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MSU’s Google Apps for Education now live!

MSU’s Google Apps for Education implementation is officially live, and can be accessed at http://googleapps.msu.edu. Now, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Sites can be created using your MSU account. Note that Gmail is not a part of this Google Apps package. For a list of support resources available, read below.

November Breakfast Series – Open Educational Resources (OER)

DATE: November 11, 2009
PLACE: Main Library, North Conference Room, 4th Floor, West Wing
TIME: 8:45am – 10:00am (8:30am for refreshments)
TOPIC: Open Educational Resources (OER)
Presenters:
Cliff Lampe, Ph.D. and Rick Wash, Ph.D.
College of Communincation Arts and Sciences
Christine Geith, Ph.D. and Gwyn Heyboer Sr. Instructional Designer, MSUglobal
Sunnie Kim
Creative Technologist, MSUglobal
MSU faculty are participating in the global trend of [...]

Educause 2009

This post serves as a reminder of the Educause 2009 Online conference that will be taking place in 120 Linton Hall Wednesday, Thursday and Friday courtesy of Libraries, Computing and Technology and the College of Arts and Letters. We hope to see you there for all or part of this experience, including a presentation by [...]

EDUCAUSE 2009: Online Conference at MSU

November 4, 5 and 6, Libraries Computing and Technology and the College of Art and Letters will be hosting a live EDUCAUSE 2009 Virtual Conference in 120 Linton Hall.  We have registered for this one location and have selected the presentations that will be shown, primarily focusing on topics for those of you interested in [...]

Online learning and the LMS

On 9/21/2009, The State News published an article about online learning, reaching out to not only students but also vuDAT’s Brendan Guenther, and instructors Dr. Stephen Thomas, Dr. Ethan Watrall and Dr. Yong Zhao. The article can be read here and offers a glimpse into students’ views of online learning, as well as what some [...]

The Breakfast Series – What Can We Do For You?

As I prepare to convene the Breakfast Series advisory panel, I decided to write a brief blog post to the faculty, staff and academic staff members at MSU, both those who have attended the Series in the past, and those who have never been.  What topics would you like to see more of?  Is there [...]

Tutorial: Splitting Clips And Adding Actions In ScreenFlow

Today, I bring you two basic tutorial videos on how to edit a recording in ScreenFlow. ScreenFlow is the premier screen recording software on the Mac and it features a smooth user interface with powerful capabilities and aesthetically pleasing effects. It has greatly simplified the tutorial process for my clients and myself.

FlashGameLicense.com: Where Game Developers And Sponsors Meet

FlashGameLicense.com (FGL) is a website dedicated to bringing Flash game developers and sponsors together. I have been using FGL since late 2008 and find it to be a useful tool with an excellent community. Below, I will briefly describe the two things that I most enjoy about FlashGameLicense.com.

EduGeoProject.com: The MSU Geo Project is Complete

Thanks to an intense day of photography last weekend and a long week of editing photos, I have completed the first version of the MSU Geo Project. It contains over 250 images from the main portion of Michigan State University’s (MSU) campus. Each photo is geotagged with latitude, longitude, and altitude data, which allows software [...]

Where Do You Learn?

Lately, it seems as though Twitter is everywhere. I’ve been tweeting since 2007, but 2009 seems to be the year everyone is all “a-Twitter.” When used properly, Twitter can be an amazing resource for finding content, sharing ideas and meeting new people.  For those new to the game, however, all of the best practices and [...]