Fall, 2005

Broward Community College has a rich community of faculty who bring expertise in e-learning "best practices". These instructors represent what makes e-learning an engaging and dynamic platform for teaching and learning. We believe that the best way for faculty to get started with e-learning or to expand their use of e-learning is to see what their colleagues are doing. This provides an opportunity to assess the merits of different uses of educational technology and to learn from the successes and failures of others.

This site will give you just a peek into how these innovative instructors integrate a variety of applications into e-learning using WebCT. Please contact the instructors directly if you are interested in learning more about their approaches. And congratulations to our showcased faculty!
Video Lectures for Anytime, Anywhere Review

Candy Bortz, Specialty Training Grant Instructor for Nursing, uses software called Camtasia to turn her PowerPoint lectures into video presentations complete with audio for her blended e-learning course...

Rethinking Learning Objects and Course Design

Dr. Charlotteaux is part of a team of BCC educators creating courses for the Educator's Preparation Institute. She and the team created learning objects using a product called Course Genie which bundles a complete instructional event into one template from just a Word document...

Group or Team Projects in WebCT

One of the challenges in teaching in an online environment is how do you handle group or team projects? Professor Beau Beadel has created a great set of rules that he establishes for his students in his OST 2335 class...

Student Online Orientation for E-learning Using WebCT

Professor Sharon Rifkin, Professor of Social and Behavioral Science and Education from the Samuels Campus and the Jan Cummings Endowed Teaching Chair in Critical Thinking for 2005, has developed a student-centered approach in understanding the WebCT course management system...

Using Creative Discussions to Promote Conceptual Thinking

Just how important is food is in our lives? Professor Plakcy knows! He teaches a Freshman Composition course which is specially designed to highlight different modes of writing using food-related examples. Hungry?...

X-ray Images and the WebCT Image Database

David Hall, Associate Professor in the Radiology program, has found a great way to link his interest in photography and providing needed x-ray images for student learning in his web-enhanced Radiographic Pathology course...

Web-based Student Presentations

Dr. Barbara Nightingale, Professor of English, requires her Honors ENC 1102 (Introduction to Literature) students to work in teams in order to create a web-based presentation exploring notable authors. Dr. Nightingale uses the Presentation Tool in WebCT to create this alternative assessment strategy...

Student Orientation in WebCT

Dr. Jane Treptow, Associate Professor in Business Administration has also developed an interactive WebCT orientation for students. Students enrolled in her Personal Finance course must complete the orientation modules before they can have access to the course...


This site will be updated soon. Send your comments or suggestions to Jeff Larson at jlarson@broward.edu.
Want to nominate someone who should be showcased? Let us know!

Site Updated: November 6, 2005

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