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Video of Information Management Workshop

26 Mar 2008 at 12:47pm
We successfully recorded the Information Management Workshop.  It ended up in two parts.  Part 1 Part 2  We covered using Google Reader and RSS Feeds generally, EndNote Web, del.icio.us, and Zotero. Read More

Archiving courses in Blackboard

4 Mar 2008 at 10:33am
This is primarily for all the local faculty.  Here are the instructions for archiving your courses in Blackboard. I. EXPORT PACKAGES A Blackboard course or organization can be exported into a .zip file which can be downloaded to the instructor’s computer. The export file can be used as a vehicle to transfer content to another course, and [...] Read More

iPhone U

3 Mar 2008 at 9:15am
I’m watching the video from Abilene Christian University about how their new iPhone initiative might be used academically.  I’m thinking about the infrastructure necessary for implementing such a program.  I like the way surveys can be sent in class, but what apps are they using? What’s the back end? Read More

Using Blogs in Teaching

25 Feb 2008 at 4:13pm
Here is the presentation from our session on using blogs. It’s also available as a video from iTunes U. Read More

Google Forms? Whoa!

6 Feb 2008 at 8:59pm
Google has announced the ability to use spreadsheets combined with a form to collect data.  Let’s try it out.  Here’s a link to my form. Read More

An Academic Facebook

9 Nov 2007 at 11:44am
Via the Wired Campus Blog, I found Pronetos, a facebook-like app for sharing research and connecting with scholars. I like the look and feel of it. It’s missing some of the more fun elements of social networking, but it’s definitely got potential. Of course, I set up an account. Like I needed another social networking [...] Read More

Free resource for Documentaries

8 Nov 2007 at 6:22am
Via eHub, I found this great source for documentaries online.  Many documentaries don’t make it to local theaters, only playing at film festivals or in large metropolitan markets. This gets those films out there. Read More