...Web Tools for Distance Education-Podcasting Podcasting Darlene LaBarre University of Capella Podcasting is one of the most recent uses of Internet technology. The term "podcast" is a mixture of the words iPod and broadcast with "iPod" being the name given to a family of portable MP3 players from Apple Inc. "MP3" is a frequent file format for electronic audio files. From an educational perspective the use of podcasts are limitless. Since creating podcasts is fairly easy and inexpensive, instructors can easily use them for delivery of supplemental information or review of previously covered material. Podcasts can also be used for acquiring new and supplemental knowledge from expert sources on the web. Listening to podcasts provides learners with different learning activities in addition to readings and lectures thus reaching a wider audience and supporting a broader range of learning styles. This paper will focus on the questions of what podcasts are, why they are useful in higher education, and, most importantly, how faculty and students can use podcasts to enhance learning experiences. Advocates of podcasting believe that it can offer unique educational benefits to learners. One of the earliest reports describing the potential of podcasting in education was by Clark and Walsh (2004). They highlighted that "listening is instinctual, [but] reading and writing are not" (p. 5) - that linguistic psychologists have found that unlike reading and writing, children do not learn how...
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...Orientation Syllabus UNIV/100 Version 9 1 Orientation Syllabus UNIV/100 Version 9 University of Phoenix Orientation Workshop Copyright © 2011, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This 3-week orientation workshop helps students be successful in college. Students practice using the Online Learning System (OLS), learn techniques to be successful in college, and identify useful university services and resources. Policies In every course at the University of Phoenix, faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document may be accessed from the student website. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials All electronic materials are available on the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. Adobe® Flash® download: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ Adobe® Shockwave® download: http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/ Week One: Online Learning System (OLS) Details Objectives Nongraded Activities and Preparation UNIV/100 Course Page Overview 1.1 Use the Online Learning...
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...Orientation Syllabus UNIV/100 Version 9 1 Orientation Syllabus UNIV/100 Version 9 University of Phoenix Orientation Workshop Copyright © 2011, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This 3-week orientation workshop helps students be successful in college. Students practice using the Online Learning System (OLS), learn techniques to be successful in college, and identify useful university services and resources. Policies In every course at the University of Phoenix, faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document may be accessed from the student website. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials All electronic materials are available on the student website at https://ecampus.phoenix.edu. Adobe® Flash® download: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ Adobe® Shockwave® download: http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/ Week One: Online Learning System (OLS) Details Objectives Nongraded Activities and Preparation UNIV/100 Course Page Overview 1.1 Use the Online Learning...
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... 2013 Psychological Disorders/ DSM Response Paper There are times when people are troubled with thoughts, behaviors or emotions that will prevent them from normal behavior. These are known as psychological disorders. These disorders come in many forms but all will have large effects on a person’s life. Many people suffer with different kinds of disorders like anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive- compulsive disorder, moodiness, schizophrenia, personality, and many other disorders. Some disorders are not so serious; while some are so severe it affects the person’s life and the environment around them. A disorder is simply an abnormal way of acting toward something. Psychologists follow a guide called DSM which is short for The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. This detailed guide helps psychologist examine the overall stability of the patient rather than only focusing on the diagnosis. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual was started in the United States in the 1970 as a categorized system of psychiatric disorders and not a mental illness. This book is used for classification of diagnoses only. It is a list of symptoms to identify potential diagnoses. There is podcast on the website called thisamericanlife.org, called 81 words. The podcast 81 words is the story about how the American Psychiatric Association decided in 1973 that homosexuality was no longer a mental illness. In the podcast it says how something small that changes...
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...APA Style The main scholarly association for academic psychologists in the United States, the American Psychological Association (APA) has developed standardized methods for citing print and electronic sources used in research. Below are instructions according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition) and http://www.apastyle.org/. Instructions Alphabetize each entry in a works cited list by the first letter, ignoring the articles A, An, and The. Indent subsequent lines of entries one-half inch. Names: Use initials for first and middle names. Titles: For articles, chapters and books, capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle and proper nouns. Fully capitalize periodical titles. Dates: Publication dates use the order year, month day. The access date uses the order month day year. If no publication date is available, use "n.d." in place of date. The following examples are citations from EBSCO databases. If you cannot find some of this information, cite what is available. Different styles may apply when citing print and other sources. Journal Article Pattern: [Author last name], [First initial]. [Middle initial]. ([Publication year]). [Title of article]. [Title of journal], [Volume number]([Issue number]), [Page number starts]-[ends]. [Document Object Identifier] Example: Silva, L. (2007). Epistemological and theoretical challenges for studying power and politics in information systems. Information Systems Journal...
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...Week 3 Assignment Tamara Beedie GEN499 Instructor Robert Bass January 26, 2015 Week 3 Assignment Topic: The topic of the final research is based on texting among teenagers. There will be three main focus points within the paper. The research that is conducted will determine whether or not texting takes away human connections and emotions from teenagers, whether or not teenager are losing the ability to write in the correct manner because of texting, and any health issues texting may cause. Thesis: Texting has the ability of inhibiting face to face human interaction by removing the fear of emotional response or reaction, can cause possible health risks, and creates bad writing habits due to the pure nature of the “texting language.” Annotated Bibliography: Henley, J. (2010). Teenagers and technology: 'i'd rather give up my kidney than my phone'. The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/16/teenagers-mobiles-facebook-social-networking This article is from The Guardian and it discusses the point of view of teenagers. Teenagers are quoted stating that they would give up internal organs rather than give up their phones. It also displays statistical information in regards to how much these teenagers are on their phones either texting or on a social media site, like Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter to name a few. The article also discusses the other items teens use their phones for, such as taking pictures, games, and searching the internet...
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...Economics 242: Economics of Gender Spring 2013 Professor: Karine Moe Course Preceptor: Sasha Indarte Office: 310F Carnegie Hall Email: moe@macalester.edu Web: http://www.macalester.edu/~moe Phone: 696-6793 Office Hours: Mondays 1:30-2:30, Wednesdays 8:30-9:15, Thursdays 1:30-2:30, other times by appointment Course Description: During the past fifty years, Americans have witnessed dramatic changes in the structure of the family. The changes in marriage, divorce, and fertility rates since the 1960s have been inextricably linked with changes in attitudes towards work and, in particular, with changes in women's work patterns both in and out of the household. In that same time period, economists have come to realize that standard economic theory can be applied to many aspects of family life including marriage, fertility, divorce, and the division of work and leisure within the household. In this course we will use economic theory, both neo-classical and feminist, to explore how gender differences lead to different economic outcomes for men and women, both within families and in the marketplace. Course Prerequisite: Economics 119, Principles of Economics, is a necessary prerequisite, since we will make use of concepts, vocabulary, analytical skills and other tools developed in the Principles course. Course Readings: The following texts are required and can be purchased at the Macalester Bookstore or online. Additional readings will be made available...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |School of Business | | |MGT/521 Version 5 | | |Management | | | | | Course Description This course applies the tools available to University of Phoenix graduate students and the competencies of successful managers to understand the functions of business. Students develop an increased awareness of their own perceptions and values in order to manage and communicate with others more effectively. Other topics include MBA program goals, argument construction, decision making, collaboration, and academic research. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You...
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...the presentation that you created in unit 7. The presentation can take the form of a blog, podcast, brochure, slide show, or one of the other multi-media forms covered in the tech labs Ritu McDowell[19:31 ET]: •What did you learn about yourself as a writer? As a thinker?•What did you learn about the process of writing?•What skills did you develop that might help you in the future?•What did you take from the larger conversation with others?•How did your feedback from peers and your instructor affect the revision of your blueprint, letter to the editor, and presentation? Ritu McDowell[19:32 ET]: 5 sources Ritu McDowell[19:32 ET]: •You are writing a paper that makes an argument. Its goal is to persuade others of the value of your Big Idea.•You are using outside research to support this argument, but your paper and presentation should focus on your own ideas and use your own analysis of this outside research to make the argument.Essay:Content: Includes a compelling introduction with a logical persuasive thesis statement and a conclusion that effectively wraps up the essay. Supports main points effectively and clearly (no logical fallacies, outside sources used to support arguments where appropriate) and skillfully refutes counter-arguments without ignoring data that contradicts the student’s thesis. Shows original thought. Refers to at least 5 secondary sources in the body of the paper and on the references page. At least two of these sources are scholarly books or articles from...
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...Syllabus School of Business MGT/521 Version 5 Management Course Description This course applies the tools available to University of Phoenix graduate students and the competencies of successful managers to understand the functions of business. Students develop an increased awareness of their own perceptions and values in order to manage and communicate with others more effectively. Other topics include MBA program goals, argument construction, decision making, collaboration, and academic research. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Hoch, S. J., Kunreuther, H. C., & Gunther, R. E. (Eds.). (2001). Wharton on making decisions. New York, NY: Wiley. Nickels, W. G., McHugh, J. M., & McHugh, S. M. (2010). Understanding business (9th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Robbins, S. P. & Judge, T. A. (2011). Organizational behavior (14th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice...
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...distinguishing characteristics, characteristics that most do not possess. Although most leaders seem to have been born with inherent leadership characteristics, the art of being a successful leader and entrepreneur can be learned. In addition, leadership styles and organizational goals have to be aligned in order to be successful. Structure, policies & mission within an organization can also lead an entrepreneur’s venture to failure. An alarming 62% of small businesses fail within the first six years of existence (Kurtz & Boone, 2011). Such statistics can discourage an entrepreneurial idea from even “leaving the ground.” Hence, prior to an entrepreneurial business commencing, reliable resources and tools need to be consulted. The purpose of this paper is to examine the characteristics of entrepreneurs and leaders, leadership styles, resources, and the tools available for establishing a good foundation for small businesses and good leadership practices in order to be successful. The practices, thoughts, and resources of entrepreneurs and leaders have been examined for years. With the financial economy dynamically changing, it takes a unique individual to head an organization. Entrepreneurs need to examine the past leaders and resources to better equip themselves to be successful. Create a hybrid theory/philosophy which combines the common elements found in the thinking of Case, Kouzes, and Drucker. In your philosophy, be sure to include the new definition of entrepreneurial leadership...
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...competitors. Because of that the newspaper has integrated many improvements and added features. Some examples are easier access for news layered, a quick comprehension by time-pressed readers, shorter and tighter stories, only story that jump from page to page is the cover story, casual writing style, weather map of the nation, larger pictures, graphs and charts, and they managed to put this all into one page without it seeming to be too much for the readers. The paper edition has had many minor modifications over the years to differentiate from its competitors and to stay on top of the market. A switch to more hard news and deeper coverage, mostly applied to the sport and news sections. Critics characterized USA Today as...
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...Survey Research and Data Collection Testing Dustin Sparks CJA345 March 14, 2016 Susan Wind Survey Research and Data Collection Testing “Survey research is a commonly used method for collecting information about a population or a research area of interest.” (Week 3 Podcast) In this paper we are going to discuss the different ways of collecting data, as well as how reliability and validity play a part in the research methods of criminal justice. We will also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of certain survey distribution techniques, and how reliability and validity are important. Also in this paper, I will show you the importance of a police officer and their role in collecting data. There are many different ways that data is collected in the criminal justice system. Examples of these are with surveys and questionnaires, and Sampling. These are used to gather information about the area and the people in it. Surveys are made with premade responses to the questions asked. Questionnaires are made with open ended questions. “Questionnaire development is made of a series of steps. The first step would be deciding what information you are trying to receive, identify the participants taking the survey, selecting the methods of reaching the participants, question development. There are many advantages and disadvantages when it comes to the different forms of surveys. There are in Person, Telephone, Computer-Based, and Focus Group Surveys; just to name a few types....
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...The overall benefits, challenges and opportunities to new businesses using internet marketing Task 1 Access * More frequent individualization and communications to build relationships The main benefits and opportunities of using the above are as follows. When you have a customer’s information you can work out what they might like. With this information you can send them relevant product information and special offers instead of sending everyone the same e-mails which they might get sick of and completely disregard or even choose a different business. Using the information correctly will build a relationship with the customer which in turn will build customer loyalty which is a very important benefit considering the amount of competition. Amazon is good example of a business using customer information correctly and individualization for customer relations. They build relationships with customers by monitoring and collecting a customer’s purchase history and sending out personalized advertisements via e-mail, social media and as soon as a customer logs in tin the website. This makes it more personal. * Use of communications to promote e.g. Special offers, product launches The main benefits and opportunities of using the above are as follows. The use of online communications can save a lot of money in advertising new products and offers which if it is not done online then it would need to be done using leaflets and flyers which need to be delivered as well, which...
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...Module Guide 2015-16 Module Title – Strategic leadership in a changing world Module Code – 6BUS1059 Academic Year – 2015/16 Semester - AB Module Leader – Keith Seed Contents: 1 Contact details for the module leaders (and teaching team) NameK.SeedS CullifordV. AminP.Mason | RoomM248 | Phone 01707-28400 ext 5589 | EmailK.Seed@herts.ac.uks.culliford@herts.ac.ukV.1.Amin@herts.ac.ukP.Mason3@herts.ac.uk | Office & Feedback hours. The module leader has two office hours per week commencing 5th October 2015. Keith Seed’s office hours are Monday 2.30pm-3.30pm and Friday 2.30pm-3.30pm. | 2a Module aims Appreciate a range of issues and challenges confronting strategic leaders of public, private and third sector organisations in a turbulent global environment. 2b Learning Outcomes Knowledge and understanding Successful students will typically have a knowledge and understanding of: 1. the risks and opportunities confronting strategic leaders in a changing world; 2. the challenges facing organisations in times of economic growth and recession; 3. theoretical approaches to the evaluation of an organisation's strategic position, choices and implementation of options for change; 4. the distinctions between differing change contexts and styles of leadership. Skills and attributes Successful students will typically be able to: 5. research, diagnose and analyse a complex range of strategic problems 6. critically evaluate strategic concepts...
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