Need tools/resources/activities worked WORSE than expected when you BEGAN teaching online. Tweet to #tltgTOL4B see tlt.gs/TOL4B2

Tweet your suggestions to #tltgTOL4B or use TooFast survey: tlt.gs/TOL4B2fbsurvey

Join us for FridayLive! May 30, 2014 for usual free online Webinar 2pmET - this one "Using Online Student Feedback" part of series Teaching Online for Beginners 2.0 tlt.gs/TOL4B2

In our MOOCOW "Teaching Online for Beginners 2" we're actively seeking recommendations about tools, activities, and resources - as well as advice from those who have already taught online courses successfully. Our intended participants are:


A. higher ed faculty who have already taught successfully in "traditional" face-to-face courses and who are soon to begin teaching online.
B. those who help colleagues in category A
For more info about the MOOCOW, "Teaching Online for Beginners:  Crossing the Starting Line" see tlt.gs/TOL4B2

Please describe some examples from these three categories of tools, resources, or activities that you used when teaching online.   Those that:

1. Worked BETTER than expected when you BEGAN teaching online? And you continue to use and recommend it!2. Worked WORSE than expected when you BEGAN teaching online? Cautionary advice about it?3. Enabled you and your students to achieve at least SOME results BETTER than face-to-face? [Results that may seem quite "small," but they were significant to YOU and your students.]

Need tools/resources/activities work BETTER than expected when you BEGAN teaching online. Tweet to #tltgTOL4B see tlt.gs/TOL4B2

Tweet your suggestions to #tltgTOL4B or use TooFast survey: tlt.gs/TOL4B2fbsurvey

In our MOOCOW "Teaching Online for Beginners 2" we're actively seeking recommendations about tools, activities, and resources - as well as advice from those who have already taught online courses successfully. Our intended participants are:
A. higher ed faculty who have already taught successfully in "traditional" face-to-face courses and who are soon to begin teaching online.
B. those who help colleagues in category A
For more info about the MOOCOW, "Teaching Online for Beginners:  Crossing the Starting Line" see tlt.gs/TOL4B2

Please describe some examples from these three categories of tools, resources, or activities that you used when teaching online.   Those that:
1. Worked BETTER than expected when you BEGAN teaching online? And you continue to use and recommend it!2. Worked WORSE than expected when you BEGAN teaching online? Cautionary advice about it?3. Enabled you and your students to achieve at least SOME results BETTER than face-to-face? [Results that may seem quite "small," but they were significant to YOU and your students.]

TGIF: TOL4B Twitter Chat Today 3:00 PM ET #tltgTOL4B

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Thirty-seventh issue Volume Seven	TLT Group TGIF 5.28.2014
From Group World Headquarters	Experimenting with Twitter Chatting on Wednesday #tltgTOL4B and taking a look at Online Student Feedback on Friday.  See more information below.  TOL4B homebase website

Brief amusing SciFi re use of virtual reality & biofeedback (controlled by others) to modify/train self “Perfect Day” CS Friedman

Perfect Day by C. S. FRIEDMAN http://www.csfriedman.com/category/poetry-fiction/

Amusing brief science fiction re future use of virtual reality & biofeedback to modify, train,  regulate oneself;  but not always entirely under one's own control or awareness.  

'Perfect Day’ first appeared in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March/April 2012 issue.  Approx 6 pp. when printed with small font.  

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Excerpt:  

"When Stanley Betterman awoke Monday morning he didn’t know that everyone else in the world was naked.  ...

"...Stanley scrubbed his teeth until they gleamed, then let

TGIF: How do you build community online?

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Thirty-sixth issue Volume Seven	TLT Group TGIF 5.20.2014
From Group World Headquarters	How do you build community online? There are several ways to join in this conversation: Two planning meetings on May 21 & 22 at 12:30 PM ET. Register for May 21st here Register for May 22nd here Twitter conversation, #tltgTOL4B VoiceThread conversation, FridayLive on May 23rd at 2:00 PM ET, Register here.

TGIF: Exploration & Experimentation: Building Community Online

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Thirty-fifth issue Volume Seven	TLT Group TGIF 5.13.2014
From Group World Headquarters	Exploration and experimentation with various ways to build community online begins this week. The goal is to cross the starting line in a way that makes sense for you. Pop into the events on Wednesday and Friday or register for the entire 6 week TOL4B MOOCow TLT Membership You can become an individual member for $75.00 (USD).Did you know… if you have participated in or registered for TOL4B you will receive a $25 discount. Enter discount code TLO4B. if you have retired you will receive $40 discount. Enter discount code RETIREE. if you are a current student you will receive a $50 discount. Enter discount code: STUDENT. Join Us, Click  here to get started. .
	More from the TLT-SWG Blog http://tlt-swg.blogspot.com/
	Members Exchange MOOCow Teaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B) Orientation to MOOCow Tools    Date: May 14, 2014 Time: 3:00 PM ET Presenters; Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey and Others Description Register Here Join TOL4B participants as we experiment with the following MOOCow tools: Adobe Connect microphone use Access MOOCow information on the TOL4B home base Participate in MOOCow discussions via VoiceThread Access resources using the TOL4B DIIGO site MOOCow Schedule Video Overview MOOCOW = Massively Open Online Course (Or Whatever) -- designed to capture the flexible and experimental nature of this course. Upcoming Member Exchange events May 28: Easing into Twitter Chatting* about LMS Features June 11: Easing into Twitter Chatting* about Self Intro Videos June 18: Learning More about Planning, Producing, Editing and Publishing Self-Intro Videos (TOL4B) June 18: Learning More about Planning, Producing, Editing and Publishing Self-Intro Videos (TOL4B)
	FridayLive! MOOCow Introduction: Teaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B) Date: May 16, 2014 Time: 2:00 PM ET Presenters; Steve Gilbert,  Beth Dailey Register Here Description Applying our findings and insights about MOOCs) Why we selected options and how to use them MOOCow learning goals How to do some basic  MOOCow-needed activities for participants (participate in Forum;  read/listen to weekly learning plan) Intro resources useful in developing creating your next small steps plan. Link to MOOCow Schedule Video Overview MOOCOW = Massively Open Online Course (Or Whatever) -- designed to capture the flexible and experimental nature of this course. Up-coming  FridayLive! schedule: May 23  Recommended Practices for Building Community Online for Teaching and Learning (TOL4B) May 30 Using Online Student Feedback (TOL4B) June 6 Video Self-Introductions for Teaching and Learning Part 1: Critiquing and Discussing in Small Online Groups (TOL4B) June 13 Video Self-Introductions for Teaching and Learning Part 2: Screencast-O-Matic and YouTube Demonstrations (TOL4B)
MOOCs Round Six MOOCow Teaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B) Video Overview MOOCOW = Massively Open Online Course (Or Whatever) -- designed to capture the flexible and experimental nature of this course.      Join the planning and help further shape the MOOCow: Link to planning document Provide feedback on tools and strategies to be included.  Link to survey.	MOOCow Teaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B)   May 11 - June, 27, 2014 Presenters; Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey and Others Register Here DescriptionTeaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B) is a Massive Open Online Course or Whatever (MOOCow) designed to help you, as a successful faculty member in higher education, begin to teach entirely online or include more online resources and activities in your courses. You care about your students and their learning.  You care about your students and their learning. You are busy and will continue to be busy. By sampling available options, benefits and drawbacks to teaching online you will cross the starting line. You will experience and experiment with a variety of easy to learn, reliable, widely accessible and least expensive tools and resources and strategies related to creating social presence and building community online. You will realize teaching and learning online does not necessarily mean teaching and learning alone, does not require being overworked, giving up your best teaching or losing meaningful contact with students. It can be satisfying and fun. The "Action" path through the MOOCow is designed to help you achieve a variety of learning outcomes and ultimately produce a self-introductory video which will become part of a more complete introductory unit in an online course, as per rubric. You may also want to chose a Design It Yourself (DIY) path to meet your own learning goals. Link to MOOCow Schedule
#TLTGroup, #tltgFRLV, #tltgTOL4B	Encourage. Enable. Engage. www.tltgroup.org

Teaching Online for Beginners MOOCow starts next week

TGIF: Is the LMS, a Walled Garden? FridayLive

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Thirty-fourth issue Volume Seven	TLT Group TGIF 5.6.2014
From Group World Headquarters	FridayLive! “The Walled Garden” a.k.a. The Learning Management System (LMS)? Exploring options for extending pr replacing functions within the LMS. Register Here TLT Membership You can become an individual member for $75.00 (USD).Did you know… if you have participated in or registered for TOL4B you will receive a $25 discount. Enter discount code TLO4B. if you have retired you will receive $40 discount. Enter discount code RETIREE. if you are a current student you will receive a $50 discount. Enter discount code: STUDENT. Join Us, Click  here to get started. The Teaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B) MOOCow Starts next week!!! May 11 - June, 27, 2014 Register Here Listen to this overview to determine if it is right for you.
	More from the TLT-SWG Blog http://tlt-swg.blogspot.com/
	Members Exchange Digging Deeper into Voice Transcription Date: May 7, 2014 Time: 3-4 pm Eastern Presenters: Steve Gilbert, and others Register Here DESCRIPTION The exploration continues Link to planning document. All TLT Group Members and subscribers are welcome to attend and participate. If you are not a member, please email sallygilbert@tltgroup.org or dailey@tltgroup.org if you would like an invitation to participate and attend.   Upcoming Member Exchange events May 14: Teaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B) Orientation to MOOCow Tools May 28: Easing into Twitter Chatting* about LMS Features June 11: Easing into Twitter Chatting* about Self Intro Videos June 18: Learning More about Planning, Producing, Editing and Publishing Self-Intro Videos (TOL4B) June 18: Learning More about Planning, Producing, Editing and Publishing Self-Intro Videos (TOL4B)
	FridayLive! “The Walled Garden” a.k.a. The Learning Management System (LMS)? Date: May 9, 2014 Time: 2:00-3:00 pm ET Presenters: Steve Gilbert and others Register Here. free to all.   Description Many questions circulate these days regarding learning management systems (LMS). A walled garden (LMS) restricts access. There a tool shed within the garden, but is it limited?  What about tools outside the garden? Is there a gate? Who decides what can go in and out of the gate? Information? Tools? Let's talk together about these and other questions such as : CURRENT TRENDS, FEATURES OF LMS  What institutions are exploring, using, requiring, supporting in LMS options for their faculty - esp faculty who teach online. ALTERNATIVES, ENHANCEMENTS TO LMS What non-LMS options are important for faculty to consider using INSTEAD of or in ADDITION to their institution's provided LMS - especially faculty new to teaching fully or partly online. IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT PEDAGOGIES OF LMS Every LMS reflects an underlying pedagogy - whether that pedagogy is intentional and explicit or accidental and implied.  How can an institution or an individual faculty member decide how well the LMS’s underlying pedagogy fits their needs and goals?  To what extent can or should a faculty member adapt his/her own pedagogy to the LMS?  In what ways can an LMS be adapted or augmented to fit the users’ preferred pedagogy? Resources: “Reclaim Learning: A Domain of One's Own"” by Jim Groom, keynote from Sloan-C/MERLOT Emerging Technologies Symposium for Online Learning in Dallas.  See link in Michelle Pacansky Brock’s blog post. Democratizing Education, Eric Van Hippel BEASLEY, W. (MAY 2, 2012) Infiltrating the Walled Garden Up-coming  FridayLive! schedule: May 16  Teaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B) MOOCow Introduction May 23  Recommended Practices for Building Community Online for Teaching and Learning (TOL4B) May 30 Using Online Student Feedback (TOL4B)
MOOCs Round Six MOOCow Teaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B) Video Overview MOOCOW = Massively Open Online Course (Or Whatever) -- designed to capture the flexible and experimental nature of this course.      Join the planning and help further shape the MOOCow: Link to planning document Provide feedback on tools and strategies to be included.  Link to survey.	MOOCow Teaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B)   May 11 - June, 27, 2014 Presenters; Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey and Others Register Here DescriptionTeaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B) is a Massive Open Online Course or Whatever (MOOCow) designed to help you, as a successful faculty member in higher education, begin to teach entirely online or include more online resources and activities in your courses. You care about your students and their learning.  You care about your students and their learning. You are busy and will continue to be busy. By sampling available options, benefits and drawbacks to teaching online you will cross the starting line. You will experience and experiment with a variety of easy to learn, reliable, widely accessible and least expensive tools and resources and strategies related to creating social presence and building community online. You will realize teaching and learning online does not necessarily mean teaching and learning alone, does not require being overworked, giving up your best teaching or losing meaningful contact with students. It can be satisfying and fun. The "Action" path through the MOOCow is designed to help you achieve a variety of learning outcomes and ultimately produce a self-introductory video which will become part of a more complete introductory unit in an online course, as per rubric. You may also want to chose a Design It Yourself (DIY) path to meet your own learning goals. Link to MOOCow Schedule
#TLTGroup, #tltgFRLV, #tltgTOL4B	Encourage. Enable. Engage. www.tltgroup.org