California Virtual Campus

By Lisa Miller
Lisa is currently pursuing a master’s degree at CSUEB in Online Teaching and Learning. She works full-time in a busy, metropolitan hospital as a registered respiratory therapist and certified asthma educator. She also teaches a traditional class for nursing that she hopes to transform to an online format.
Once upon a time there was [...]

By Deborah Chigazola, R.D.H., BA
About the author
Deborah is a dental hygienist of 27 years. She is currently second year clinical coordinator at Santa Rosa Junior College. Her interests include expanding the use of online teaching and learning for dental hygiene students. The use of online methods became her passion while completing her masters in education [...]

iParadigms, creator of the Turnitin plagiarism detection service, has released a set of tools designed to help students improve their writing skills through enhanced teacher-student communication and peer collaboration. The Web-based WriteCycle suite of services combines the company’s Turnitin service with its new GradeMark Digital Grading service and a peer review collaboration and feedback tool.
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I Just Like the Real Classroom
By Jodi Gootkin
August 4, 2008
After enrolling in the MS-OTL program at CSU East Bay, I enthusiastically revised my online courses to include best practices and constructivist principles. I felt like Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams. If I build it, they will come. But, will they like playing on a [...]

New Teachers: Alone in the Classroom, Together in the Chatroom
Flint Christensen teaches math at a middle school in Oakland, CA. He is also a candidate for a MS in Education, Option in Online Teaching & Learning from California State University, East Bay.
Introduction
New teachers enter their profession with wild-eyed optimism and equipped with an abundant [...]

I’ve been rediscovering Twitter lately, adding more users that I follow and generally feeding my growing fascination with social media. Other educators have also been exploring its utility in and out of the classroom. According to a post on Ars Technica, some are finding that they can reinforce classroom experiences and enhance connections.
by Christopher Dowson
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Clarice Sawai
California State University Eastbay
February 25, 2008
Introduction
Wondering how to communicate within a traditional online course (Western-style) that will appeal and not offend the adult Japanese learner? This short article describes my thoughts on Japanese culture and etiquette and its potential impact on communication in the online environment. At this time, there is limited [...]

By Herb Centeno
Introduction
As I began thinking about the importance of interactivity in on-line learning, the memory of a green plastic screen and a conversation I had with “Clarabelle” came back to me. The green screen was my first experience with an interactive medium for learning, and it obviously had quite an impact on me. In [...]

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) reported the following benefits after conducting a test pilot to evaluate student achievement resulting from educational gaming:
• Reinforcement of Cognitive Skills
• Helping Students Understand Abstract Concepts
• Improved 21st Century Literacy
• Increased Motivation
• Timeliness and Feedback
• Support for the Core Curriculum
• Learning How to Take risks and deal with losing in a safe environment
While CoSN [...]

Leadership Training and Online Learning; are these the equivalent to oil and water?
Online training or “e-learning” is here to stay. With higher costs of production and lost time to attend a face-to-face (F2F) or Instructor Lead Training (ILT) classes, organizations are learning to adapt and cope to the high cost of running a business [...]