A Blackboard course Web site is
automatically created for every course offered by CMU,
whether that course takes place in Mount Pleasant, Michigan;
Atlanta, Georgia; Online; or in Minot AFB, North Dakota.
Instructors need not take any special action to make sure
the course sites are created. If a course is scheduled in
SAP, a site is created in Blackboard. Once a signed contract
is returned, the course is associated with an instructor in
SAP, which in turn updates Blackboard, adding the course to
an instructor's list. Face to face courses can benefit from
the use of Blackboard as a place to load documents, conduct
assessment and provide students with feedback. Visit
www.cmich.edu/blackboard/home.asp and click "Faculty
Tutorials" to get started.
CMU Off-Campus
Scholarship Program Update
The
application deadline for all CMU Off-Campus Programs
Scholarships for the school year 2008-2009 is June 1, 2008.
Announcement of recipients will be July 15th. Additional
information regarding each scholarship and the application form
can be found at
www.cel.cmich.edu/finances.
Once there, click on Scholarships.
Scholarships for the upcoming school year include:
Bernard Landuyt Scholarship
For students pursuing a graduate degree
through the Metro Detroit area.
Blanche Connell Scholarship
For students pursuing an MSA degree with
preference given to residents within the seven county area
of S.E. Michigan.
Kathleen M. and Lawrence J. Oswald Scholarship
For students pursuing any Off-Campus
Programs degree who live in S.E. Michigan. Preference will
be given to single parents.
Off-Campus Programs Endowed Scholarship
For students pursuing any degree offered by
Off-Campus Programs. Single parents and students currently
unemployed are encouraged to apply for this scholarship.
Times Two Alumni Award
Off-Campus Programs Alumni who are pursuing
advanced degrees or a certificate through Off-Campus
Programs are encouraged to apply for this award.
U.S. Armed Forces Award
Military personnel who were severely injured
while serving in combat, or spouses of severely injured
military personnel are encouraged to apply. Also, all former
U.S. military that were honorably discharged within the past
four years are eligible.
William R. Gemma Scholarship
Graduate students pursuing a degree in one
of three concentrations: Health Services Administration,
International Administration, or Public Administration may
apply.
End-of-Course Student
Survey
Reminder: To view the End-of-Course
Student Surveys go to the
Faculty Resource Center (FRC) Web page. Also, remember
that the new EOC surveys ratings are now consistent with the
on-campus Student Opinion Survey (SOS).
OCLS Moving into Online
Instruction
The Off-Campus Library Services (OCLS)
department has begun using Wimba to deliver library instruction
sessions to online classes. Since the students do not meet in a
single physical location, the traditional model of a librarian
providing a face-to-face orientation won't work. Thanks to Wimba,
faculty and students in the online environment have direct
access to an OCLS librarian and the knowledge of library
resources and services that this person brings.
According to librarian Jennifer Rundels, the
online orientation sessions given this Spring have been very
successful. "The faculty and student response has been very
positive. Wimba not only encourages interaction but it allows us
to reach students anywhere in the world. My recent sessions have
been attended by students as far away as Korea, Afghanistan, and
the United Kingdom."
The OCLS librarians are excited about this new
teaching opportunity and look forward to reaching even more
online learners in the future. If you have questions about our
sessions or would like to schedule one for your own class,
contact Jennifer at
runde1jj@cmich.edu.
