Wimba and Desire2Learn
FITS (Faculty Instructional Technology Services) has updated DePaul’s Wimba documentation. There is a new three-page PDF handout on the Teaching Commons website that explains how to add the Wimba Classroom to your Desire2Learn courses. The PDF handout can be downloaded here.
Firefox for Desire2Learn
FITS (Faculty Instructional Technology Services) has recommended Firefox as the best browser for Desire2Learn. All university claassroom computers have Firefox installed, but you may have to search for it:
Click on Start / Internet Applications / Mozilla Firefox
Updated GOMC
http://www.google.com/onlinechallenge/
27th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning
The Call For Proposals for the 27th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning is now open. The deadline for submission is January 19, 2011 at 4:00 pm--CST.
The conference takes place in Madison, Wisconsin from August 3-5, 2011. I highly recommend the conference (and the opportunity to present).
The proposal application can be found here: http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/
The conference brochure can be downloaded here.