MVCR Tech Tools

This is a good resource for teachers working with students with special needs and/or if you need good ideas to assist students who struggle in the educational setting.

One of the big issues in distance learning is how to prevent students from cheating on exams, i.e. how to make sure that it is the student and not someone else who is taking the exam. Based on this article, it looks like there may be a solution.

Good article for those new to CMS systems.

We all hear about how bad wikipedia is but it is seriously awesome. Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_Wikipedia_is_so_great and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability_of_Wikipedia.

short clear videos on the use of tech tools for grad students- worth looking at if you are a beginner in the use of tech tools.

Looks really cool! Thank you for sharing..

This website has a great list of top tech tools for formative assessments. Although they are primarily for k-12 teachers, there are many ways to incorporate into a post secondary course such as increase the complexity of questions or have the students write their own assessments. Most of these are free and and are easy to use and teach. Teachers can use these tech tools for easy and interactive formative assessments.College instructors can use these tools to measure the students' understanding of the material and assess if review or re-teaching is necessary. Small assignments can be indicators for instructors and assist in "taking the pulse" of the class.

This can be used as an ice breaker (helps to get get your course off to a great start, build community and get students focused on being successful). If feasible, break students into small groups and have them pick a quotation that would be a good "motto" for the course.

What three objectives should you accomplish on the first day of class?

Maybe you don?t have time to sit down and sift through the latest education blogs for ideas and inspiration. If the thought of trying to carve out more h

Some of you may already be familiar with this website/tool, but Podbean is worth exploring if you're interested in getting your feet wet with getting your podcasts on the web. Podbean helps you "upload, publish, manage, and promote" your podcasts.

This is a rather lengthy guidebook that I came across while researching this week's topic. It touches on many of the issues we've been dealing with in our course, but also includes tips and strategies for blended courses. I thought it'd be a good resource for anyone interested, as it summarises key points on the use of technology in higher education.

It shouldn't come as a surprise that social media has changed more than just how we pass the time, it has now infused itself into formal learning channels. Although adoption is slow (for instance, only 15% of teachers find value in Facebook, Wiki, and other social networks), time will only show that it will rise. I think that the integration of social media in higher education has its benefits and challenges... however I can say that undisputedly it is one of the better ways of increasing communication between academics and students.

Are you looking to create interactive visualizations of data? ChartsBin "is a web-based data visualization tool that will allow everyone to quickly and easily create rich interactive visualizations with their own data. You can then share your interactive visualizations with others by embedding them in websites, blogs or sharing via Facebook or Twitter. We're focused on building the most exciting and engaging destination for statisticians, and computer scientists in the world."

Stephen Downes is often cited as an expert on MOOCs.

A wonderful tool to create historical timelines.

Historypin is a way for millions of people to come together to share glimpses of the past and build up the story of human history. It's a great tool for collaborative classroom work.

The Faculty Summer Institute (FSI) is a three-day conference that brings faculty members and instructional-technology professionals together each May at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Attendees come from across Illinois and as far away as Canada. The conference features keynote presentations, networking, and hands-on training on the use of modern communication and information technologies in higher education.

Also, they always do a live feed to watch online.

This is the best online library I've come across on the net! I love the huge variety of topics and tools available for comprehensive research. Yet,it's easy to use and fun. Thank you so very much for being here.