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Module 6 Overview: Online Course Management (Resources and Students) (Click here to download the Module 6 PDF with the supplentary materials)

Aim:

Explore some of the key features of online course management in the use of resources and in handling student concerns.

Resources and assignments in the Required category:Essential Elements, 73-87

Module 6 Podcast (6:35)* by Mr. David Harrison, CDLN course designer (text version)
Wabash Center’s Web Resources http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/teach_web.aspx
Authentic sources to use for reading lists – alternative to databases: http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/guide_headings.aspx

Resources and assignments in the Recommended category:

Learn more about Sloodle: a way to use the popular virtual world Second Life with Moodle integration - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtIvHiHC8XI&feature=related and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhXdUUVNiWI
What is Second Life? This is an interview with the CEO of Linden Labs, the creators of Second Life, discussing new features of Second Life. (Best viewed with IE, not Firefox.) http://www.building43.com/videos/2010/02/23/second-life-reimerges-with-new-innovative-browser/

Resources and assignments in the Optional category:

Blackboard for Mobile Devices - an interview with the Vice President of Blackboard Mobile at how mobile devices are being used to extend the campus and improve the experience of the traditional campus and online coursework

Module Checklist (You'll know you're done with this module when you've completed the following items below.)

Listen to David Harrison's podcast and post a 100- to 200-word reflection in the Module 6 discussion board.
Locating reading content to complement lecture material is time consuming, but becomes easier with a list of web resources. The Wabash site offers some educational articles in theological teaching and learning – follow links presented in articles to locate additional resources. Take a look at some of the resource topics and browse through some of the offerings.
In the Module 6 discussion forum, search for an online full-text article (any topic) using a database, then search for one on the Internet – post both web addresses and a short explanation of each.
Choose one of your classmate’s posts and try to access the web sites and give a report – what happens when you try to access the data base article, and what might this mean when providing a reading from a database?

If you have not received an email asking for a re-submit of any of the above criteria, please proceed to the next module.

*Module Podcasts for CDLN Certification Course by David J. Harrison are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at www.catholicdistance.org.

Last Updated October 23, 2010. © Catholic Distance Learning Network.