Students in ED 510 designed professional ePortfolios for their final course project. Enjoy viewing their submissions*.

• R Chaffin - Upward Bound Math and Science Coordinator Bevill State
• B Gerloff - Academic Advisor  
• B  Keeton - Welding Education  Northwest-Shoals
• K Swindle - Dual Enrollment Bevill State  
• V Horne - CTE Instructional Technology
• M Carson - Truck Driver Training @ Bevill State
• A Chamblee - Office of Student Services @ Bevill State
• J Gaither - Precision Machinist Gadsden State
• K Harbison - Educational Talent Search Program Bevill State
• M Kinard - Human Resources Bevill State
• T Taylor - Electrical Systems Technology Bevill State

*ePortfolios posted here do not necessarily meet all course assignment requirements

Teaching Strategies Web Page

Want to take a really great course? Then sign up for ED 307 Teaching Strategies for the Digital Age!! What makes it so great - see student showcases below -

• S Jackson Teaching Strategies Page
• A Wiggins Teaching Strategies Page

Partnering Pedagogies

ED 307 students turned into investigative reporters - enjoy the following investigative reports about a variety of different partnering pedagogies.

A Chandler - Community Service Learning
S Jackson - Challenge Based Learning
D Livingston - Global Collaboration
J Sims - Problem Based Learning
C Stout - Project Based Learning
A Wiggins - Team Based Learning
M Wooten - Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning

Engagement - the special ingredient for increasing online student retention

With the exponential growth in online courses, retention, which has been suggested as one of the greatest weaknesses of online education, is an area of great concern. Studies show that failed retention rates for online college and university graduates range from 20 to 50%, however the number of college students who are participating in online courses continues to increase dramatically despite this likelihood of non-completion.
Student persistence in online courses is related to many reasons, of these, research suggests that both time and relationships rate high on the list. While the instructor may not be able to combat a student’s “time” commitments, it is possible to create positive and trusting online relationships, which begins with student engagement.
Attend this session to learn about the three essential components for building student engagement in online courses and thus, increasing student retention and success.

View the presentation here.
View handout here.

Digital Teaching Resources

Students in ED 510 are learning to design, create and publish digital teaching resources. This past week they received SoftChalk Cloud accounts and were asked to create and publish a lesson that could be viewed and completed online. Lesson topics ranged from dual enrollment to welding and electrical safety.

• M Carson – Hours ofService for Interstate Truck Drivers
• R Chaffin – TimeManagement and Career Planning
• A Chamblee - FERPA
• R Gerloff – SeniorProject
• V Horne - Infographics
• B Keeton – WeldInspection and Testing
• M Kinard - Human Resources
• K Swindle – Dual Enrollment@ BSCC
• T Taylor – ElectricalSafety

Materials Generators & Teaching with Technology

This semester's ED 510 students are "showing out" their new technology skills! Check out their teaching with technology presentations and material generator artifacts.

Teaching with Technology

R Chaffin – 3D Printers in Education 

A Chamblee – Mobile Learning 

R Gerloff – Educational Pinboards 

V Horne – Mobile Learning 

B Keeton – Geocaching 

K Swindell – Assistive Technology 

Material Generator Artifacts

R Chaffin – Upward Bound 

K Swindell – Dual Enrollment 

B Keeton – Welding Programs 

T Taylor – Residential Wiring 

R Gerloff – College Fair 

A Chamblee – FAFSA Application 

V Horne – eLearning 

M Kinard – HR Newsletter 

M Carson – Truck Driver Training 

K Harbison – ACT Prep 

Flipping fun!

This past week ED 307 students learned about flipping the classroom, which while isn't a new concept, has recently made a big comeback in K-12 classrooms.

Enjoy the following student submissions - 

K Bates

S Jackson

C Stout

Robert Robbie Cowan Hartselle AL