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EKU offices will be closed from noon on Dec. 18 - Jan. 3. We want to wish our students a restful and happy holiday break!

Free Application Weekend Oct. 7-10 for EKU and EKU Online. Use promo code FREE to waive application fee for undergraduate classes. go.eku.edu/freeapp2016

EKU’s e-Campus Instructional Design Center invites you to attend “A Little Means a Lot” on Tuesday, October 11, presented by Jennifer Perkins. In this fast-paced session, you’ll discover simple things you can do to make your online courses accessible to a wide student audience, all while meeting compliance requirements. You will find that a little really does mean a lot in creating an online learning environment where everyone can thrive.

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A Little Means a Lot Session Registration "A Little Means a Lot" happens on Tuesday, October 11, from noon to 1:15 p.m. Eastern time in Commonwealth 1801. Please complete the following to verify your plan to attend the session. Thank you!

Instructional Designer Jennifer Perkins and Dr. Scott Townsend--the team that earned a Blackboard Catalyst Aware two years ago for their exemplary online science course--will be presenting tomorrow at the Mid-Atlantic meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education! They have a one-hour special session on "Lessons Learned from Designing Online Courses in Science Education: Insights Shared from a Science Educator and Instructional Designer."

2016 Mid-Atlantic Meeting | ASTE We have reserved a block of rooms on 9/22, 9/23, and 9/24 at the Edgewater Hotel & Conference Center. You can call and make a reservation NOW to reserve a lodge room. Please call 1-800-423-9582 for reservations, at which time a deposit equal to the first night’s lodging ($109.00) plus tax (12.75%) w...

Some beautiful open-access posters on accessible design from the UK's Government Digital Service blog!

Dos and don'ts on designing for accessibility | Accessibility This is for everyone: documenting how we're rebuilding inclusive digital services across the UK Government

We are happy to announce the Second Annual eCaps (e-Campus) Awards. All classes in Spring, Summer, and Fall 2016 are eligible for nominations. You can nominate an online student for Outstanding Online Student Award, an instructional designer for Excellence in Instructional Design Award, faculty/instructional designer tandem for Excellence in Course Design Award, and vote for one of the top three media presentations for Excellence in Multimedia Creation Award.

Second Annual ECaps (e-Campus) Awards | Instructional Design Center | Eastern Kentucky University Online Faculty, have you worked with an instructional designer this year who helped you create an excellent online course? Did he/she help you leverage technology in a powerful way and provide you with exceptional customer service? If so, why not recognize their hard work and commitment not only to…

Are you attending the Kentucky Convergence Conference November 13-14? Four of EKU IDC's instructional designers will be presenting in two not-to-be-missed sessions! http://www.kentuckyconvergence.org

Kentucky Convergence | Together. Towards. Tomorrow. Home Release date: April 22, 2014 KY Convergence Returns Save the Dates: November 13-14, 2014 The Kentucky Convergence Conference, a premier event for higher education professionals across the state of Kentucky, returns on November 13-14, 2014. This year’s Convergence Conference will be held at the…

5 Killer eLearning Tips To Help You Dominate Content Chunking http://info.shiftelearning.com/blog/bid/354170/5-Killer-eLearning-Tips-To-Help-You-Dominate-Content-Chunking

5 Killer eLearning Tips To Help You Dominate Content Chunking To create an effective eLearning design, developers need to understand the art of chunking by following these rules.

Congratulations to Dr. Steve Dwinnells, associate director of the e-Campus Instructional Development Center! His article "How Do I Teach a Compressed Online Course?" was published in June's issue of Online Cl@ssroom, a Magna publication.https://www.dropbox.com/s/5uy2p5mikqonjj0/How_Do_I_Teach_a_Compressed_Online_Course.pdf

How_Do_I_Teach_a_Compressed_Online_Course.pdf Shared with Dropbox

http://ekuonline.eku.edu/insidelook/eku-course-developers-receive-prestigious-course-design-award

EKU Course Developers Receive Prestigious Course Design Award | Online Degree Programs| Eastern... Two EKU employees are being recognized for their efforts in online course design. Scott Townsend, associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and Jennifer Perkins, EKU Online instructional designer, have received a Blackboard Catalyst Award in Blackboard’s Exemplary Course P…