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And as someone who is easily distracted and LOVES my subject matter, it’s hard not to just go “oh, this is fascinating!” and be off and running into a whole other sidetrack.

 Lisa’s course had so many great tools and resources for students to show their learning.  After reviewing the course I said to myself, “I wish I did that”.

Does Apple own any copyright in the content of my work if I create it in iBooks Author? No. You retain all your rights in the content of your work. However, if your work is distributed in the .ibooks format, then your work is subject to the distribution restrictions described above.

just my personal thoughts.

It’s interesting to see the pendulum swinging the other way, and libraries wanting to go back to use-based/per-use charges. Harvard is recommending it for scholarly journal content.

It’s my understanding that the shift from per-use charges to flat charges was actually pushed by libraries (can anyone around then confirm this?).

Meanwhile, David Walker pointed out to me that the Copyright Clearance Center’s “Get It Now” service , which charges per-download for particulating publisher content, could be considered not just as an alternative to ILL, but as an alternative for libraries to flat rate “platform” licensing for scholarly content.

Make the chunks or pieces of information small enough to appeal to and be processed by those who have only 15 to 30 minutes a day to log in. These small pieces of information can quickly be processed by the student who can then return later to finish other assignments. There can be more than one chunk of information per unit or module, but the unit itself should be broke into manageable chunks.

An online syllabus should also contain information relating to the length of time a given assignment is anticipated to take for the average student.

With an engaging course in which many students are active participants, the number of messages posted within any course discussion forum can quickly grow. When such a case presents itself, it is a good idea to give specific minimum (and maximum if necessary) requirements concerning the number of posts each student is required to submit. For example, in an ice-breaking activity, you could require each student to post responses to 2 other student posts chosen by selecting the student above and below that student in a listing of students sorted by some criteria such as alphabetically by login. When minimum requirements and other guidelines are given, students know how much work is expected of them for the assignment, ensuring that they will allocate enough time to do an adequate job and enabling them able to prioritize their time. Even an active student can have a busy week in which he/she must schedule time to properly meet this minimum requirement.

the quality of interaction is more important than the quantity

Go for vanilla the first time and work your way up to rocky road.