Have been talking with Marcie, Steve, and Susan regarding how to best approach getting in some speaking practice for the students outside the classroom. It looks like the best bet at this point might be having the students use a SmartPen and loading the file into Evermore. I'd like to get everything recorded and uploaded consistently as some students will be more tech savvy than others. Would really like to avoid corrupted files, incompatible software, and having to jump through hoop after hoop to find a file. Still investigating finding a way to do it directly through Blackboard.
In working on the syllabus today, I realized that it's not just a matter of tweaking what I already have. My mindset going in was that I could layer upon what I had from the face-to-face class. Not going to work! I really have to basically throw aside everything that I know about course schedule design and start from scratch. My first draft is divided into weeks and subdivided into face-to-face and online assignments. Steve thinks, and I agree, that it looks too task heavy. I'll mull it over and re-approach it next week.
On a personal note, I am surprised to find that I am a bit intimidated at times about this process. There is a slight temptation to try to avoid the things that stump me completely, as in not even knowing where to begin or what questions to ask. But...the minute I start investigating, I start making progress.
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