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Types of MLX Packages But that too sounds pretty general for the concrete-minded audience, so here are a few examples that may help you understand the types of packages that the MLX stocks inside the walls. These are the categories we ask package owners to use to classify their items. Note that this is not an exhaustive list, just to help you provide a frame of reference. |
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1. Global Hunger Group Activity
2. PBL in Chemistry (1999-2000 MIL Fellowship)
3. Investigating Communication Conflict |
A Report from the Warehouse Inventory Supervisor... The Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX)'s corrent stock includes 1787 "packages" from very compact to mammoth. It is a good thing we hired good architects!"
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- Teaching Strategies
These might include a particular lesson, technique, method, activity, assignment that you either developed or applied in teaching. The packing slip might contain a description of the strategy with perhaps some outcomes described. Additional materials might be a Word/PDF document version of a handout, an image of engaged students, or a link to a web site created that describes the activity.
examples ::
» "Group Self-Evaluation & Project Grading Rubrics" a collection of three different grading rubrics geared for students to self-evaluate their work, provided by Jenny Pauls (Chandler-Gilbert Community College)
» "Do I Have to Take the Final?", an approach for dealing with "A" students, added to the MLX by Economics faculty Mary McGlasson (Chandler-Gilbert Community College)
» "Do I Have to Take the Final?", an approach for dealing with "A" students, added to the MLX by Economics faculty Mary McGlasson (Chandler-Gilbert Community College)
» "Cosmic Rays", a physics lab activity based on experiments conducted at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, added to the MLX by Casey Durandet (Paradise Valley Community College)
» From Course Notebook to Portfolio, helps students move from creating course notebooks to an assessment portfolio, added to the MLX by Sharon Fagan (Chandler-Gilbert Community College)
» "Ethics and Computer Use: What Would You Do?", a CIS 105 activity added to the MLX by Cathy Radziemski (Scottsdale Community College)
» Calculus III Maple Lab on Triple Integrals an activity designed to teach students to compute triple integrals using different orders of integration, and to learn how to calculate moments of inertia (Estrella Mountain Community College) - R&D (Research and Development)
Many Maricopans people exploring new techniques both in teaching and using technology, or conducting classroom research / experimentation with new ways of teaching.. These types of packages might include a description of the study or the idea, and include examples of the results (even if they were not the intended results, they are likely useful to a colleague). Additional materials might be Word/PDF document as a report, a PowerPoint show presented from a conference, or a link to a web site that describes the project.
examples ::
» Online Survey Vendors and Product Overview, a summary of an evaluation of different packages that can be used to support online web=-based surveys by John Snelling (Estrella Mountain Community College)
» Students Respond: Internet Courses Have Mixed Reviews, a research project on students in hybrid class formats, added to the MLX by Cameron MacElvee (Scottsdale Community College)
» Using FAST- Free Online Course Evaluation Tool, reports on the experimental use of an online course evaluation tool tried by Anthropology instructor Rick Effland (Mesa Community College) - Learning Objects
Objects are any sort of digital media asset created for or used in the context of learning. They might even be "re-usable" if they are self-contained, and can be easily incorporated into other delivery systems. Examples might be Excel Spreadsheets created for lab activities, Java, shockwave applets that provide an interactive way to explore a concept or method, PowerPoint modules that include information on a specific topic, video or flash animations, and many more.
examples ::
» Jeopardy is a powerpoint version of the game used as a way to do classroom assessment in a relaxed atmosphere by Diana Breed-Williamson (GateWay Community College)
» Supply & Demand Model, an interactive FlashMX tool designed to provide an interactive view of this economics principle, added to the MLX by Richard Saling (Phoenix College)
» Ray Diagrams, a Java applet that explains how to draw diagrams used in physics and optics, added to the MLX by Mark Edgar (Glendale Community College)
» Introduction to the Periodic Table is a Flash module designed to introduce beginning chemistry students to the general features of the periodic table, Anna Rosa Lampis (GateWay Community College)
» Correlation Meter, a shockwave animation used to illustrate the meaning of the correlation coefficient, added to the MLX by Alan Levine ( District Office)
- Applied Resources
A great package need not be just ones created from scratch- it is also useful to share how perhaps commercial software or a particular web resource site was used in a creative or effective way. This sort of package would describe the rationale and outcomes of using/adapting the resource and perhaps a description of what was learned or gained from its use.
example ::
» Digital Brain Dissection is a laboratory exercise that utilizes images from the Visible Human Project and a free image processing program to enable student to learn a bit about brain anatomy. by Marsha Segerberg (Chandler-Gilbert Community College) .
» Water, Water, Everywhere is a real-time, web-based data from the USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) used to teach math concepts. This project was created by Kathy McCoy (Estrella Mountain Community College) and Debbie Ermoian (Phoenix College). - Web-Based Activities
This kind of package can describe a web site created for a course or an activity developed that makes unique use of an external web site as a resources, such as a WebQuest or a Real-Time Data Project. Or it may be a description of a specific technology or teaching strategy employed in a web course management system.
example ::
» Biomes: Exploring the World on the Web, a collaborative internet project where students gather data and report online about "biomes", a project created by Karen Conzelman (Glendale Community College) - Online Courses
A full online course might be described as a package, even if it has limited or no access in a web course management system. The course might be described in words, or perhaps instructions are provided for guest access.
example ::
» Internet Delivery of CHM 095, a Learning Grant project completed by Jill Suydam (Glendale Community College), describes a one-credit online chemistry review course created to prepare students for basic college chemistry. - Projects
Many projects can be described as a MLX package. They might be ones that have been awarded as Learning Grants, fellowships, internships, sabbaticals, summer projects, etc. They also might include descriptions of special college initiatives. Some of the materials might be Word/PDF versions of final reports, PowerPoint presentations describing the project, or links to web sites that document the project.
examples ::
» MIL Fellowship PBL in Chemistry, added to the MLX by Rosemary Leary (Estrella Mountain Community College)
» Songs of Sanctuary is a multimedia art performance piece developed by the Maricopa Institute for Arts and Entertainment Technology (MIAET) as part of a Learning Grant project submitted by Steve Meredith (Scottsdale Community College)
» Digital Histology Images for Human Anatomy and Physiology summarizes the results and includes sample images from a Learning Grant awarded to Patricia Ashby (Scottsdale Community Colleges) - Learning Support
Examples might include online tutorials, documents used to provide steps for accomplishing a task, or descriptions of faculty development programs.
examples ::
» Inserting and Modifying Pictures for Use in Word, a step-by-step tutorial, added to the MLX by Bill Holmes (Chandler-Gilbert Community College)
» Syllaweb Summer Faculty Workgroups, a summer faculty development program, added to the MLX by Marla DeSoto (Glendale Community College)
» Maricopa Online Librarians, initially a pilot project that provides live Library support via web-based chat, is now implemented across all ten Maricopa Colleges
» Writing HTML, an online tutorial for creating web pages, added to the MLX by Alan Levine (District Office) - Subject References
This type of package can be an informational resource created to support students in a particular discipline, most likely a web site, but might include formats in video or even print!
example ::
» The Psychology Student: Learning About the Science of Psychology, is resource to introduce interested persons to valid, reviewed online sites that cover the field of psychology. It was created by Jeff Ricker (Scottsdale Community College).
