MVCR Tech Tools

This blog provides an excellent example of how diigo and jing may be used as tools to make grading assignments more efficient.

I found this interesting article when I was familiarizing with twitter.

Many ideas--from basic (such as sorting) to complex, creative ways to exchange ideas and information

This slideshow is a fun explanation of Twitter and some of its uses in teaching.

This course site and presentation will illustrate how the "Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" (Chickering and Gamson, 1991) can be supported using the features of Blackboard Learn. Several online course design rubrics will also guide our showcase of quality instructional design options related to course structure, navigation, activities, assignments (individual and group), and communication. "Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" (Chickering and Gamson, 1991), states a quality teaching and learning environment is one that: (1) Encourages contact between students and faculty, (2) Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students, (3) Encourages active learning, (4) Gives prompt feedback, (5) Emphasizes time on task, (6) Communicates high expectations, and (7) Respects diverse talents and ways of learning.

Article from April 2013 in Ed Tech Review that shares some pros and cons of using Social Media in education.

You may have wondered what you have to do to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Online teachers also have to accomodate

link that shares ideas about : How to use Twitter in the Classroom

Resource that relates to our MVCR Tech Tools readings and assignments.

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Comprehensive list with a brief description of how each tool can help to enhance learning through interaction and collaboration

This is a very good list.

Useful information for instructors

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Ramin Rahimian for The New York Times Coursera, a year-old company offering free online courses, has raised another $43 million in venture capital from investors active in both domestic and international education.

Interesting look at MOOCs at University of British Columbia.

Creative Commons licenses provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators. It provides educators with access to images, videos, music, and graphic all with less restrictive rights for using the material. For example, you go right from Creative Comments to Flickr images that you can use. The one caveat while searching for content, be careful not to use a different search term, because you will be searching in the regular libraries. When want search for a different, go back to Creative Commons and search from there.