Why are we here?

The purpose of this blog is to allow the faculty to collaborate on what we have in common. Maybe you teach a class, and you have a really great lesson assignment, project, or lab to share. Maybe you know about a workaround for a problem on campus. Here's your common ground to share with your fellow faculty members. Happy blogging.....

Are you a Moodler?

Moodle is a course management system designed to help educators who want to create quality online courses. The software is used all over the world by universities, schools, companies and independent teachers. Moodle is open source and completely free to use.

According to the Moodle website, it's a verb that describes lazy meandering through something. This type of behavior leads to insight and creativity. And you know what, this adds the excitement into collaborating.

With Moodle, you don't have to worry about budget constraints, but you do have to spend a little time getting to know it and configuring it.

I think there's a little Moodler in all of us.

Collaboration

--col·lab·o·rate (k-lb-rt) KEY intr.v. col·lab·o·rat·ed , col·lab·o·rat·ing , col·lab·o·rates
To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort.

Most adjunct faculty teach close to one-third of the courses in colleges. Sometimes, they enter into the campus and are totally on the outside of what’s happening. Collaboration is a really good way to foster a sense of community between adjunct instructors and full-time instructors. Building this relationship can only lead to more quality learning experiences for the students. The knowledge that a full-time faculty can share is truly invaluable. This site serves to take that first step in building this online community to share information, best practices and tips.