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Summary & Resources from the Aug 27, 2010 FIT Session

Attendee List [|Survey Results from Attendees]

(Janet Gubbins used Xtranormal for this little silly ice-breaker) ||
 * Agenda/Related Info**
 * Welcome from our Special Guest, Sarah Palin || []
 * Janet Gubbins/ Kim Huett: Xtranormal || Kim Huett created a 1.5-minute Xtranormal with two students discussing Module 1 of my course, as a kind of introduction: [] ||
 * Carlos Araya: Atomic Learning || UWG Atomic Learning Info: http://uwgfdc.wikispaces.com/atomic

Atomic Learning Login Information:

Username: uwg Password: college || Wiki in which I do behind-the-scenes course planning and revisions: http://3401planning.wikispaces.com/ || (We will look into whether it should stay as a single-sign-on to mUWG or not, etc...) || Additional research report on the benefits of using Smarthinking: [|MCLC06TutorialXLU.pdf] To get more info on how to use Smarthinking in your class, contact Matias at mmarabot@westga.edu || Pronto || Quick Start Guide for Wimba Pronto: [|http://www.westga.edu/~distance/pronto/qstart.htm] ||
 * Li Cao: Test Item Analysis || Item Analysis: How to tell If a Test Item is Working? [|Li Cao 2010_FIT_Presentation.PPT] ||
 * Kim Huett: Using a Wiki for Online Course Design || Wiki in which I build actual course content that students see/use: http://medt3401tasks.wikispaces.com/
 * Matias Marabotto: Wikispaces || UWG Wikispaces Info: http://uwgfdc.wikispaces.com/wiki
 * Danny Clark: Research on Retention & Tutoring Services || See []
 * Lunch (Jason Huett on use of Smarthinking in his classes) ||  ||
 * Danny Clark: Smarthinking Hands-on || Danny sent the secret link to the Writing Resources (accessible without logging into SMARTHINKING): But, you'll have to email distance@westga.edu to get it. ||
 * Marty Bray: Virtual Labs || UWG's VPN client (allows you to connect from home to your office computer, through the firewall): [] ||
 * Jessica Bucholz: Grade Forms in CourseDen || How to Create a Grade Form in CourseDen (tutorial from SPSU): [] ||
 * Mary Rootes: Grade Forms outside of CourseDen || Mary made a wiki for the Grading Rubrics - [] and will put the tutorial on that page, including the Course Den user names and passwords for trying out her system. ||
 * Abbot Packard: Captivate || Adobe Captivate Development Center: [] ||
 * Heather Mbaye: Collaboratives || European Union Studies Program: [] ||
 * Jean Cook: Scholar || Struggling to teach your students how to conduct proper research? Embrace Google Scholar: [|http://www.westga.edu/~jcook/google/] ||
 * Matias Marabotto:

1. Why must one go through myUWG to set up their UWG Wikispace site? 2. Must someone login through myUWG to see or edit their UWG Wikispace site? 3. Does UWG have the 1-hr Essay option (10+ pages long) for Smarthinking? We did not - but now we do!
 * Questions & Answers:**
 * Entering the wiki service via **MyUWG** enables all faculty, staff, and students to become users of the wiki service without creating a separate user or password. Who needs another password- right?
 * No need to contact anyone to use the service. Simply **login** via MyUWG.
 * Presently, there is no way to login to the wiki service even after you have created a user via MyUWG beyond logging in via MyUWG. We hope to change this in the future.
 * No login is required to **view** wikis. The general public need only navigate to the proper URL.
 * However, if your wiki is set to "protected", login is necessary to view (good for departmental wikis).
 * Users of the West GA wiki services still must request to "join this wiki" from the wiki owner even after creating a user via MyUWG. This enables the wiki owner to control users of their particular wiki site.