This 5 minute presentation by Erich Hochmeister of Edison College Online describes how they solved the communication hurdle for first time online students. How were students going to learn how to use the Learning Management System? How do instructors measure if students are accessing the materials and grasping the concepts?
The answer: incorporating the media with Soft Chalk. SoftChalk provides an easy to edit orientation module complete with the ability to embed the many interactive flash activities that the college created. The result: A modern, interactive, and measurable orientation module.
Presenter: Erich Hochmeister, Edison College Online
May 2009