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National Repository of Online Courses – NROC

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

One of the greatest resources that I am taking away from this conference is the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC). This online library of courses is absolutely free to use by anyone, student, teacher, higher education faculty, home schooler… … Continue reading →

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Games and Sims

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Today I attended a session on the role of games and sims in online learning. The first couple of minutes of the talk were devoted to overcoming the stigma that may be associated with games in the classroom. Some parents and … Continue reading →

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Web 2.0pians

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

It was a long, great day. I just came in from the VSS networking dinner at the Mohammed Ali Center. I sat down to catch up with my online activities and the first item in my feed is something from Gary … Continue reading →

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2007 Virtual School Symposium

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I’m in Louisville at the North American Council for Online Learning – Virtual School Symposium. I’m presenting on Tuesday. The title of my session is Preparing Teachers to Teach Online. I’m excited about this conference. It is the first face-to-face … Continue reading →