Saturday, October 31, 2009

Article - Copyright Law: A Guide for The New Millennium

Copyright Law: A Guide for The New Millennium - For this article click here.

"Copyright law affects faculty members, researchers, librarians, administrators and anyone interested in higher education. Emerging new technology has created new legal issues in this respect. The age of information has given rise to greater concerns about copyright legalities." (Dr. Robert N. Diotalevi) This article provides detail on Copyright laws and policies provided by some institutions. There is a specific list of twelve (12) colleges and universities that have websites addressing and policies directly relate to copyright policies. There is also a special look at one of the policies provided by the University of Georgia back in 1999. While policies may have changed seeing a list of different schools who emphasize copyright policies may still be helpful.

Articles on Distance Learning

Articles on Distance Learning

For the next couple of weeks or so we will be posting a summary of articles found on the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration (OJDLA) Website. These articles span a series of Issues. If you are interested in more than what we list here please feel free to click on the following link (click here).

Enjoy the articles!

Your eLearning Department

Article - Copyrighting Cyberspace: Unweaving A Tangled Web

Copyrighting Cyberspace: Unweaving A Tangled Web - Click here for the article

Here we have an article written about the uses of copyrighted material specifically focused towards information found on the internet. It gives us step by step detail explaining what copyright is, the law behind it, fair use and how technology plays a role. This is a great, simple explanation that helps the average reader to understand a little more about what a copyright is and confusions that occur.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

ANGEL Tip Of the Day #32 - Setting Dates in ANGEL

ANGEL Tip Of the Day #32 Setting dates in ANGEL.

There are several different ways to set dates on an assignment or quiz in ANGEL. If you use them incorrectly or make them conflict, they could get you into trouble. Today’s ANGEL tip reviews the different ways of setting dates in Access, Interactions and Milestones.

Access Tab: This tab will allow the student access to this particular folder under the Lessons Content. You need to have the Advanced Setting selected to see these dates.

Start Date

Selecting a Start Date prevents the item from being displayed until the specified date. This can be useful if you want to enter items ahead of time, but you do not want them displayed until a specific date. You might use this setting in conjunction with the End Date setting to restrict access to a test to a specific date.

End Date

Selecting an End Date prevents the item from being displayed after the specified date. You might use this setting in conjunction with the Start Date setting to restrict access to a test to a specific date.

Interactions Tab: This tab includes dates as to when a student can actually take the quiz.

Milestones:

Students can track their course progress by viewing a list of pending, completed, or past due milestones. Course editors and course assistants can view milestone achievements for each individual student. The number of milestones is indicated in parentheses. Milestones also appear in the calendar which help students gauge their course load for the class. You can access the Milestones under the Assignment Tab.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

ANGEL Tip of the Day #31 - Tokens in Email

If you are using ANGEL tokens in email, you should know they only work in the ANGEL system. So, if you send messages to external email or if a student has their messages forwarded, the token will not work.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

ANGEL Tip of the Day #30 – Reset an Exam

If you are using Assessments in ANGEL for your quizzes and exams, you may find yourself needing to reset one for a student. It is very easy to do.

At the exam under the Lessons tab, click on the “Utilities” link. Then click on “View, Grade or Delete Submission”. Find the student and delete the submission. That will reset the exam.

Monday, October 5, 2009

ANGEL Tip of the Day #29 – Mark All Read

You can mark all conversations as read in an ANGEL discussion board, but it is not intuitive. Watch this 1 minute video to learn the secret.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU14EVjd3Ms

Sunday, October 4, 2009

ANGEL Tip of the Day #28 – WhoDunIt?

Here is a video on how to use the WhoDunIt report feature in ANGEL. If you only learn to use one kind of reporting tool in ANGEL, this is the one. It’s easy, powerful and enlightening.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um0d41gtD5c