Alisa Cooper, Maricopa Community Colleges
Veronica Diaz, Maricopa Community Colleges

ISTE Standards These standards are guideline that can be used for incoming freshman.
Quality Matters A faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the quality of online courses and online components.
Six Innovative Course Redesign Practices From the The National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT)

Efforts to "humanize" courses for 21st century learner

TOOLS

• Ning Create your own social network (ELGG is open source option)
• UStream Live, interactive broadcasting

FEATURES

• Blackboard as container and gradebook with links to other places
• Bb feeling of isolation - not known if others are logged in at same time
• Using social network shows otherss online at same time
• Student or Instructor blog can be featured on home page
• Can subscribe to blog feed and receive e-mail
• Podcast or video can be embedded into blog posts
• Streams live course and records for online courses
• Embedded Google calendar
• Google Docs with published files
• Shows activity list: feedback and comments
• Each student has blog: profile, list of friends, groups, discussion forums
• Write on the walls of others
• Groups: share files and resources: drop.io