57 Second Blackboard Tip of the Week We are excited to announce a new feature for the TELS webletter! Please take a look. With any luck, there will be one sent your way each each Monday morning till summer!
	Karly Way Interview We recorded this Skype conversation with Sociology Instructor Karly Way after hearing her describe how using Tegrity had made her examine her instructional delivery. As with the faculty portfolio, this reflective commentary represents a valuable resource to other college faculty. We do learn best from our peers and this is great reflective teaching practice! Take a Look!
	Alan Levine Webpage This web page is full of useful web 2.0 tools. Not only can many of the tools create stories that can be embedded into Blackboard, but in many cases they can or could replace Powerpoint presentations. In courses like English, they could be used to develop and share stories. In a history class an instructor could put to together some images and narrate the sequence of images.
	Sloan-C presents Five Years of Growth in Online Learning, Western Edition This PDF is a preview of the full report due out in May. Take note of the graphs and findings on associate degree online courses in the first three pages. This report will be released in full at the Sloan-C International Symposium on Emerging Technology Applications for Online Learning, May 7-9, 2008 in Carefree, Arizona. If you are interested in attending a local conference related to online learning this year, this would be one to check out! www.emergingonlinelearningtechnology.org

Upcoming TELS Workshops

These brown bag events will be held monthly. Topics will range from classroom management, Photoshop for teachers to making tests in Blackboard. See our April schedule below. To register, use the ITS Training Homepage and select "view all courses" or select "TELS." Mail any other questions to to todd_conaway@yc.edu. Seating is limited.

Prescott Campus

• Cells in Excel
  Location: TELS Office 3 - 107
  When: Friday, April 4th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm
• Embed Video into Your Blackboard Course
  Location: TELS Office 3-107
  Time: Wednesday, April 16th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Media Studio Tour
  Location: TELS Office 3 - 107
  When: Wednesday, April 23rd 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Media Studio Tour
  Location: TELS Office 3 - 107
  When: Thursday, April 24th 1:00 am - 2:00 pm
• Download a Copy of Your Gradebook From Blackboard
  Location: TELS Office 3-107
  Time: Friday, April 25th, 1:00 pm -2:00 pm
• Cells in Excel
  Location: TELS Office 3 - 107
  Time: Monday, April 28th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Verde Campus

• Camtasia Primer
  Location: TELS Office M - 206
  Time: Wednesday, April 9th, 8:15 - 9:15 am
• Embedding Video in Blackboard Courses
  Location: TELS Office M - 206
  Time: Wednesday, April 16th, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
• Using the YC Streaming Media Server
  Location: TELS Office M - 206
  Time: Thursday, April 24th, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
• Download a Copy of Your Gradebook From Blackboard
  Location: TELS Office 3-107
  Time: Friday, April 25th, 1:00 pm -2:00 pm

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.
-Alvin Toffler