Hi Marian,

Thanks for making the change to the login. 

I like the tool and especially the emphasis and straight forward messaging about the importance of establishing a relationship in distance ed courses.  

For the last few years, I have been teaching an online portfolio/ business communication course with military students.  I found the fastest way to build the kind of rapport that you build in the classroom is through asking students to write pride stories.  Students send me their brainstorm list as well as their completed story.  Seems to be a great way to quick start a respectful relationship.

Meredith  


Meredith Hutchings
Curriculum Consultant
NS Department of Education
Skills and Learning Branch
Adult Education Division
4th Floor, 2021 Brunswick St.
P.O. Box 578
Halifax, NS B3J 2S9
(902) 424-1881 phone
(902) 424-1171 fax
hutchidm at gov.ns.ca
For more information about NSSAL: www.goNSSAL.ca( http://www.gonssal.ca/ )
1-877-go-NSSAL (1-877-466- 7725)



>>> David J.Rosen <djrosen at comcast.net> 9/13/2007 2:57 PM >>>

Crystal,

You wrote:


> I looked at the website that has been launched can see its  

> usefulness, however, I wondered if anyone has any experience or  

> success stories in using it for K-12 teachers to self-assess?

>

> Crystal Cuby Richardson

> Georgia State University


The  Technology Integration Self-assessment (TISA)  section of  
adultedonline.org  is new, just launched at the end of August. It was  
field-tested with adult education practitioners (teachers and  
administrators) in several parts of the U.S.  It was designed for  
adult education teachers. Nevertheless, it may be useful for K-12  
teachers. Many of the competencies upon which the self assessment   
apply in K-12, I would think, and some of the on-line professional  
development learning resources, and many of the learning strategies  
apply to K-12.

If you use it with K-12 teachers, let us (Marian Thacher in  
particular, mthacher at otan.us) know what you think.

David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net 



----------------------------------------------------
National Institute for Literacy
Technology and Literacy mailing list
Technology at nifl.gov 
To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/technology 
Email delivered to hutchidm at gov.ns.ca