Axio Quarterly Issue 10
April 01, 2009
Note to the Community
In almost every issue, I mention the subject of community. Community feedback is the most powerful asset to the builders and creators of Axio. Your feedback is how we decide what is important to add …
Manage Files redesign sneak peek: Check out the new and improved Course Content tool before its July 2009 release
The Manage Files tool is one of the oldest in Axio Learning, dating back to 2002. Its original features included basic functions such as uploading and publishing files, creating folders, and renaming, moving, and copying …
What students really want in your Axio course: use it more, use it consistently, and use the tools effectively
Students from Colby Community College, Kansas State University, Manhattan Area Technical College and Manhattan Christian College were surveyed and agreed that using Axio enhances their learning experience by increasing communication among instructors and students and …
Finding the help you want: Axio-offered training and resources
The Axio community is rich with resources to help you learn and instruct. From material you can download and print, to personal contacts made through the annual community conference, there are many options available to …
Meet the Axio staff: Dave Young
Name: Dave Young
Position: Axio partner coordinator
Responsibilities: Training, partner support and marketing
Degrees: Master’s of business administration from Kansas State University
Courses I teach: Business Strategy, Consumer Behavior, Professional Selling and Sales Management …
Tips & tricks: Gradebook views and preferences
How and what information you and your students view on the Gradebook is customizable using the Gradebook and Student View Preferences. You can choose to list students’ names on right side, left side or both …
Wikis: a new ride in the education theme park
The availability of emerging Web 2.0 tools such as wikis, podcasting, blogs, Twitter, social networking and virtual worlds are allowing instructors to be creative and try new ways of teaching their courses. In e-learning …