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SoftChalk eNewsletter |
January 2010
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It's Officially 2010!
SoftChalk would like to wish you a Happy New Year! We are already excited about what's in store for 2010 - our annual Lesson Challenge is underway (don't forget to enter your lesson or course), we'll be traveling to plenty of conferences, and our programmers are busy working on SoftChalk V6, which is going to have many extraordinary new features.
So stayed tuned - 2010 is going to be a great year!!! |
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SoftChalk Lesson Challenge
Don't miss out on a chance to win $500 - you only have 5 more days to submit your lesson/course to the Lesson Challenge 2010! Entries are due January 15th.
Visit our website for more information on how to submit. |
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SCC SoftChalk Listserve
Scottsdale Community College has created a listserve for SoftChalk chatter. Have a question you want to ask other SoftChalk users? Want to find out what others are doing with Softchalk? Join the Scottsdale SoftChalk Listserve.
Details can be found at: http://lists.scottsdalecc.edu/mailman/listinfo/softchalk |
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Innovator Vignette Highlight
Take a quick 5 minute look at our popular Innovators in Online Learning Presentations. These short presentations might inspire you to check out the full archived sessions on our site.
Each month we will highlight one of these 5 minute presentations. This month Marie Maness, professor of Nutrition and Fitness at Brookhaven College, describes how she created A Complete Media Package: Integrating Textbook and Ancillary Materials.
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January Innovator Webinar Series
This series highlights guest speakers who are using SoftChalk in innovative ways.
SoftChalk – the Perfect Tool for Engaging Instructors, Students, and your Kids
Jessica Street, Consultant for Broward College, Educator, Student, and Mother
This presentation will show how SoftChalk is used to enhance both the professional and personal work of this designer, instructor, student and mother. As an instructional designer she uses SoftChalk to create content that trains faculty to design, develop, and deliver online courses. As an instructor, she creates professional-quality interactive lessons for her students. As a doctoral student, she produced an award-winning tutorial using the product. And as the family historian, she uses SoftChalk to house videos of her children. During the presentation, selected lessons from each of these roles will be demonstrated, and the presenter will discuss methods for incorporating interactivity to engage your audiences.
| Wednesday, January 27 |
11am PT |12pm MT | 1pm CT | 2pm ET |
Click here to Learn More or to Register. |
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Straight From a Chalkie: Janie Speaks Out
"Because I lecture to others about making online education accessible to students with disabilities, I need to be sure that anything I put together is fully accessible to begin with. Not only does SoftChalk make it possible to construct lessons with built-in accessibility, the system is every bit as easy to use as they say it is!"
Janie Jarrow, Disability Compliance in Career and Online Learning
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Spring Education Technology Conferences
The SoftChalk team will be traveling to conferences this spring and we would love to see you.
Stop by our booth at the following conferences:
| ASTD TechKnowledge 2010 (booth 408) |
January 27-29, 2010 Las Vegas, NV |
| Training 2010 (booth 419) |
February 1-3, 2010 San Diego, CA |
| Ohio Ed Tech Conference (booth 925) |
February 1-3, 2010 Columbus, OH |
| TCEA (booth 1047) |
February 8-12, 2010 Austin, TX |
| ITC 2010 Conference (booth 31) |
February 20-23, 2010 Dallas, TX |
| NCCE (booth 800) |
March 2-5, 2010 Seattle, WA |
| SALT (booth 24) |
March 3-5, 2010 Orlando, FL |
| MDLA |
March 4, 2010 Baltimore, MD |
| Heartland eLearning Conference |
March 8-9, 2010 UCO- Edmond, OK |
| Elearning Guild 2010 (booth 505) |
March 24-26, 2010 Orlando, FL |
| League Innovations (booth 319) |
March 28 - 31, 2010 Baltimore, MD |
| VCCS New Horizons (booth 209) |
April 7-9, 2010 Roanoke, VA |
| CITE - ecollege |
April 12-14, 2010 Denver, CO |
| eLearning Consortium of CO |
April 14-16, 2010 Vail, CO |
| 2010 WASC- ARC |
April 21 - 23, 2010 Long Beach, CA |
| Texas DLA |
May 21-24, 2010 Houston, TX |
| UT System Innovations in Online Learning |
May 26-28, 2010 Austin, TX |
| NISOD (booth 513/612) |
May 30-June 2, 2010 Austin, TX |
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Where to Learn More
Introductory Webinars
These 45 minute presentations introduce the key features of SoftChalk. We will view example lessons, and then demonstrate how the lesson content was created using SoftChalk. The session ends with a question and answer period. For more information or to register go to http://www.softchalk.com/webinar/.
Short Courses
SoftChalk is now offering online training sessions to everyone for FREE! Each Short Course is a live 1-hour training session conducted by a SoftChalk instructor using web conferencing. The course includes a presentation and examples, as well as, an opportunity to ask questions and receive assistance from the instructor. For more information or to register go to http://www.softchalk.com/training/.
Innovator Vignettes
Our Innovators in Online Learning presentations are so popular that we decided to give you quick look at what all the excitement is about. These brief vignettes might encourage you to check out the full presentations. For more information or to view the vignettes go to http://www.softchalk.com/lb_vignettes.html.
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