MVCR Tech Tools

Neat slideshow on the impact of web 3.0 on learning. It is a 115 slides though!

An article on using Twitter in Education

This site provides helpful instruction for designing test questions.

FREE RESOURCES AND LESSON PLANS FOR TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY

YouTube video about what web 2.0 and technology tools that are used in online learning.

Online Faculty have to manage and organize large amount of information. This article discusses various strategies to just that.

A slightly different approach to social media versus social learning in education.

Research on how faculty in higher education use social media.

This is the article I found to use in my Discussion forum assignment for Mod 2. I will be discussing the uses of Facebook in class.

This essay describes some of the most cost-effective and appropriate ways to use computers, video, and telecommunications technologies to advance the Seven Principles.

by Arthur W. Chickering and Stephen C. Ehrmann "Since the Seven Principles of Good Practice were created in 1987, new communication and information technologies have become major resources for teaching and learning in higher education. If the power of the new technologies is to be fully realized, they should be employed in ways consistent with the Seven Principles. Such technologies are tools with multiple capabilities; it is misleading to make assertions like "Microcomputers will empower students" because that is only one way in which computers might be used." This article originally appeared in print as: Chickering, Arthur and Stephen C. Ehrmann (1996), "Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever," AAHE Bulletin, October, pp. 3-6.

This 3 part video discusses plagiarism and shows examples.

Very interesting video which spotlights the possible future of education.

This site provides a list of common problems encountered when teaching and offers ways to resolve the issue.

Any teacher wanting to create their own illustrations or graphics for their class should watch this video. It breaks down complicated images into simple steps that can be created in Powerpoint.

Very interesting article on how to use analytics to improve course design.

The Horizon Report is useful for educators because of the predictions it has made about digital technology which have aready come to pass.

This gives you everything you need to know about Moocs and where they're headed.

I find this article (based on a video that is also there) very interesting. The author goes through a list of online resources that people can use to find ways to learn languages online. It even offers a link to CALICO (Computer Assisted Language Learning Instruction Consortium) reviewed course.

This is an interesting read for anyone who teaches Second Language Speakers. :)

I have received many questions about my synchronous webcam discussions. This is the magic tool I use. :) BB IM. Enjoy!

As a language instructor, I just love this idea of synchronous communication! :)