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Using Online Resources Internationally
Using Online resources to increase access and connect across Cultures in an Online Environment
Quality Leadership UniversityPartnerships with ESC, University of Louisville,
Towson University, College of Notre Dame and FIU
PANAMA PARTNER
• First cohort - March 2009 - 19 students
• Second cohort – February, 2010 - 25 new students + 7 continuing
• 21 graduates
• Third cohort – February, 2011 – 27 new + 16 continuing
• 23 graduates Dec 2011
• 8 weeks sessons
• First and last week F2F
PANAMA PROGRAM
• Concentrations: Marketing or International Business
• Median age: 22.5
• Average credits upon entering: approx. 58
• Av. Credits ESC: 50
• % work – 85%
• % other simultaneous studies – 10%
PANAMA STUDENTS
Demographics
• High cost of Textbooks• Shipping Cost and Time• Lack of Credit Card• Accessibility• Student input
Why online Resources?
Let’s See Some Examples
• LiveBinder (http://livebinders.com/)
• FlatWorld (http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/
• Students (Blackboard Collaborate)• Student video (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wbqw2_i1t4)• Epub book (created by David Wolf Empire State College)
• You will need a program that reads epub for your laptop.
There are several options. If you have a Mac, you can download stanza (free) http://www.lexcycle.com/desktop. • Firebox has a free add-on that reads epub as well (works with PC)
• Your College Online Library• Coursesmart: http://www.coursesmart.com/• Harvard Publishing: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/list/course-module• College Open Textbooks:
http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org/home.html• Flatworld Knowledge: http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/catalog• Issuu: http://issuu.com/• Connexions: http://cnx.org/• Open Educational Resources Commons: http://www.oercommons.org/ • Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/• Other Online (for example): Free Management Library: