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The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 4/23/13
2013 Emerging Technologies Institute The 2013 Emerging Technologies Institute is currently open for enrollments! For the second year, we are offering a series of courses in instructional technology that can be taken for traditional college credit or for non-credit professional development hours that … Continue reading
The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 3/5/13
Digital Humanities This field becomes more interesting the further I look into it. This week I discovered a Q & A discussion board just for the digital humanities. I also came across an article on quantified history, which seems to be a … Continue reading
The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 11/6/12
More new Higher Ed Models Last week we learned about Antioch University using courses from Coursera. This week California community colleges are utilizing online courses offered by other out-of-state Universities. The “MOOC” word is also tossed around in this article. Apparently, … Continue reading
The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 9/4/12
The Flipped Classroom A colleague of mine at UVA is doing his dissertation on this topic and I know from looking at the click results of this newsletter, this is a topic many of you are also interested in. The … Continue reading
The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 6/26/12
ShareMyLesson.com There are many online places for teachers to find lesson plans, and now The American Federation of Teachers has created their own with ShareMyLesson.com. I like the crowd-sourcing mentality of this site, they allow teachers to vote for the lessons, thereby promoting … Continue reading
The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 06/12/12
Social Media Guidelines A couple of articles came across my desk this week in regard to social media guidelines for K12 teachers, and I think as a School of Education it is important for us to be knowledgeable about the … Continue reading
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The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 5/15/12
iPad Apps So I started sharing some of my favorite apps with you guys earlier in the year (such as Evernote and Dropbox), I then moved into sharing some web sites that categorize apps for easier searching. It really was only a matter of … Continue reading
The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 4/24/12
iPad Apps It’s funny really, I thought when I started this newsletter I would once in awhile talk about an iPad app I thought was good. But as it turns out there are so many good ones, what is more … Continue reading
The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 3/27/12
VCU iPad Pilot Project The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) is currently accepting proposals from faculty for a new iPad initiative. The proposals are due April13th. CTE will not only provide a classroom set (up to 20) of iPads, but will … Continue reading
The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 3/20/2012
Single District Virtual Ed Programs Apparently, this is the fastest growing sector of virtual learning in the US in 2011.This article does a good job describing the need and current environment for these programs. I know Chesterfield County has a … Continue reading
The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 3/13/12
Why Every University does not need a MOOC Now, I am not saying VCU shouldn’t explore this, but this article, sent to me by Michael Huffman raises some interesting points. In it, it points out a new model (new to me … Continue reading
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MITx (kind of a big deal) In the January 10th newsletter, I told you guys about MITx, which is MIT’s (Mass. Institute for Tech) new venture where they provide online course material for free, and even award a certificate for … Continue reading
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The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 01/24/12
Big Big Big Week for Apple with iBooks 2.0 and more Unless you live under a rock i am sure you have already heard about Apple’s new iBooks 2.0, which is their foray into the textbook market. Their big announcement however … Continue reading
The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 01/17/12
They did pretty well with the whole iPod, iPhone, iPad thing……… Apple is making a big announcement on Thursday, and sources say they will be introducing textbooks optimized for the iPad that allow for interaction with the content and partnership with publishers. … Continue reading
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The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 12/13
Teach Kids about Social Media! colleges are now using applicant’s public profile data in sites like Facebook in admissions decisions. I think this underscores the fact that educators have a responsibility to TEACH students about appropriate etiquette on social media … Continue reading
The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 11/15
Great article on the disconnect between education research and practice Teachers, researchers, and policymakers inhabit different worlds. The values each prize, the incentives they respond to, and their daily work situations differ. Consequently, what each considers important in their respective world prompts the … Continue reading
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The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 11/8
iPads I think iPads are great. I think they represent the next wave of technological devices. We are buying them up here in the School of Ed. Now the question is….how can they be used for teaching? I don’t have, … Continue reading
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The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 10/11/11
Promethean Training TODAY: I have the representative from Promethean coming today for the entire day. She will be arriving and setting up in room 3090, and will be available for walk-in help from 11 to 3. Feel free to send … Continue reading
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The Tech Tuesday Newsletter 10/4/11
Everyone is buying iPads right now. Tips on apps I use: Faculty are buying more and more iPads every week. So I just wanted to share a few more apps I have found to be be valuable. I have already … Continue reading
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Tech Tuesdays Weekly Email 09/26/11
If you have an iPad, stop what you are doing now, and download this free app There is an app out right now which allows you to create free eBooks on your iPad. It is called Composer. It is free. I … Continue reading
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Tech Tuesdays Weekly Email 9/20/11
I’m not sure about this either….. ….but I ran across this article about an application that allows students in your class to use their cell phones to interact with you and your presentation. I am a big proponent of the clickers … Continue reading
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Tech Tuesdays Weekly Email 9/13/11
Welcome Are you interested in technology? If so, you may be interested in joining the SOE Technology Advisory Comittee. This committee will work to provided direction to the school in regards to how technology is utilized. It is my hope we … Continue reading
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Tech Tuesdays Weekly Email 9/6/11
Welcome In speaking with faculty members here at the School of Education, one identified technology need was a way for faculty members to learn about new and emerging technologies relevant to them. To address this I have created a weekly … Continue reading
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