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Tim Leszczak, Ph.D
Interim Assistant Dean, College of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator,
Department of Health and Human Performance
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"In the past year I have used both MyMedia (now Kaltura) and Examity for multiple online classes. One of the courses is a movement analysis class where students learn muscle origin/insertion, types of contractions, and when muscles are contracting during certain movements. This type of class is best delivered in a hands-on classroom environment; however, with MyMedia, incorporating video and screen capture has made this class well suited for the online environment too. I feel that students are understanding the information a little better by using this online tool. For course assessment, I used Examity as the proctoring service. The application was very intuitive for both me and the students, plus our Examity customer service representatives were very helpful."
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2016-2017 DISTANCE EDUCATION REPORT
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Distance Education published an Annual Distance Education Report to highlight department accomplishments and successful initiatives for the 2016-2017 academic year. Please read the report below.
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NEW! EDUCATIONAL INTELLIGENCE LECTURE SERIES
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Educational Intelligence = Aptitude + Motivation + Opportunity + Persistence
Starting Fall 2017, Distance Education will host a monthly visiting lecture series on a variety of topics related to educational intelligence. Refreshments will be provided.
Michael R. Smith, Education & Workforce Development
"Life-Now Learning"
September 27, 2017
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
MUC Ballroom
Greg Jackson & Joshua Smith, Dynetics
Hacking Demonstration/Security Awareness & Training
Sponsored by The Office of Information Technology
October 12, 2017
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
MUC Ballroom
Fred Hurst, Western Governors University
"A Different Kind of U"
November 9, 2017
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
MUC Ballroom
Jaime Casap, Google
"Innovation and Iteration in Education"
February 21, 2018
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
MUC Ballroom
William Ryan, Ryan Consulting, LLC
"Competency Based Education: Focused on Student Success"
Speaker & Workshop
April 25, 2018
10:00 a.m. - 12 p.m
UC 303/305
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NEW COURSE REVIEW PROCESS
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We are excited to announce our new Course Review process! Full-time faculty teaching online or hybrid courses at APSU, as well as adjunct faculty developing online/hybrid courses for APSU are encouraged to apply. Faculty will require approval of department chair. For more information about the course review process and to apply please visit
DE Course Review Process
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NEW POLLING SOFTWARE AVAILABLE!
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Are you interested in using live polling in your courses? Limited licenses for Mentimeter Polling are now available through the Office of Information Technology! To find out more about Mentimeter watch the video below. Contact helpdesk@apsu.edu for a license.
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D2L Average Monthly Logins From Aug. 2016- July 2017: 311,834
Interactions Per Tool From August 2016 - August 2017:
Content: 14,039,896
Discussions: 5,738,511
Dropbox: 2,242,225
Quizzes: 1,501,425
Grades: 1,372,540
*External Learning Tools: 64,796
*External Learning Tools in D2L include but are not limited to: online proctoring, textbook publisher content, and student success tools.
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LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
RFP UPDATE
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In 2018, APSU’s Desire2Learn (D2L) Brightspace contract will be up for renewal. Additionally, D2L will be implementing its new Daylight user interface. For this reason, we will be taking the opportunity to evaluate our current learning management system (LMS) as well as alternative platforms in the upcoming 2017-2018 academic year. This does not necessarily mean the university will be moving away from D2L. As our current contract is approaching renewal, this evaluation is a standard process to ensure that the LMS is continuing to meet APSU’s current and future institutional needs. This evaluation process is expected to take approximately six months from September 2017 through February 2018. In addition, a request for proposals (RFPs) will be advertised in the Fall 2017 semester for learning management system platforms.
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TURNITIN USAGE STATISTICS
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Do you ever wonder how often faculty and students use TurnItIn? Well, we would like to share some statistics about Turnitin.com! The statistics were gathered from July 1, 2016 to June 30th, 2017, one fiscal year.
Total Submissions:
75,189
Total Number of Similarity Reports:
76,330
Total Submissions with Feedback:
7,913
Summary Text Comments:
4,029
Total Feedback (Including Comments and Marks using QuickMark):
121,499
Comments Made Using the Tools within QuickMark
QuickMarks Comments:
21,420
Bubble Comments:
35,395
Inline Text Comments:
2,464
ETS e-rater Marks:
56,636
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UPCOMING CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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Distance Education is excited to announce that two of our staff members have been accepted to present at conferences this fall!
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Crystal Faulkner
Online Support Coordinator
Conferences: Tennessee Association for Student Success and Retention, October 5-6, 2017 and Online Learning Consortium Accelerate, November 15-17, 2017
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Pari Bhatt
Sr. Instructional Designer, Accessibility Specialty
Presentation:
Starting Small Gaining Big: The Accessible Syllabus Project
Conference:Quality Matters Connect Conference, September 24-27, 2017
Presentation:
Accessible Syllabus Training
Conference: Online Learning Consortium Accelerate, November 15-17, 2017
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Great news! Austin Peay State University has been approved to renew its membership in NC SARA. Why is this significant? Membership in SARA enables Austin Peay State University to offer distance education courses and programs to students who reside in other member states without having to seek authorization and fees to each state. By the end of the year, all 50 states will be members of NC SARA. Membership in SARA has drastically streamlined processes and reduced the costs associated with offering distance education programs. For more information about state authorizations, visit
NC-SARA.org
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As a reminder, Distance Education now offers department-wide training sessions! We can come to you, or you can come to us. We offer training in many different subjects including accessible syllabus, D2L, ePortfolio, and more. Request a department-wide training by emailing
online@apsu.edu.
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MINDEGDE COURSE MATERIALS
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Are you interested in using course materials other than textbooks? MindEdge offers you a chance to cater “adaptive, interactive, and highly engaging” content specifically for students in your class. Instead of paying a book fee, students would be charged a set fee each semester for the content. If you are interested, please reach out to Rene Paez at
rpaez@mindedge.com
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Distance Education has partnered with Examity, a new online proctoring service. Preview Examity by watching the Youtube video below. Please contact online@apsu.edu with any questions.
**All online proctoring will use Examity effective immediately as SmarterProctoring has been officially discontinued.
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Are you interested in online professional development? Distance Education has subscriptions to training courses and/or webcasts offered by:
A wide range of topics are covered such as online/blended learning, student engagement and retention, assessment and compliance, and using technology effectively in your course. Please email
online@apsu.edu along with a brief explanation and link to what training you are interested in to get registration information.
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DISTANCE EDUCATION SERVICES
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We are here to help you and your department! Please check out many of our services below. Visit
APSU Distance Education
website for more information!
- Quality Matters Course Review
- Closed Captioning Services
- DE Support Desk technical support
- Instructional Technology training (TurnItIn, D2L, Examity online proctoring, Respondus)
- One-on-one and group instructional design consultations
- Innovative approaches to content delivery
- Multimedia resource assistance
- Online student assistance
- Online learning compliance and regulation
- Data reporting for DE
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STAY CONNECTED WITH APSU DISTANCE EDUCATION!
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