Yeah, be careful what you get into. I won't bore you with my horror story using WebTutor Advantage (with Nairne 4th), but it was a mess. Got ride of it for this semester.
Anyone else in your department have online classes? Do you have a distance ed department at your college? If so, they should be able to help. Most publishers already have their test banks online, ready to upload into WebCT/Blackboard. Good luck with your treatment. When my onco got the path report, he looked it over and said, "Hmm, non-Hodgkins follicular B-cell lymphoma? Hell, we can cure that one!" That was heartening. Still hanging in there almost four years later. I get another Rituxan infusion Thursday. I now get them at three month intervals. Takes about four hours and I sleep through it. Since there's a slim chance of an allergic reaction, they give 50 mgs of Benadryl IV before they start the mouse antibodies. I conk right out. Are they going to implant a Mediport? It beats hell out of having to find a vein each time. My wife made me some surgical caps for my temporarily bald head in amusing prints. I'll look around and see if I can find them. If so, I'll pass them on to you.<G> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eastman, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, March 17, 2008 2:35 pm Subject: RE: [tips] need help or tutorial in creating an on line intro psych class To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > Thanks George for your response. It looks like I am on the same > menu as you. Meanwhile I am trying to transition from face to face > (class meetings) to an on-line class for the summer session. I am > using Visualizing Psychology by Carpenter and Huffman (Wiley). I > know they offer something called Wiley Plus that I have played > around with. I just need to know more how to make the class more > fully on line. To that effect I have contacted the publisher. > > Thanks again for your comments. > > Mark Eastman > Diablo Valley College > Pleasant Hill, CA 94526 > > ________________________________ > > From: George Ashley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Mon 3/17/2008 11:19 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] need help or tutorial in creating an on line > intro psych class > > > > Hi, Mark. I haven't been a contributor to TIPS, but merely a lurker. > However, I went through a bout of lymphoma a couple years ago. There > are quite a few kinds of lymphoma. Mine was non-Hodgkin's follicular > B-cell type and I did the CHOP+ protocol for nine months. For those > unfamiliar, that's Cytoxin, Adriamycin (eeevul orange stuff), Oncavin > (vincristine) and Prednisone plus Rituxan (antibodies made from > ChineseGolden Hamster ovarian tissue). > > If you have the same treatment, you'll probably be okay until the last > couple of months. I was getting infused at three week intervals for > nine months and it wasn't until the last couple of treatments that it > really knocked me down. Of course, my normal hirsutitude went away in > the first few weeks, but other than that and being tired for a week > after each treatment, it wasn't too bad. > > I had three face-to-face and three online sections, one of the F2F > beingat a state prison unit about 27 miles down the road. Students, > colleagues and administration were very understanding and cut me > plentyof slack. > > As for suggestions, get in touch with your textbook reps, too. See > whatresources they might have. What text(s) are you using right now? > > George Ashley > Blinn College > Bryan, Texas > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eastman, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sunday, March 16, 2008 7:22 pm > Subject: [tips] need help or tutorial in creating an on line intro > psychclass > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <[email protected]> > > > > > I have recently been diagnosed with a serious medical condition > > (lymphoma) that will necessitate not being on campus frequently > > enough (most likely) to teach intro psych this summer and possibley > > longer. I am currently teaching a face to face class which > > integrates a lot of web based activites using WebCT. I have taught > > intro psych for over 30 years and am very comfortable with it. At > > the same time I am very open to innovations. > > > > Does anyone have a suggestion for a website that deals with > > creating an on-line class? I could also use suggestions for > > textbooks that have well fleshed out sites that may include > > podcasts or videos related to the topics. Any further suggestions > > would be appreciated. > > > > Though I am feeling fine now, I am aware that with the chemo I will > > be starting there could be cyclical fatigue. > > > > Mark Eastman > > Diablo Valley College > > Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 > > > > --- > > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
