We have a vacancy at UNM in our Online Programs area. Our posting has
just gone up for this student services position. If you know of anyone
that might be interested please send them the information below.
The posting can be found at:
http://jobopenings.unm.edu/jobopenings.cfm?action=ViewThisOne&REQID=50648
> The posting will be open until Thursday, October 23rd.
>
> Title: Student Programs Specialist
>
> Summary: New Media & Extended Learning is looking for a flexible,
> talented individual to join our team and serve in the position of
> Student Programs Specialist for UNM’s Online Courses and Programs. The
> person selected for this position will report to the NMEL Manager for
> Course Development and will provide a wide range of support services
> for students taking online courses, including admissions,
> registration, general academic advising, communication of courses and
> programs offered, as well as general technical support and assistance
> in technologies needed for online learning.
>
> This position works with a wide variety of UNM departments, programs &
> colleges, as well the Director of Marketing for Extended University,
> for scheduling and promotion of UNM online courses and programs,
> including communication of schedule information via the NMEL and IDEAL
> websites and the UNM catalog. They will also coordinate and implement
> various recruitment special events and produce, update and distribute
> materials for student recruitment efforts. An important component of
> this position is the development of procedures and instruments,
> collection, compilation and analysis of statistical data, and
> development of reports for evaluation, projections and reporting of
> online courses and student success.
>
> The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with excellent verbal and
> written communication skills. The successful candidate will be a quick
> learner who can adjust to shifting needs as they arise, with a strong
> customer service focus.
Debby Knotts
Director, New Media & Extended Learning
University of New Mexico
MSC03 2190
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
505.277.9000
debby@unm.edu
Anyone who works for an educational institution will recognize this large scale explanation of the tension between old style organizations and the new model of Internet bred collaboration.
The examples here should be familiar to you. What’s intriguing is that this TED talk took place 3 years ago and is fresh and on point right now. Shirky predicts a revolution based on free collaborative technologies that will lead to 50 years of chaos in communications communities. Based on what I saw at NECC 2008, the ideas are just beginning to trickle into institutionalized learning & we need a little chaos to break the logjam that is clogging innovation in education.
In this prescient 2005 talk, Clay Shirky shows how closed groups and companies will give way to looser networks where small contributors have big roles…
The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) is a premier public, residential, co-educational high school for juniors and seniors with high intellectual ability and commitment to scholarship. Established in 1978 and a constituent member of the University of North Carolina System, NCSSM hosts the residential program at its Durham campus and provides distance education, teacher development, and outreach throughout the state.
The Dean of Distance Education and Extended Programs (DEEP) is a non-instructional faculty position which directs and administrates the Distance Education Technologies Dept. This department is staffed with 10 distance education staff and up to 10 instructional faculty to coordinate a synchronous (interactive videoconference – IVC) program of curriculum, professional development, and enrichment programming designed to meet the educational needs of the state. In addition, this position will work with the Vice Chancellor of DEEP to provide support for the NCSSM Online program, a virtual school designed to expand the residential academic program to students in an online environment, as well as for other extended program (outreach) initiatives.
Primary duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
• Administration of the distance education program via IVC
• Supervision of faculty programming of course content, professional development, and enrichment sessions to K-12 schools in North Carolina
• Oversees supervision of technical staff to maintain technology and equipment in the distance learning department
• Oversees supervision of graphics, multi-media, and other information and communication technology (ICT) production for staff
• Coordinates with NCSSM deans and other administrative personnel for distance education faculty staffing, support for outreach initiatives, utilization of technology for campus needs, and support for technology training for NCSSM
• Communicates and collaborates with school and district administration statewide for partnership in distance education programming and related initiatives
• Works with the department to research, test, and integrate new and emerging technologies
• Participates in NCSSM committees, councils, task forces, and other groups to represent distance education and technology efforts
• Works with Vice Chancellor of DEEP, the administration of NCSSM, and department supervisory staff to set goals for the department and measures for these goals
• Works with Vice Chancellor of DEEP to develop and implement instructional technology initiatives for the NCSSM community
General Requirements: Minimum of Master’s degree; at least three years experience necessary in public secondary education and in use of educational technology. Skills in management/supervision and oral/written communications are a must. Deadline: Open until filled.
To apply submit a State of North Carolina application, resume, statement of educational philosophy and statement on how you foresee contributing to NCSSM to: Human Resources Office, NCSSM, PO Box 2418, Durham, NC 27715.
Here’s some serious content to absorb. A great mix of content on issues involving search, google, and everything in between.
UC Berkeley (my alma mater) has established a YouTube Channel. This allows the university much long video (hours and hours) than you typically see on YouTube.
A full page of training videos from Atomic Learning. Solid didactic approach that will help bring 20th century educators up to speed. Vicki Davis is a well known blogger and teacher who knows how to speak to an audience of educators. These videos are provided free by Atomic Learning. You’ll find nearly 40 videos targeted on many specifics involving Web 2.0. A fine Resource. Check it out!
I’ve found videos (Well made ones that is) to be one of the best ways to help teachers understand the big concpet of the read/write web. Here’s a ‘theme blog’ that aggragates online video (and poweroints) about Web 2.0.
Chicken Hypnotism.com – HomeA website for the skeptical and the gullible. Apparantly it’s possible to hypnotize a chicken? Might have some Middle School & Admin implications.(tags: chickenshypnotism)
Three Ways to Hypnotize a ChickenI was only aware of what the farmer’s almanac calls “the chalk line method’. As our knowledge grows, one has to wonder if PETA will up the anti and begin to picket KFC?(tags: chickenhypnotism)
Three Ways to Hypnotize a ChickenThe Old Farmer’s Almanac reports on three ways to mesmerize fowl. I remain a devotee of the line in the sand method. Interesting data on experiments involving domesticated vs wild fowl.(tags: chickenhypnotism)
Dr. Doris White Doctor Of Philosophy and Poultry Show JudgePanel: Celeste Holm, Keenan Wynn, Kitty Carlisle, and Hy Gardner. 10246
592) 4/1/58 Guests include Robert J. George Vice President of Santa’s Sleighs Inc., Jack Kelly Jr. Treasurer of Masonary Company, Brick Laying Champion and Olympian, and Dr. Doris W(tags: chickenhypnotism)
Chicken Hypnotism Video This amateur video shows a fellow hypnotizing a chicken in some kind of market place. Weak photography and lack of good close ups make this thin but plausible proof that chickens do freeze when they beak the line.
Podbean – Free Podcast Hosting, Searching and Subscription, Audio Video Blog Hosting From the looks of it, they also give you the blog+host+RSS. So if I were teaching people to make podcasts, I’d probably tell them to start an account. It’s free – it can’t hurt. This system is based on wordpress. Lots of cool widgets and a built in community. I’ll give the free tools a try and see if it ignites my desire to podcast elements of my online classes. I like the idea of organizing reusable content this way. As it stands now I have video and audio files in lots of different places. We’ll see
wiredinstructor podbean blogfree basic: podcasting built on wordpress. Lots of widgets for subscription. Will have to compare to talkr podcast plugin on edublog. Here’s my site. Haven’t had time to tweak it our or create any content yet.
(tags: podcastblogaudiovideo)
I don’t want to lose track of this site. Deserves some thoughtful review. I like the choice of courses. May be an excellent model for study of instructional design. Certainly courses like this should be on the minds of both College and Virtual HS designers.
I’m going to sample the Virtual French Course. I’m interested in what their video based presentations can do. It’s been thirty years since I studied French at UC Berkeley (where the most successful lessons were given at the instructors apartment passing around red wine, while we all laughed and practiced our Francais! (We couldn’t meet on campus because the tear gas and National Guard made it impossible to get to a classroom.) Since I’m scheming on a way to get to Paris this year, I’ll add this to my full plate!
Crackle Sony’s streaming video competition. Seeks to lure top web video talent looking for a Sony development deal. YouTube for filmschool grads?(tags: videoweb2.0)
This is a site with cutting edge video of lectures from great thinkers. Disruptive ideas from the cutting edge. Why watch lame YouTube dancing chicken video when you can blow your mind on sublime ideas?
Amazing software for data modeling. Helps us understand the realities of poverty by looking through windows around the world. (Each window sorted by how many dollars a day earned in the houshold.
