickson

Grade inflation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • took a rare stance against grade inflation in 2004, and publicly announced a policy designed to curb it. The policy states that A's should account for less than 35 percent of the grades for undergraduate courses and less than 55 percent of grades for junior and senior independent work
  • To date, the administration has not taken steps to strictly enforce these guidelines, instead opting to rely on departments to apply them
  • nearly constant in the Natural Science departments, which were typically at or near the 35% guideline
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  • 90% A's
  • reputation for rigorous grading policies in some science and engineering classes
  • no more than 17% of the students in any given class may be awarded A grades, and that the class GPA should be in the range of 2.7 to 2.9 out of a maximum of 4.0 grade poi
  • GPA at University of Chicago increased from 2.50 in 1965 to 3.26 in 1999
  • Ninety-five per cent scored at least grade C, having gained only 10 marks from 55. Pupils could score an A* with only 51 per cent of the marks
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    brief snapshots of collges and universitites's guidelines to combat grade inflation
Sue Rappazzo

Second Life Opens Meth-lab for Police Training - 0 views

  • Second Life is once again proving that it’s a good training tool this time for teaching law enforcement to recognize a meth lab when they see it. This clandestine setup is secreted away on top a flying dirigible. That’s not really a challenge when players can fly.
Geralynn Demarest

facilitator - 0 views

  • Role of Discussion Facilitator: Encourage and guide the discussion Be clear about the purpose and expected outcomes of the discussion Encourage participants to respond to each other as well as to the facilitator Recognize participants via private and public messages Share information and resources and encourage others to do the same Create a welcoming environment Tie together the threads of the discussion and summarize it Enforce the discussion group ground rules, if necessary Keep the discussion focused on the topic Clarify the questions and comments of participants, if necessary Act as an unbiased, neutral commentator Participate regularly, actively and thoughtfully Ask leading questions; resist being too chatty Decide when to resolve conflict/hostile interaction
    • Geralynn Demarest
       
      This is like a quick reference guide of things to remember when creating an online course and facilitating discussions.
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    Quick reference for tips to keep in mind while creating discussions in an online environment.
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    While creating my course, hiking101, I want to keep in mind the role of discussion facilitator. This source was found through Merlot, and provides a quick snapshot of things to remember.
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