Q: I've been looking for more flexible and easy to customize LMS for our online classes? What are the most competitive solutions on a market right now?

A: After attending the 4th Annual QM (Quality Matters) Conference on Quality Assurance in Online Learning Program I would look closer at products like Canvas: http://www.instructure.com/
http://www.instructure.com/higher-education
Also SoftChalk offers solutions for eLearning initiatives: http://softchalk.com/

Q: I am new to teaching online. What resources would you recommend to start with?

A: Welcome to Online teaching community! Explore the articles here: http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/
It will help you to "make the jump to online education".

Q: Do you have any examples on how to do storyboard for educational video?

A: See techniques recommended for story-boarding below.

Storyboard the Simpsons way: http://www.animationmeat.com/pdf/televisionanimation/strybrd_the_simpsonsway.pdf

Example of the school district template: http://schools.shorelineschools.org/home_education/Forms/Video%20Storyboard.pdf

Example of Educational Video Storyboard: https://sites.google.com/site/heidiedtec541/educational-video-storyboard

Examples of a movies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FOKJk-7K9gY

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?landing_page=General+Teacher+Videos+Landing+Page&gclid=COa005Pw07ICFQWCQgod4lUAtQ

Power Point for story-boarding: http://www.joedeegan.com/educational-video-storyboard-ed-tech-561/

Storyboard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWPjjoOFIu8

Free storyboard software: http://www.atomiclearning.com/storyboardpro

Q: What is the mindset for the class of 2016?

A: You can see it here:
http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/2016/

Webinar: http://www.sonicfoundry.com/webcast/back-school-understanding-mindset-todays-modern-student

Q: How college education could be transformed through technology?

A: Look at the recent interview with Bill Gates with The Chronicle about his foundation's vision and approach in shaping higher education today:
http://chronicle.com/article/A-Conversation-With-Bill-Gates/132591/

Q: How to maximize creativity among my students? What technology is available for that? Do you have some tips to share?

A: I just came across the article "Your creative brain at work" by Evangelia G. Chrisikou. You can read the original at

Scientific American Mind 23, 24 - 31 (2012) Published online: 7 June 2012

http://www.nature.com/scientificamericanmind/journal/v23/n3/box/scientificamericanmind0712-24_BX2.html

or check my presentation about the tips to maximize your creativity based on this article:

http://asuonline.voicethread.com/share/3283120/

Educational technology is here to engage your students in a conversation about creativity and innovation. I used VoiceThread tool to create it: http://voicethread.com/
A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam).

Q: What is polling?

A: Polling is a wonderful online tool. You can download it from http://www.polleverywhere.com it helps to engage student into a discussion. You can get their answers in private in text. You can do vote on answers. You can demonstrate a common misconception. It could be used for a great starting discussion about students' expectations in your class. See more tips from social media expert, John Orlando: http://www.magnapubs.com/bio/193/