Spring 2014 Spring I term dates:

TechKnow

Welcome to 2014!

Campbell University Online would like to wish everyone a

Happy New Year! We hope you enjoyed your holiday

celebrations over the last couple of weeks. Ours were spent

with our families and friends celebrating Christmas and New

Years. It was nice to be able to relax with our families and

take part in our various holiday celebrations at our respective

churches. We hope you enjoyed your time as much as us.

Jan. 6 - Mar. 1 Jan. 6 - 8 at noon.

Students may add

online courses

during this period.

Jan. 6 -13

Students may

drop online

courses during

this period.

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This Issue Welcome to 2014 P. 1

Important dates for Spring I

P.1

DECIDE Rubric Exposed

P.3

6 Ways Social Media Will

Change in 2014 P.4

Students Becoming

Entrepreneurs P.5

Spring Term I will

run from January

6th through March

1st.

I need Blackboard Help!

P.2

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I need Blackboard HELP!

As the roles of Campbell University Online have expanded, the roles of the department and staff have shifted.

Roles of Computing Services-Helpdesk

Training for Basic Blackboard

Training for Advanced Blackboard Tools

Training for Web 2.0 and Mashups

Username and Password Inquiries

Student Access/Enrollments

Blackboard Faculty Access

Blackboard Errors

Roles of Computing Services-Academic Computing

Training for Tegrity

Training for Starfish

Training for Collaborate

Training for Campus Pack

Training for McGraw Hill Connect

Training for Pearson My Lab

Batch loading Teaching Assistants

(must have HR non-disclosure forms on file)

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DECIDE Rubric Exposed Standard 2.8:

Three or more types of content that align with the course and incremental learning

outcomes are used throughout the course.

What is content? Content is material that students use to learn more about the course through Blackboard. Content is not directions such as read pages 1-32. Examples of content types include, but are not limited to: lecture notes, Power Point presentations, Slideshares, YouTube/demonstration video clips, live lecture videos, voice over recordings, and more. Using multiple content types will help the instructor address multiple learning modalities (visual, auditory, kinesthetic, etc.), however, content types should not be used for the sake of using content types. They should be chosen carefully in order to address the needs of the students in your particular course.

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6 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2014

The following is an excerpt from an article

on the Edudemic website from Jan. 2, 2014

by Katie Lepi.

#1 Social Media is not an option Businesses must integrate social media into their

marketing plan. It will be expected and will hinder

sales if they do not. [This also applies to higher

education institutions].

#2 Mobile Growth Websites will need to work on both desktop and

mobile devices. Forbes predicts that by 2017 Mobile

Sales will grow by 87%.

#4 Images, images, images

You need to pay attention to Google+--so far, it has

been Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, but you

can’t ignore Google!

#6 Podcasts will continue to grow Podcasts will continue to grow in 2014 because they

are easy to listen to and it is easy to multi-task while

listening to content from these podcasts.

#3 Google+ needs your attention

Images will be the top content and furthest reaching in social media.

#5 Video Vine, Instagram, Google+ hangouts, and YouTube will be popular media for getting messages across.

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Students Becoming Entrepreneurs from Campbell University Online blog

In fact, there are smartphone and tablet applications that are leading the charge for these young entrepreneurs. Check out these mobile applications that make paying a small business owner with a credit/debit card much more convenient:

Square: pocket-sized credit card swipe

attaching to iPhone/iPad.

Intuit: card reader and app that will allow

you to swipe, key, or take a picture of the

credit/debit card and allows customer to sign

on the screen.

PayAnywhere: card reader with aware-

winning app helps business owner stay better

organized with built-in reports.

Flagship ROAMpay: most competitively priced

card reader that features low transaction fees.

Modern technology has a way of making certain parts of our lives easier and more convenient. For several years now, many small business owners have been trying to take advantage of these modern technologies to help them be more efficient in running their businesses. Lately, college students have begun using these technologies and getting a head start on becoming entrepreneurs. I personally know of a college student who sold hand-made scarves to help her fund her mission trip to a foreign country. There are numerous accounts of students making crafts, like wreaths and other window decorations to help them fund their college tuition. Stories like this are constantly circling the skies of our colleges and universities as technology has made it so much more convenient to take a payment or donation from customers and donors.