Brandeis University Technology Learning Community - 0 views
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Mathieu Plourde on 02 Dec 08Welcome to your community space for teaching and learning with technology at Brandeis!
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Machines are Dumb - 0 views
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Hype has affected our reason and has led many to fear technology as itself the agent of change. Hype has led us to believe that if we unleash software on our campus, a major change will occur.
The 25 Most Modern Libraries in the World - 0 views
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These 25 libraries, in no particular order, demonstrate how libraries have become part of the cutting edge of information management, design and Web technology, and all of them can help you get some ideas on how to bring your library into the future.
Lynnette Claire on Student Entrepreneurship Videos - 0 views
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They master a technology that they didn't know they could. And it's very empowering. Their self-efficacy is increased - and their ability to really process what it is an entrepreneur does…
Becoming Screen Literate - 0 views
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A new distribution-and-display technology is nudging the book aside and catapulting images, and especially moving images, to the center of the culture. We are becoming people of the screen.
Web 2.0 Storytelling: Emergence of a New Genre - 0 views
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As the phrase suggests, it is the telling of stories using Web 2.0 tools, technologies, and strategies. Since the name is fairly recent (and not yet widely used), it may not bear out as the best term for this trend. Another name may emerge, one better suited to describing this narrative domain. However, the term seems to have met with quiet acknowledgment to date, so it may serve as a useful one going forward.
According to Study, Half of U.S. Adults Use Social Media - 0 views
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It's worth noting that in this particular study "social media" includes text messaging. Combined with blogging and social networking, these three technologies are used by 50% of U.S. adults for communication
UD-IT Technology Support for Study Abroad Students - 0 views
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Tips, terminology and points to consider are provided so you can make an informed choice on how to meet your data and voice communication needs.
'Digital Learner' focus of Faculty Institute session - 0 views
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Lester Ray, a development executive with Apple, hosted the afternoon session of UD's Summer Faculty Institute, during which he addressed the frequent divide between technologically savvy college students and traditional lecture hall teaching practices.
50 Tips and Tricks to Create a Learning Space in Second Life | College Degrees - 0 views
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The educational possibilities through Second Life allow teachers and employers to reach out to students beyond their traditional classrooms and school districts, expose young children to global issues and new friends around the world, design their own avatars and environments for highly customized training sessions and interactive discussions, practice real-world skills and manage real-life situations in a safe environment, and most of all keep students engaged in a technologically-driven society.
NETS for Teachers 2008: Educational Tech Standards for Teachers - 0 views
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1. Student Learning and Creativity 2. Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning 4. Digital Citizenship and Responsibility 5. Professional Growth and Leadership
Short and Sweet: Technology Shrinks the Lecture - 0 views
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Just because 50-minute classroom sessions are the norm on a college schedule does not make that the ideal duration for students outside the lecture hall.
Interesting Snippets - a set on Flickr - 0 views
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A personal dumping ground for various cool quotes, the odd stat, as slides to talk around when describing how things are changing online and in media & communications generally.
Better Learning With Sites and Sound - 0 views
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One qualitative study, which surely won't be welcomed by manufacturers of basic word processing software, found that students who create and edit documents using Web-based collaboration tools include more complex visual media in their assignments - and come away with a better understanding in the process. Another ongoing experiment finds, with statistical significance, that instructors can be more effective in grading students' work if they record their comments directly into documents as audio.
Three Myths About Learning and Why IT Shatters Them - 0 views
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Ideas are powerful, especially when they have become beliefs and have been unquestioned for generations. Three in particular may be standing in the way of more faculty using our new learning tools in enlightened ways. Assuming learning is about acquiring content is a distortion of reality. Learning is about learning how to learn. It is a social process: For young people the social process must be tangible, present, and immediate; for more advanced learners, the social context is internalized but still indispensable.
Networked Teacher Diagram - 0 views
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A diagram demonstrating the opportunities of professional developement for teachers.
Campus Technology 08 presentations - 0 views