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Sherer, Pamela. Timothy Shea, Eric Kristensen. “Online Communities of Practice: A Catalyst for Faculty Development.” Innovative Higher Education. 27.3 (2003). 183-194.
This article reiterates a concept that I am seeing as I read more articles and as I gain personal experience through my regular work of creating communities. The concept that these online communities, must first begin offline in real situations where relationships are developed. It also breaks down what faculty learning communities tend to focus on. Student/Classroom issues, faculty self-development (portfolios, technology training), and school wide focus (things designed to improve the overall campus). I’ve realized it’s important to not limit my online community to one topic or idea, such as lesson sharing. But seeing it as a multi sectioned piece in which different aspects of professional development can be sampled by the community.
Salomon, Kenneth. “Copyright Considerations in Distance Education and Technology-Mediated Instruction.” DOW-LOHNES & Alberstson, PLLC. 5 Jul. 2000.
This is a document better read by a school’s lawyer then a English teacher. It’s a white paper written to “explain” the laws on the books in regards to copyright issues and how they affect colleges. It takes the stunningly confusing text of the laws and explains them in the mostly confusing text of lawyerese. This document could be very helpful to refer back to as I find specific examples or questions about copyright issues. The date on it concerns me as I am sure the laws have changed somewhat.
Ascough, Richard. “Designing for Online Distance Education: Putting Pedagogy before Technology.” Teaching Theology and Religion. 5.1 (2002). 17-29.
I choose a couple of articles about online pedagogy to look for ways in which learning is different or structured online versus real world. This article doesn’t go in too deep or give me anything new that I haven’t read in previous articles, but it does help me to see what some of my problems might be down the line. It cites a study that shows that people remember 70% of what they discuss with others. It then uses this to discuss the importance of having a good online discussion. It seems that most of the learning that is going online is discussion based, which is going to be a problem with busy adjuncts, teaching 5 classes at two different colleges. I want to encourage online discussion, but it hasn’t gone over so well in the past on campus and it seems time consuming.
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Good start/good stuff here, Dave. I think that the ownership stuff is an interesting and important angle to keep exploring as part of all this. I also would encourage you to look at that issue of *Computers and Composition* that published the articles that we read about online teaching. There are other articles in that issue (besides the ones we read) that might be useful for you.
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