WebDAV (World Wide Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is a quick and easy tool for managing your files in UDrive and on SPARK. On a Mac, you can mount your UDrive or your SPARK File Manager directly onto your desktop, allowing you to easily drag & drop (or copy & paste) files between your computer…
Author: Nick Wilson
Faculty Spotlight: Facebook for Instruction
For our first Emerging Technology & Pie event of the semester Steve Fox, lecturer in the Journalism Department, joined us to present on his use of Facebook and Twitter in undergraduate Journalism courses. We had a good number of new faces showed up, and a wide range of ages and departments were represented in the…
From the Instructional Media Lab: Recording and Editing Digital Audio
Whether recording a lecture, an interview, or a concert, making digital recordings can be a simple and easy endeavor, provided you have the right tools.
From the Instructional Media Lab: Assessing Learning (Do They Get It?)
Assessment seems to always be a point of contention among educators. While debate continues about the effectiveness of high-stakes testing, several studies highlight the benefits of regular, formative assessment practices in the classroom. The purposes of such assessment is to offer students timely feedback, which is helpful for adjusting conceptual understanding when necessary and for…
From the Instructional Media Lab: Converting Analog Audio to Digital
Whether you’re digitizing audio for archives, making mp3s of your record albums, or hoping to add taped interviews to that documentary video you’re making, converting audio from analog format (i.e., cassette tape, vinyl record, etc…) usually requires format-specific audio equipment.
From the Instructional Media Lab: Presenting Information Effectively
Can technology really make learning easier? While there may never be a catch-all technology solution that will make learning easier for everyone in the classroom, there are some general principles to follow when designing instructional presentations that can at least help. The following suggestions are meant to cut across both technology-meager and technology-rich environments, and…