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= Welcome to Christina Frye's Wiki for TEC 5223! = = = My name is Christina Frye and I am practicing making my first wiki for the requirements of one of my graduate courses, TEC 5223. I believe this could be a great tool for engaging online learners as well as for business development as it provides an avenue for updating information promptly.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions at clfrye@eiu.edu. Have Fun Exploring! Christina
 * What You Will Find On This Wiki:** As I mentioned, I am just "playing around" with the technology right now, but I have prepared this wiki as I might for an online class. You will find individual pages for assignments, calendar of due dates and course schedule, as well as a page for resources including example required course materials and supplemental resources.

** About this Course: ** This is a course available to graduate students at Eastern Illinois University. The purpose of this course is to build the skills and knowledge of students concentrating in Training and Development in their master's program in utilization of instructional technologies for design and delivery of instructional programs. You will be working in small groups for several of the projects in order to gain a better understanding of collaboration that can take place in an online setting. Here are a few of the technologies well will be exploring:
 * Wikis
 * Blogs
 * Narrated PowerPoint
 * Discussion Boards

Check out this quick video to get an introduction to where technology is taking the instructional field:

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Do not worry if you have never used some of these technologies...that's why I'm here! You just have to commit to putting forth your best effort. As training and development professionals, we often are not comfortable in using technology to assist our training efforts simply because we do not know how to use them. The goal of this course is to expose you to some of these technologies so you are able to make an informed decision about what you might want to use to enhance the effectiveness of your instructional programs. You may not leave this course being an "expert" at all of the technologies, but you will be capable of demonstrating the basics.

** Getting Started on the Wiki: Course Instructions ** We will be using this wikispaces page as our primary hub for this course. New to wikis? Have no fear! This wiki is essentially a website that we can easily, quickly, and collaboratively update with information. Along the left side of your screen, you will see individual page listings on this wiki which you will need to view frequently for assignments, due dates, anouncements, and for course resources. I have also added a page introducing myself that you can visit at your convenience. To get started with this course, start with looking at the " Course Expectations " and " Assignments " pages. You can access these pages by clicking on the links on the left side of your screen. Good luck and reach out to me with any questions!