I am always trying to find an easy way to create a custom contact form in Dreamweaver. This 2 part tutorial is the best tutorial I have found on how to do this:
You can access both tutorials and the files he uses here:http://www.dreamweavertutorial.co.uk/dreamweaver/video/contact-form-php-validation.htm
I am a fan of infographics and I have two degrees in religion so it seemed fitting to share this!
Stephen D. Sorden recently completed a dissertation titled “Relationships among collaborative learning, social presence, and student satisfaction in a blended learning environment”
The abstract states:
“The Social Cognitive Framework for Blended Learning (SCFBL) is proposed as a
guide for designing blended learning experiences. The components of the framework
include the executive function, learning goals and objectives, learning space, learning
design, interactive environment and affective results. The primary conceptual framework
for this model is based on social cognitive theory (SCT) and the related theory of selfregulated learning in social settings, focusing on the study of social knowledge and the
cognitive processes that occur when humans construct their own subjective reality. This
approach differs from sociocultural theory in that it focuses on the individual and how the
individual interacts, affects and is affected by the social environment. The SCFBL is a
social influence model rather than a sociocultural model.
This study reports results of the Collaborative Learning, Social Presence, and
Satisfaction (CLSS) Questionnaire for subjects from one campus in a multi-campus
community college system who participated in the spring 2011 study (98 students from
11 blended courses). The CLSS questionnaire measured the amount of perceived
collaborative learning, perceived social presence and reported satisfaction in a blended
course. The questionnaire consisted of a section of demographic questions and then three iii
sections that measured the three constructs with a total of 34 questions (11 satisfaction, 8
collaborative learning, and 17 social presence). The data analysis consisted of (a) data
screening (which brought the number of participants down from 108 to 99), (b) assessing
for normality (which brought the number of participants down from 99 to 98), (c)
descriptive analysis, and (d) correlational analysis using the Pearson Product Moment
Correlation Coefficient (Pearson’s r). A Mann Whitney U test was run separately on the
nominal variables for Caucasian and Latino ethnicity, which found a significant, higher
perception of social presence for the Latino participants. The descriptive analysis showed
that the sample roughly mirrored the general population of the college. The correlational
analysis resulted in the rejection of the first three null hypotheses, while the fourth was
retained. The study concludes with a discussion on the implications of the results for
education and blended learning, along with recommendations for future research. ”
You can read the dissertation online at: http://sorden.com/portfolio/dissertation.pdf
According to the Pew Research Center, E-books aren’t just for e-readers…
To read more about their research, visit:
http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/20/e-books-arent-just-for-e-readers-a-deep-dive-into-the-data/
[Via: Colorado Technical University online learning]
Which conferences do you attend (regularly)?
As I am packing to go to the American Educational Research Association (AERA), I began thinking about what conferences other “educational technologists,” “instructional technologists,” “instructional designers,” “trainers,” “instructional developers,” “elearning professionals,” and so forth attend. Please consider completing this brief survey, sharing it with others, and I’ll post the results here later.
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I am fascinated with academics’s (including my own) obsession with measuring the “impact” or “importance” of journals. Traditional methods are clearly flawed. And time will tell to what degree open access journals begin to change this by focusing more on readership than citations.
But Google Scholar just came out with their new lists which of course got my attention! You can use different search terms to come up with different rankings of “top publications.” For instance, when you search “education” you get the following ranking. I find a few things interesting about this:
“Top Education Journals”
I then was curious whether I could drill down further and investigate the ranking of “educational technology” publications. And guess what? Well, the list changes. Now Computers & Education isn’t even listed (even though it is clearly an “educational technology” publication) and BJET and ETR&D come up in the first and second spot. Also, Educational Technology & Society — an open access journal comes up in the number three spot.
“Top Educational Technology Publications”
Well my curiosity got the best of me and I had to keep searching. This time I decided to search for “instructional technology” and “instructional design.” But both of these searches went no where. I then searched for “online learning” and then “elearning” and came up with the following lists (which of course differ).
“Top Online Learning Publications”
“Top eLearning Publications”
I always find it interesting which journals make these lists and which one’s do not. I especially find it interesting how one’s search terms (e.g., education vs. educational technology) dictate the overall ranking one finds! Search carefully my friends!
Contributing Editor, Chris Benz
Instructional Design (ID) is — or at least should be — the foundation for effective eLearning. Whether you are new to ID or have been designing eLearning for a while, it’s easy to get stuck in certain ways of doing things. That’s when you need some new ideas!
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On IT Forum Bernie Dodge share the following list of apps that can be used to manage teams / tasks / projects:
