Have your students needed a visually compelling way to present their research on key events involved in a complex issue? Have you needed to organize and display multimedia material to show how an issue developed over time? In these kinds of situations, both teachers and students can benefit from using a simple intuitive tool to…
A recent post by Amy Cavender on The Chronicle of Higher Education‘s ProfHacker blog explores the possibilities afforded by a syllabus that is fully online—as a web page that you can update during the semester without having to re-print the syllabus for your students. The post follows a sequence of previous articles on ProfHacker showcasing…
EDUCAUSE defines massively open online courses (MOOCs) as a model for delivering learning content online to virtually any person—with no limit on attendance—who wants to take the course. MOOCs are offered on a wide range of subjects, including physics, journalism, and zombies. Wait…zombies…? Yes, that’s NOT a typo!
It’s that time of year again- the last few days in the week before the start of fall classes. As the work piles up all around you, do you wish you had a time machine to reclaim some of those lazy summer days? Well, sorry, time machines aren’t real and there’s no app for that!…
I found the info-graphic below, “how students use the Internet for studying” posted on the education information resource site Edudemic. It was produced by a company called Writing-Help.com. At first glance, the image seems to be a helpful informational communication about student internet studying trends, right? Look closer…
In January of 2012, Apple announced that it was renewing its focus on digital textbooks. In doing so, Apple launched free reading and authoring apps for its iBook format. It’s been over a year and half since Apple doubled-down on education with its mobile and desktop iBook initiative, so how are they doing?
On April 12, 2013, Academic Computing staff from UMass Amherst attended The 21st Century Classroom: Online and Blended Learning, a one-day conference sponsored by UMassOnline and the Roy J. Zuckerberg Endowed Chair, Jeannette E. Riley. The keynote speaker for the event was Dr. Cable Green, Director of Global Learning from Creative Commons. Dr. Green delivered…
As the Spring 2013 semester begins to draw to a close, now is a good time to reflect on how we can help our students learn and use technology. Kim Mann, writing for the Academic Technology blog for College of William & Mary, has three simple suggestions:
Our friend and colleague, UMass Amherst Copyright and Information Policy Librarian, Laura Quilter, is facilitating a free, open self-study course on Peer 2 Peer University for educators who want to learn about US copyright law in the education context.
You’ve given your students an assignment that includes multimedia as a major or minor component (e.g., a poster, photo, or video project). What steps can you take to help them succeed? Dave Underwood, Academic Technology Consultant and blogger at the University of Colorado, suggests 10 key steps you can take to help students excel at…
Is your web browser really slow? Does Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, or Google Chrome keep crashing on you? Do you keep dozens of tabs open and become mystified and/or angry when your system slows down- or even worse, crashes on you? Well, knock it off! You are asking too much of your computer and Web…
“The increase in student engagement is beneficial not only for the students but for the instructor, as well. When your students are engaged, it is infectious.”– Corinne Auman On Thursday, February 21, OIT hosted a “Technology and Pie” session that provided an introduction to the use of “low-tech” games for learning. Instructors Kate Freedman (History…