Welcome to the Moraine Valley Online Users Group! Please use this page as a way to stay connected to activities involved with online instruction.

On this page you will find notes from past meetings and helpful links that focus on online instruction. We would like to see this list of links grow so if you have any links or sample lesson plans/assignments that you would like to share concerning online instruction, Blackboard, or any fun ideas to use while teaching online please send them to Kristine Christensen and they will be posted on this page.

Meetings

• View the March 8, 2006 Online Users Group Meeting Presentation
  • PowerPoint Presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint file)
  • PowerPoint Presentation Handout (.pdf file)

Helpful Links

• Moraine Valley Online Faculty Resources Page: A Great Resource for all faculty who use Blackboard to teach online or supplement their courses with Blackboard.
• Blackboard: Company Web Site.
• Merlot: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching.
• Online Course Design Time Saving Strategies: This article provides helpful hints that will help you save time in the long run as you design your online course.
• 10 Tips for Managing Larger Classes Online in Blackboard: Strategies that will help you manage larger online courses.
• Strategies for Promoting Discussion in Your Online Course: Do you want to increase the use of discussion boards in your course? If you answered yes then this article is just what you need!
• Georgia State University's Instructional Technology Resource List: GSU provides a plethora of links that can help you provide your students with a successful online experience.
• Copyright Crash Course: From the University of Texas: learn more about the TEACH Act, Fair Use, and other important copyright issues.
• Yahoo! Online Teaching and Learning Resources.
• techLearning.com: a great resource for educational technology.
• Illinois Center for Instructional Technology Accessibility: Learn more about accessibility issues regarding online and traditional learning.
• Illinois Online Network (ION)'s
  • Instructional Strategies for Online Learning.
  • Case Studies of Online Education
  • Recent Presentations at the Faculty Summer Institute
  • An Online Course in a Nutshell
  • What Every Student Should Know About Online Learning
  • Strengths and Weaknesses of Online Learning
  • Learning Styles and the Online Environment
• International Center for Distance Learning: Promoting Distance Learning Worldwide.
• Campus Technology Online Magazine: This site offers current topics regarding online teaching and learning.