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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 [...]

Setting Day One Expectations in the Syllabus

To continue with yesterday’s conversation regarding Day One and how to prepare yourself and your students, I share this link from Leigh Graves Wolf, coordinator of MSU’s Master of Arts in Educational Technology. Prof. Hacker is a blog centering around digital pedagogy, and provides valuable information and tutorials for instructors navigating the challenges posed by [...]

Preparing for Day One Online

As we near the end of August and the return of students, many faculty members find themselves in the “crunch” when it comes to getting their online and blended course offerings ready to go. One of the most frequent questions I hear as a producer at this time of year is: “What do I need [...]

A Vision of Students Today

This collaborative video, created by Michael Wesch and his students at Kansas State University, is an interesting look at the student demographic today (at least at Kansas State), presented in a very neat way.

Flock: The Ultimate Social Browser

Just yesterday, I had the pleasure of discovering a truly revolutionary web browsing experience. Everyone knows about Internet Explorer and Firefox. Safari, Chrome, and Opera are more or less household names as well. However, there happen to be a large number of web browsers, beyond the small handful of big names. Flock (http://www.flock.com) is [...]