MELA Meeting Minutes 2003 - 2017

Professional Development - Terry Pollard  GoSignMeUp Registration System for Professional Development (See Buffy's notes)

e-TOP Grant Program

 Terry will notify elc association when they are ready to receive proposals  http://msvcc.squarespace.com/2011-e-top/ o read grant details o complete three page proposal  Encourages the sharing of best practices in online insturctions  Four opportunities o

build a learning map document - encourages clarification of course objectives and navigation through the creation of learning map documents o practice based assessments - opportunity to build opportunities for students to practice content mastery prior to formal assessments such as tests o engagement - opportunity to enhance your online course through the use of collaborative, interactive technologies o rubrics - create a set of rubrics that assesses student learning for each assessment in your course  Stipend, training session from Sloan consoritium, recognition o stipends range from $200 - $500  Content that is built will be shared statewide  Recipients will present at CFTTC  Seeking 2 recipients per category

Terry will send ELCs information about Sloan Consortium participation

Blackboard Tab Worksheet  If ELC wants changes to tabs/sub tabs, send Terry an edited copy of the worksheet he sends us  Schools should send changes in the following order 201 - 206 by Dec 14, 207-212 by Dec 20, 213-215 by 27th to be completed by January 1. Schools may send spreadsheets early, but Terry will complete the changes in the order listed above.

CafeScribe Blackboard Building Block  Working now in Blackboard  Either available to all or not 

Cafescribe is not publisher specific

Add CafeScribe Content o

Add Interactive Tool CafeScribe Content

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Add Title (instructor can decide title)

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Then select pages in ebook 

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can go into ebook and right click on pages to copy url to pages

o Supposedly will provide content for first three weeks free...giving students time to get books

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