Teaching with Technology Institute 2010

Cloud computing is the delivery of scalable IT resources over the Internet, as opposed to hosting and operating those resources locally, such as on a college or university network. Those resources can include applications and services, as well as the infrastructure on which they operate. By deploying IT infrastructure and services over the network, an organization can purchase these resources on an as-needed basis and avoid the capital costs of software and hardware. With cloud computing, IT capacity can be adjusted quickly and easily to accommodate changes in demand. Cloud computing also allows IT providers to make IT costs transparent and thus match consumption of IT services to those who pay for such services. Operating in a cloud environment requires IT leaders and staff to develop different skills, such as managing contracts, overseeing integration between in-house and outsourced services, and mastering a different model of IT budgets.

Tips and tricks to enhance the quality of your screencasts

A basic feature overview to help you get started with Google Wave

Wiki about Google Wave Bots

SlideShare event for sharing slide presentations related to Teaching in the Cloud: Teaching with Technology Institute 2010

Examples of how Google Wave can be used in Education

blog used by NIU faculty Rob Brookey in teaching COMS 380: Corporate Advocacy and Issue Management during Fall 2009

Addresses issues of accessibility in Google Wave

Sharing what several instruction librarians have learned about the pedagogy and technology needed to make effective video tutorials. Much of this also applies to screencasts.

An excellent guide to using Google Wave

homepage for James R. Horn's lab in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Northern Illinois University; includes Lab Wiki

Ray Schroeder (U of I Springfield) manages this Ning network of resources related to Google Wave in education

A 3 minute introduction to the basics of cloud computin

Scott Leslie's matrix depicting the use of blogs in education

handout (pdf) developed by Educause outlining the basic features of and considerations for using blogs

three award-winning educational wikis on Wikispaces. These wikis have been used to interact with schools from around the world, share classroom activity, and turn online class notes into end-of-year exams. They're great examples of how wikis can be used to create engaging learning experiences.

handout (pdf) developed by Educause outlining the basic features of and considerations for using wikis

Utter the words "group project" and you're likely to hear at least a few groans from your students. The reasons for their dislike of group work are many, but logistical difficulties of getting everyone together and lazy group members who don't pull their own weight are two of the biggest complaints.\n\nWith wikis, you're able to remove these two obstacles because wiki sites not only make collaboration a breeze, but they contain tracking tools that let instructors see who's contributing to the project, and when they're making those contributions.