5 [very good] Ed-Tech tools for Online Instruction

Great article by Debbie Morrison at the Online Learning Insights blog: http://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/5-very-good-ed-tech-tools-for-online-instruction/.

The PDF Course Schedule Builder made the list along with Google Hangouts, Camtasia,
Khan Academy, and Google Docs.

PDF Course Guide Builder: designed for first-time Online Instructors

You've been asked to teach a new online class--now what?

Well, first enjoy this 90-second video introduction to the OAR model: Teaching a new Online Course?

Now, begin identifying the components that will form the foundation for your online course with an open source tool that runs in Adobe Reader: the PDF Course Guide Builder.

Watch a "how to" video.

Download the tool.

Looking for open best practices and resources? Check out GETideas.org

Here's a description from the GETideas.org website:

"This open, online global community for 21st-century education leaders exists to foster Global Education Transformation–the “GET” in GETideas.org–via virtual collaboration and international dialogue, including the sharing of best practices and resources."

I've mostly been checking out their Resource Library, which has videos, case studies, reports and more. I've even added two videos myself :)

• PDF Course Schedule Builder
• PDF Assignment Builder 3

PDF Syllabus Builder at Sloan-C Emerging Technologies for Online Learning

My colleague Max Longhurst and I were thrilled to be have our presentation for Sloan-C's upcoming ET4Online symposium accepted-- PDF Syllabus Builder: Open Source Tool for Online Instructors, Course Developers and Instructional Designers.

We are even more thrilled that we have been asked to submit the PDF Syllabus Builder as an Effective Practice! The Effective Practice award winners will be announced July 21st.

How to develop a Canvas Course in 7 Steps

I've posted a video to YouTube demonstrating a development sequence that uses a design blueprint to create a course in Canvas--the learning management system from Instructure: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVnFpa6fUDQ.


The design blueprint was created with the PDF Course Schedule Builder.

Guest Post on elearningindustry.com Blog

Christopher Pappas invited me to post about the PDF Course Schedule Builder on his blog.

Here's the post: How to create a "design blueprint" with a flexible learning sequence for your online course?

Thanks Christopher!

Adobe Education Team tweets about the PDF Course Schedule Builder

Got a nice surprise today when I learned the Adobe Education Team had tweeted about my posting of the PDF Course Schedule Builder in the Adobe Education Exchange: https://twitter.com/AdobeEdu/status/206083730698280960.