**eLearning - Safari Browser Initial Testing**
Check Browser Results:
Browser Check:
Failed - non-validated or unsupported, Safari version unknown
(This was expected as Safari 3.0.4 (Released with Leopard) is not a certified browser)
Cookies Check:
Passed
Javascript Check:
Passed
Pop-up Window Check:
Failed - Pop-up Windows are not enabled
Safari 3.0.4 has pop-up windows blocked by default. This is a change. Blocking pop-ups has been an "all or notheing" option is Safari, but it has not been the default setting.
To change this:
Go to File Menu --> Safari -->)You will see that "Block Pop-up Windows" has a check mark by it.) Just click on "Block Pop-up Windows" to diable Pop-up blocking. The Pop-Up Windows check will then pass.
Java Check: (**MY ALL TIME FAVORITE**)
PASSES. Version 1.5.0_13
In terms of eLearning this is an excellent thing. I did test the Java 6 beta that came out earlier this year, it passed the check but key features in eLearning (HTML Editor and Chat) wer ... more »
Posted: November 1, 2007 4:54 pm | 0 comments
Tags: eLearning, Leopard, Mac, O/S, OS, Safari
This semester I've been working on a s-l-o-w implementation of the skills learned during last summer's Institute on Blended Learning sponsored by the PTRC. What a whirlwind 3 days! I knew that the Institute was designed to "practice what we preach" because the face-to-face meetings were paired (blended) with online activities. This was all crafted to lead participants toward understanding about instructional design in a blended format. What was exciting about the Institute is that it wasn't about blended learning tools. Instead it was about how to design instruction for blended learning interactions. In other words, how to ensure the integrity of a course; how to build a course in a blended format so that it is stronger - a better learning experience for students.
I must admit that I came through the door on the first day a bit skeptical. The course that I selected to "blend" was an assistive techology course. How could such a hands-on course be blended and still preserve the healthy, ... more »
Posted: December 3, 2007 5:19 pm | 0 comments
Tags: blended, eLearning, hybrid, online, WebCT
Simmons moved to the new version of eLearning tools during the holiday break. At first it was a pretty confusing migration. Course tools have new names and icons. Authoring tools are moved around to where they didn't seem that they should be. However, after plugging away for a while and attending a quick one-hour PTRC workshop, I find I really love the new version.
Tool actually are where they should be and they work better! I find the more I work with the new version, the better I like it.
Keep on!
Mads
Posted: January 22, 2008 6:13 pm | 1 comment
Tags: blended, eLearning, graduate
