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This short blog by an anthropology professor resonated very much with my own state of mind out this. The importance of doing assessment right, alongside the numbing effects of assessment as a hugely time consuming new set of bureaucratic requirements. In the end, the author provides some really helpful reminders about how this works in practice. It helped me to realize that assessment itself is a topic we need to continually assess, for our own educational goals.

The article discusses the online virtual library, Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas that provides unique historical perspective of culture and events over the last century in the U.S. As stated, high school students, teachers, and school librarians can access content which is taken from over 400 print reference titles published by the Greenwood Publishing Group. Reportedly, the content presents a comprehensive look at American entertainment through movies, TV shows, music, and awards.

Features a selection of multimedia tools to help students integrate music and visual arts in order to put up a show at an online gallery.

Winona State University - Winona Minnesota has made it their mission to collect rubrics and make them available to all.

Thank you, Judy. I'm considering using rubrics for the first time and this is going to be a great resource.

An oldish but still useful Edutopia article on online video in the classroom, with some notes on fair use and on video editing software

Researchers use the CoI framework to examine teacher presence and the use of introductory videos.

What happens when well-known universities offer online courses, assessments, and certificates of completion for free? This is a report on the second year of the experiences of Harvard and MIT.

Article by Karen Thickstun in American Music Teacher from Aug/Sept 2014, Vol.6, Issue 1. The article explores the various alternatives in teaching music with the emergence of modern technology in the U.S. It states that online teaching needs a little change from the procedures in a traditional studio. It highlights the significance of the modern technology in teaching as it improved the methods of teaching while reaching new and diverse students.

"Encouraging Creativity in Online Courses." Though a bit older, I think this article makes some interesting points made in terms of the approach to course development. "Looking at the other side - rather than looking at boundaries, look for the solution outside the assumptions."

This resource explains the process of selecting a webconferencing platform. While reading, I wondered if Emory's process to select Adobe Connect was similar or different to what is outlined here.

Online Images/Media: 2,207; Records: 2,296; Art Images for College Teaching

This article describes the framework of four open educational practices based on patterns of OER reuse, mapped against the processes of curriculum design and delivery. Includes evidence, examples and ideas for application by practitioners, as well as recommendations for institutional policies on OER and OEP.

Hi Kristy, I really like the figure on page 12 of the article. The box for reflective and strategic enhancement and would I ever love to participate in Carpe Diem! Great find.

An interesting question on whether courses have outlived their usefulness online.

Discusses the difficulty of changing the educational paradigm to a servant professor instead of a professor led classroom--both virtual and real. How steep will be the learning curve to replace lecture-test evaluation with student driven and student centered needs.

Depth of Knowledge Levels

Leah, This is a great visual aid for those who need a quick reminder with constructing measurable objectives. Thanks for the connection.