Courses Written and Taught by Janine Lim

This page lists all the graduate level courses that I teach or have taught.

Most of these courses are online. I love teaching online, for the thoughtful discussion and the semi-individualized pace of learning that affords a more in-depth learning. I have taught online in WebCT, Blackboard, Desire2Learn and Moodle.

   
Social Media and You: Managing Your Digital Footprint
social media illustration

Developed in 2015, this course has been taught online, blended, and on campus.

Study best practices, ethical issues and critique a variety of viewpoints on the use of social media. Explore and evaluate your current digital footprint and update your personal and professional use of social media and online tools appropriately. Build a personal learning network to extend your network beyond your university experience. Choose to focus on your field and create a professional online presence to accompany your resume; or focus on sharing your faith online; building a social media presence for your hobby; or building the social media presence for your organization.

   

Designed and taught 2010-2012 and offered for credit through Andrews University and La Sierra University. Taught for the Adventist Virtual Learning Network.

Pathways is an integrated literacy program which includes Reading, Writing, Spelling, Handwriting, Word study, Phonics, Grammar, and Vocabulary. This course reviews the reading theory and best practices that form the foundation of the Pathways curriculum, while sharing ways to integrate technology tools into the literacy program. Each course is also full of resources and technology integration ideas for teaching the themes at each grade level.

Integrating Technology with Pathways: Themes 1-4 focuses on the first four themes: Heroes, My World and Others, Living Things and Spiritual Journey. This class considers how to use technology to enhance thematic instruction, vocabulary instruction, concept mapping, guided reading, information literacy, and assessment. Technologies featured include wikis, social bookmarking, free online slideshow tools, Skype, Google Earth, concept mapping software, and more.

Integrating Technology with Pathways: Themes 5-9 focuses on the last five themes: Friends and Family, Environment, Personal Feelings and Growth, Yesterday, and Social Issues and Culture. Instructional strategies covered in Part 2 include: learning centers, literature circles; writing workshop; digital storytelling; differentiated instruction; and global learning. Technologies featured include wikis, social bookmarking, collaboration tools, VoiceThread, Google Forms, clickers, Microsoft Photostory, Wordle / TagCrowd, and Skype.

The wiki of materials created by this class is still publicly available online.

Integrating Technology with Pathways 1 & 2

screenshot of pathways class

   

Supporting Teachers' Use of Videoconferencing

screenshot of STUV class

Designed in 2010 and offered for credit through Andrews University, Grand Valley State University, and Western Michigan University.

Description: Supporting videoconferencing in your school is critical to the successful use of your videoconference system. Discover how to bring authors, experts, scientists, and global peers to the classroom to enhance
student engagement. Learn about the resources available and tips for scheduling and managing the videoconferences. Strategies for encouraging teachers to use videoconferencing will be shared. Network with other VC coordinators and practice with the technology. This course is addressed to anyone who is the champion for videoconference in their school, district, or service area.

   

Ken Conn and Bennie Tschoerner, who met online in my Planning Interactive Curriculum Connections class invited me to join this collaboration in 2005. 123 VC: Jazzing Up Your Curriculum with Videoconferencing is now a grassroots collaboration between participants in several states and three countries to put on a week long workshop on K12 curriculum videoconferencing. I serve on the leadership team that helps shape and manage the growth of this collaboration. Read a history of "Jazz" here. This class is offered for credit through Grand Valley State University, Western Michigan University and Andrews University.

This class is face to face at my site, but connected to other workshop host locations in three countries via videoconferencing.

  • July 2005
  • July 2006 (lead facilitator)
  • June 2007 (lead facilitator and mentored Roxanne Glaser)
  • July 2007 (lead facilitator and mentored Roxanne Glaser)
  • June 2008 (lead facilitator)
  • July 2008 (lead facilitator)
  • June 2009 (lead facilitator and mentored Lori Colwill)
  • June 2010 (lead facilitator)
  • July 2010 (lead facilitator)

123 VC: Jazzing Up Your Curriculum with Videoconferencing
Jazz

   

Kid2Kid Videoconference Connections
K2K

In 2005 I designed Kid2Kid Videoconference Connections on the request of a Planning Interactive Curriculum Connections participant, and piloted it November 2005-March 2006. Credit offered through Western Michigan University, Andrews University, and Grand Valley State University. I continue to teach this class regularly for Berrien RESA. I am also currently rewriting it to include Skype as well as standards-based videoconferencing.

  • Fall 2006-Spring 2007
  • Fall 2007
  • Winter 2008
  • Fall 2008
  • Winter 2009
  • Fall 2009
  • Winter 2010
  • I continue to offer this course regularly. Please check the Berrien RESA website to see when it will be offered next.
   

In 2004, I designed Planning Interactive Curriculum Connections and piloted it January 2004. Each time it is offered for credit offered through Grand Valley State University, Western Michigan University and Andrews University. I have offered this class many times, and even co-published research based on the course participants' discussion. Many regional and state videoconference leaders today started out learning about videoconferencing in this class. I continue to teach this class regularly for Berrien RESA. I am also currently rewriting it to include Skype as well as standards-based videoconferencing.

  • Winter 2004
  • Fall 2004
  • Winter 2005
  • Spring 2005
  • August 2005
  • October 2005
  • Spring 2006
  • January 2007
  • September 2007
  • January 2008
  • April 2008
  • April 2009
  • Fall 2009
  • March 2010
  • I continue to offer this course regularly. Please check the Berrien RESA website to see when it will be offered next.

Planning Interactive Curriculum ConnectionsPICC

   

Technology in the Early Elementary Classroom
TEEC

In the summer of 2001 and through the school year, I team-designed Technology in the Early Elementary Classroom with Marilyn Western. I taught it for Ameritech Technology Academy spring 2002 and summer 2002. Credit offered through Western Michigan University and Central Michigan University. Marilyn and I traded off teaching and team-teaching the class for MACUL and CMU from its beginning in 2002 through the winter of 2006. Projects created by teachers in some of those sessions are still online here.

I adapted this class (with Marilyn's permission) and integrated faith into it for AVLN purposes in 2003. I have taught it several times for AVLN.

  • Spring 2003
  • Summer 2003
  • Winter 2004
  • Winter 2005
  • Summer 2005 (Mentored Gavin Record in teaching this course.)
  • Have provided tech support for Gavin teaching this class every year since.

I also teach this class for Berrien RESA annually in the winter.

  • Fall 2005
  • Winter 2007
  • Winter 2008
  • Winter 2009
  • Winter 2010
  • I continue to offer this course regularly. Please check the Berrien RESA website to see when it will be offered next.
   

In the fall of 2005, I supported the social studies and gifted and talented consultant at Berrien County ISD in creating and teaching an online course on Teaching Academic Vocabulary, based on Marzano's research and work. This class is not currently offered.

Teaching Academic VocabularyVocab
   

Desire 2 Learn Mini-CoursesD2L

In the summer of 2005, I repurposed the AVLN online teaching courses into several mini one-two week seminars. The main purpose was to teach faculty in Adventist colleges and universities about the new Desire2Learn online course management system; built in with instructional strategies for using the D2L tools being taught. The courses were not taught for graduate credit and were only offered that summer. The courses were offered in two tracks:

Web Enhancing 101

  • Making Your Life Easier with a Course Management System
  • Class Discussions Online
  • Lighten Your Course Material Through a Course Management System
  • Assessment Online in Desire2Learn

Advanced Desire2Learn

  • Converting to D2L From Blackboard, WebCT or Moodle
  • Managing Group Projects Online
  • Sharing Course Materials Across Institutions
   
In 2004, I rewrote and updated Internet in the Curriculum (for Berrien County ISD) with faith integration (with permission) for AVLN as Internet Research and Projects. I mentored other teachers in teaching it, but never taught it myself for AVLN or Berrien County ISD after that. Internet Research and Projects
Internet Research and Projects
   

Active Online Courses
AOC

In the summer of 2003 I team taught the follow-up course for Active Online Teaching for AVLN with Shirley Freed. It was offered for credit through Andrews University and La Sierra University. I have taught this class several times.

  • Fall 2003
  • Summer 2004 (Mentored Leni Casimiro from AIIAS, Phillipines)
  • Fall 2004
  • Winter 2006 (Team taught with Leni Casimiro from AIIAS, Phillipines)
  • This class has since been taught by other AVLN instructors.
   

In 2001 I team designed this course with Marilyn Eggers for AVLN. I have taught it several times.

  • Summer 2002
  • Summer 2003 (Mentored Shelley Bacon in teaching it)
  • Provided tech support assistance for Shelley teaching this in Summer 2004.
  • Winter 2005
  • Provided tech support assistance for Shelley teaching this in Summer 2005.
  • Provided tech support/mentoring assistance for Peter Wallace teaching this in the winter of 2006.
  • Due to volume, team taught this class with Peter Wallace in the summer of 2007.
  • Peter and Shelley have taught this course since. Peter has since rewritten and refreshed the course.
Integrating Technology in the Curriculum
Integrating Technology in the Curriculum
   
Active Online Teaching
Active Online Teaching Image

I team-designed Active Online Teaching with Marilyn Eggers and Shirley Freed in 2001 for AVLN. This class has been offered regularly for credit through Andrews University and La Sierra University. I have taught it several times.

  • Winter 2001
  • Fall 2002
  • Redesigned 2003
  • Winter 2004 (Mentored Leni Casimiro from the AIIAS, Phillipines)
  • Fall 2004 (Team taught with Leni Casimiro from the AIIAS, Phillipines)
  • October 2005 (Team taught with Leni Casimiro from the AIIAS, Phillipines)
  • November-December 2005 (Team taught with Leni Casimiro from the AIIAS, Phillipines)
  • In 2007 I turned the teaching of this class over to another AVLN instructor. It was also redesigned and refreshed at that time.

 

   
Designed a resource for Seventh-day Adventist online teachers on Online Teaching Standards and WebCT instructions. These are no longer maintained or updated. Online Teaching Resources
   
Technology Tools for Literacy Summer 2000, designed and taught Technology Tools for Literacy. Soon after, I gave the course to Andrews University where it was offered by faculty there for a few years. It is no longer offered.
   

Developing Webquests was first offered in the Winter of 2000. I team taught it with a colleague, Kevin Clark for Berrien County ISD. It was chosen as exemplary by a study selecting exemplary online courses sponsored by WebCT. Offered for credit through Andrews University and Western Michigan University.

WebCT

I received permission to use this course for AVLN as well. After adding some faith integration, I taught it for AVLN:

  • Summer 2002
  • Winter 2004
  • Fall 2004
  • Summer 2005
  • Fall 2006
  • Summer 2007 (also major redesign and refresh of the course)
  • Summer 2008
  • Summer 2010 I turned it over to another AVLN instructor.
Developing WebQuests

WebQuests class picture
   
Internet in the Curriculum My first online class was Internet in the Curriculum. It was designed and taugh in the fall of 1999. Offered for credit through Andrews University and Western Michigan University.

 


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