academic technology

Web 2.0 has been, during the last years, one of the most fashionable words for a whole range of evolutions regarding the Internet.Although it was identified by the current analysts as the key technology for the next decade, the actors from the educational fielddo not really know what Web 2.0 means. Since the author started to explore and use Web 2.0 technologies in her owndevelopment/improvement, she has been intrigued by their potential and, especially, by the possibility of integrating them ineducation and in particular in the teaching activity.The purpose of this paper is both to promote scholarly inquiry about the need of a new type a pedagogy (Web 2.0 based) and thedevelopment / adoption of best practice in teaching and learning with web 2.0 in higher education (HE).The article main objectives are: * to introduce theoretical aspects of using Web 2.0 technologies in higher education* to present models of integrating Web 2.0 technologies in teaching, learning and assessment* to identify the potential benefits of these technologies as well as to highlight some of the problematic issues /barriers encountered, surrounding the pedagogical use of Web 2.0 in higher education* to propose an agenda for future research, and to develop pedagogy 2.0 scenarios for HE sector. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

WHEN colleges and universities finally decide to make full use of the Internet, most professors will lose their jobs. Seems to be saying the only thing preventing his job loss is the fact that universities don't have the time/money  to invest in online courses. Why do I find his attitude so despicable?

Turning bookmarks and feeds into interactive slideshows…

XP and 2000 NOT Vista 

Welcome To TripGeo Create A New Directions Map Now * Simple interface to quickly create your map. * Animate your journey using Google Street View. * Customize the map's appearance. * Simple drag and drop route waypoint editing.

* Simple interface to quickly create your map. * Animate your journey using Google Street View. * Customize the map's appearance. * Simple drag and drop route waypoint editing. * Embed your map into a website or blog. * Provide an exciting way for visitors to find and view directions to your business location.

supposedly used in all Khan Academy screencasts, along with camtasia.

type or paste text into box. Create mp3 and download. or use bookmarklet and paste web page into bookmarklet

List of all the ## Interesting Ways to Use series of PPTs from Tom Barrett on one page

largely instrumentals

Use these free music tracks & free sound effects for any production - advertising, education, videos, photos, YouTube...etc. These music tracks can be looped seamlessly & repeated to create a longer music track for your projects. You only need to link to our website from yours: "Music by JewelBeat. Download your free music and free sound effects at www.jewelbeat.com."

#Use COLLAGE to quickly produce dynamic interactive panoramas with hot-spots. # Use STUDIO to build a personalized media presentation... and, place it in your COLLAGE. # Use EXPRESS to build presentations with dynamic content from RSS feeds and online albums."

recommendations:1. Ensure that all readings, articles, presentations and videos (all course material) are available in the course management system.2. "Create a weekly reading assessment that asks students to formulate or discuss the most important things you wanted them to get out the this week's articles."3. "Make your syllabus a living document and let students know about changes via class emails - it will put your class in the forefront of their minds."4. "Use technology to help students engage with one another - create peer review groups for papers or discussion groups online."

learner centered syllabus example.

analysis of format and content of I Have A Dream

"This is my "to-do" list of tools to add to this site; new ones I have found or others have suggested. Keep in mind that my criteria for something to be included in the collection: * The tool allows you to mix 2 or more media types to create something you can publish to the web * The tool is free to use * The tool exists on a web site (e.g. not a download or a mobile app) * The tool is not specific to any operating system or browser"

cogdog's take on new web-based storytelling tools

Cogdog's take on new web tools for storytelling

tweeted by Craig Sylvern

Providing feedback for students is one of the most important (and often most difficult) part of being a teacher. Providing feedback to students in audio format has been the topic of many recent studies. In a study done by the Sloan Consortium, audio feedback was received very positively by students. 

Google Doc Community on youTube

Like any good spreadsheet program, Google Spreadsheets supports a wide array of built-in functions.There are old standbys like SUM and AVERAGE. Mathematical, financial or statistical functions to help you crunch numbers. Even functions that manipulate dates and text. Enter them manually, or use the formulas tab to find the functions you need.