Last week I led a hands-on workshop for the Faculty Summer Institute at the University of Illinois on how to create a presentation in Prezi. If you have never heard of Prezi, think of it as an alternative to PowerPoint that is not only free, but offers a lot of viewing and display options that PowerPoint doesn’t.

View the “slides” from this workshop here:

cc-licensed photo, Chicks, by nickgraywfu via Flickr

Each month, I post a list of @wisepedagogy Twitter posts from the previous month. If you missed them the first time, you can find them here.

Not included in this list are posts related to the Spring 2010 ELI Focus Session on Mobile Learning. You can find those in this post: Mobile Learning: Educause ELI Focus Session Recap

• Research on #adultlearning: Changing the Odds: Informing policy with research on how adult learners succeed (pdf) http://www.air.org/news/documents/Changing%20the%20Odds%20Final%20PDF.pdf
• How to grow campus technology amid shrinking resources (mostly re: switching to opensource technologies) eCampus News http://www.ecampusnews.com/?p=29546&preview=true
• SAVE THE DATE: 2010 International Forum for Women in E-Learning (IFWE) – Dec. 1-3, 2010, Albuquerque http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs016/1011054872119/archive/1103122632498.html
• New chip to make eReaders cheaper KurzweilAI.net http://www.kurzweilai.net/news/frame.html?main=/news/news_single.html?id%3D11892
• RSS twitter gadget: http://search.twitter.com/ search @yourself, then click the RSS icon to get a feed for what people tweet about you
• Three Ways to Increase the Quality of Students’ Discussion Board Comments – Faculty Focus http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/asynchronous-learning-and-trends/three-ways-to-increase-the-quality-of-students-discussion-board-comments/
• Notre Dame Offers Free Online Course in Haitian Language and Culture – Anne Dilenschneider: Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anne-dilenschneider/notre-dame-offers-free-on_b_470716.html
• #edtechIL One idea: A learning technology “petting zoo” would let faculty test new programs, gadgets, or pedagogy with guided instruction.
• How to Give a Presentation Part I: It’s Not About You | Psychology Today psychologytoday.c… #presentation
• Free chart-making tool – Data in, Brilliance Out | Tableau Public tableausoftware.c… #presentation #charts
• Paper Rater: I’m dubious of its grammar-check for student essays, but the plagiarism check could be handy for faculty paperrater.com/fr…
• Infrequent Google Wave users: email notifications are now available. Finally! googlewave.blogsp…
• Textbook Rental: Cheap College Textbook Rentals at BookRenter.com bookrenter.com/…
• New URL shortener, shorter than bit.ly: http://to./
• Freeze water-logged books & papers to save them from further damage: neat trick! #library #books http://to./32we
• Lyrics Training – Improve foreign language skills by practicing song lyrics w/music subtitled music video #esl #language http://to./wjh
• More on http://to./ – It’s shorter but takes xtra steps to copy & paste URL into to./, then into tweet. Bit.ly wins for convenience IMO…
• Need to be 2 people at once? Master Multiple #firefox Profiles for More Productive Browsing – Lifehacker lifehacker.com/54… #productivity
• Pretty! How To Make Postcards From Vintage Book Covers | Apartment Therapy re-nest.com/re-ne… #art #library #recycle
• Can you draw your #powerpoint slides from memory? A good test to practice your #presentation readiness! – Lifehacker lifehacker.com/54…
• MeetWith.Me: Tell people when you’re available to meet while keeping your own details private #student #consultation app.timebridge.co…
• How YouTube’s Big Announcement Will Improve Online Learning:Littlefield distancelearn.abo… #accessibility #video #esl #elearning #lectures
• Michigan State now offers online hybrid PhD in Educational Psych & Technology w/summer classes educ.msu.edu/ceps…
• E-Learning Queen: Developing a Professional Digital Competency Portfolio: Market Yourself, Your Skills & Vision elearnqueen.blogs…
• Game-based Learning: recent readings (2) | eLearning Blog Dont Waste Your Time dontwasteyourtime…
• http://www.glogster.com/ Has anyone tried this in education? It looks like a cross between a presentation poster & a MySpace profile.
• Regressive: It’s not the laptop, but the pedagogy that’s the problem! Professors banish laptops from classrooms msnbc msnbc.msn.com/id/…
• wants to know: what’s your favorite free eLearning tool or software? #elearning #technology #freeelearning
• Packrati automatically bookmarks the URLs in your tweets to Delicious…convenient. http://packrati.us
• Preceden – make free web-based timelines, organize event planning, private or public http://www.preceden.com/
• U.S. Department of Education’s DRAFT for a National Educational Technology Plan: 80-page pdf www2.ed.gov/about… #edtech #elearning
• 10-page executive summary of the U.S. DOE’s NETP draft: www2.ed.gov/about… #edtech #elearning
• Free webinar: Tune In March 18: Spotlight on Cloud Computing Series–Clearing the Air On Cloud Computing | EDUCAUSE educause.edu/blog…
• Funny chart: 10 Levels of Intimacy in Today’s Communication – Tumblelog loichay.tumblr.co…
• Librophile – Free Audio Books & ebooks http://librophile.com/ #elearning #ebooks #library #freelearning
• Twitter Feeds for Your Office Door – let ‘em know if you’re running late. Fantastic! ProfHacker.com profhacker.com/20… #faculty #edtech
• LangLadder – browser extension for language learning http://www.langladder.com/ #language #elearning #esl #spanish
• The Investment Payoff: A 50-state Analysis of the Public and Private Benefits of Higher Education (pdf) ihep.org/assets/f…
• More Professors Could Share Lectures Online. But Should They? – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education chronicle.com/art…
• How to add a retweet and facebook button to your blog – Ignatia Webs ignatiawebs.blogs…
• Blueteach.com – free videoconferencing tool for teaching blueteach.com/rlg… #elearning #synchronous #freeelearning #lectures
• A fun way to recycle an outdated hardback into a journal if you can’t use the book’s contents anymore. #library #diy blog.craftzine.co…
• Lit2Go: free literary classics as audiobook MP3 files #literature #ebooks #library #freeelearning http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/
• A Case Study of Wikis’ Effects on Online Transactional Interactions: JOLT #engagement #elearning #articles jolt.merlot.org/v…
• “Online Education for Dummies” #podcast #elearning http://www.ltgreenroom.org/episodes/89

This parody of The Office tells the mock-umentary-style story of a college instructor who is attempting to teach with technology in his classroom. For any instructor or student who has been in a similar situation, this video may hit close to home.

“The class is on technology, and you’re not really using any…the board doesn’t really count,” the IT assistant patiently explains to the instructor. Consequently, he gives his students course information on floppy disks, then sits in front of the class and broadcasts a live Skype video onto the classroom projection screen (so they can either look at him face-to-face or at his Skypecast face).

The video was created by students at the University of Denver as a video essay to express some of their real-life frustrations with classroom technology. While the instructor is obviously trying, the results are ineffective. What lessons can we draw from this? Here are a few that leap to mind:

If specific technology is required, get students to use it in the classroom. In this class, students supposedly have been required to bring laptops but only half of them are using them during class while the instructor lectures. Rather than just using laptops to take notes (or spending the hour on Facebook), this instructor could have them interacting in a discussion assisted with Twitter for sharing notes and ideas, or (gasp) learning how to use specific software or programs.

Beware of outdated technology. The example of the instructor who hands students floppy disks is a bit extreme, given that contemporary computers and laptops don’t even include floppy disk drives anymore. Still, the longer we get accustomed to specific technologies, the harder it is to notice when those technologies become obsolete or replaced by something more effective. Know what your students are using, and avoid using stuff they can’t.

Keep it relevant. “If you are here, why are we Skyping?” Sure, live video lectures are a great idea…for online education. If you’re already face-to-face, there is a better use for your projection screen.

Make sure you know how to use the technology you plan to use in the classroom. Save yourself the embarrassment of failing to use the projection equipment or giving the class an assignment using software you haven’t learned how to use yet yourself, and give everything a test run. This saves class time and prepares you for any issues your students will face as they learn.

Listen to your students. The students in the video give good advice to their instructor: “Let us collaborate with our classmates.” “Better blackboard use.” “Don’t just read off your PowerPoint.” “Please respond to my emails.” “I’m so bored. Just let the students play a more active role in the class.”

Read the article about this video in The Chronicle

cc-licensed photo, Sprinkles, M&Ms and Chocolate Crunch, via Flickr by Sister72

I am in the process of archiving the wisepedagogy Twitter announcements from past months. Links have been expanded to show the entire URL rather than bit.ly shorthand.

September 2009 Twitter Posts by wisepedagogy:

• The comic is about photography, but says something about web 2.0 vs. the individual. Food for thought? http://catandgirl.com/?p=2148
• via @TheOnion – Facebook, Twitter Revolutionizing How Parents Stalk Their College-Aged Kids http://www.theonion.com/content/video/facebook_twitter_revolutionizing?utm_source=videoembed
• make any website interactive…this could be interesting http://www.teemingpod.com/
• New stripblog comic entry: Repercussions of H1N1 on Academia http://onlinepedagogist.stripgenerator.com/2009/09/01/repercussions-of-h1n1-on-academia/
• testing Hi, I’m as a bio page http://hi.im/annemckinney The aggregate system is limited but it could be handy if you get your name in soon
• #mobilelearning 3D animations for mobile devices http://ignatiawebs.blogspot.com/2009/09/3d-animations-for-mobile-devices.html
• What Doomed Global Campus? – article on outsourcing online ed @Illinois http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/09/03/globalcampus
• #adultlearning Adult Learners Turn to the Web and Social Media – http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/education/2009/september/Adult-Learners-Turn-to-the-Web-and-Social-Media-.html
• Edoboard: Synchronous platform with webcam and whiteboard, good for online math & science http://www.edoboard.com/en/
• Poll Daddy – add a poll to your blog/course site, free & takes up little web space http://www.polldaddy.com/
• SignApp Now – useful for organizing student groups, no registration required http://www.signappnow.com/
• Web Accessibility for Online Learning how-to guide http://projectone.cannect.org/
• Advice for e-learning job-hunters http://elearning-certificate.blogspot.com/2009/05/finding-e-learning-jobs.html
• Educause 7 things You Should Know About Telepresence http://www.educause.edu/blog/pkurkowski/NewELI7ThingsBriefExploresTele/179525
• What to do when your course mgt. system goes down, via Prof Hacker http://www.profhacker.com/2009/09/15/what-to-do-when-your-course-management-system-goes-down/
• Did You Know 4.0, the latest in the video series http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8
• Virtual Computing Laboratories: A Case Study with Comparisons to Physical Computing Laboratories http://www.jite.org/documents/Vol8/JITEv8IIP055-078Burd693.pdf
• AssessingFactors Deemed to Support Individ. Student Intrinsic Motivation in Tech. Supported Online & F2F Discussions http://www.jite.org/documents/Vol8/JITEv8p059-085Shroff416.pdf
• For Learning Technologists about H1N1 http://www.screencast.com/users/lannya/folders/Jing/media/1736cb92-a7c1-41d1-bf18-ea385fae7417
• Myna – free podcasting audio editor http://aviary.com/tools/myna
• Professor Gets Religion About Twitter in Class – Wired Campus http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Professor-Gets-Religion-About/8012/
• SlideShare Presentation : Fear and Loathing in Social Media http://slidesha.re/2vPl5
• Chronicle article – Online Learning: Reaching Out to the Skeptics http://chronicle.com/article/Online-Learning-Reaching-Out/48375/
• Be careful which links you click when you can’t see the whole URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upciy-g_n28&feature=player_embedded
• This youtube-to-mp3 converter would be handy if you want to listen to a video lecture & don’t need any of the visuals. http://www.dirpy.com/
• Add a To-Do list to any site: http://todoist.com/anywhere
• 5 best Twitter clients – make twitter more user-friendly – via Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/5368817/five-best-twitter-clients
• Top 10 things you should not share on social networks http://bit.ly/2VNR9f
• Great study on the effects of using iPhones for learning campus-wide #mobilelearning http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/09/21/iphones
• What to take into account when developing online courses for learners in low resource settings – Ignatia Webs http://ignatiawebs.blogspot.com/2009/09/what-to-take-into-account-when.html
• Point, Click, and Cheat: Frequency and Type of Academic Dishonesty in the Virtual Classroom – http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/fall123/stuber123.html
• Measuring Conditions Conducive to Knowledge Development http://escholarship.bc.edu/jtla/vol8/1/

I have left out a few tweets that related to dated events, such as webinars and calls for participation. I’m guessing that the people who would read this archive would be most interested in resources that still have a chance of being available.

cc-licensed photo, P1060127, via Flickr by jessicareeder

I am in the process of archiving the wisepedagogy Twitter announcements from past months. Links have been expanded to show the entire URL rather than bit.ly shorthand.

October 2009 Twitter Posts by wisepedagogy:

• Copyright primer for freelancers – via FreelanceSwitch http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/to-share-or-not-to-share-that-is-the-question/
• Help fund technology in schools – DonorsChoose.org: Gawker Media’s Giving Page http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/viewChallenge.html?page=1&id=23752&category=131&max=50
• This looks like a fairly thorough screencasting tutorial – Screencasting 101: the Definitive Guide! – ProfHacker.com http://www.profhacker.com/2009/10/01/screencasting-101-the-definitive-guide/
• Google Wave video made easy – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDu2A3WzQpofeature=player_embedded
• Top 10 Web Collaboration Tools (That Aren’t Google Wave) – #collaboration – Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/5373339/top-10-web-collaboration-tools-that-arent-google-wave
• Distance Learning in the Visual Arts – JOLT http://jolt.merlot.org/vol5no3/miiller_0909.htm
• Replacing Professor Monologues with Online Dialogues: A Constructivist Approach to Online Course Template Design – JOLT http://jolt.merlot.org/vol5no3/stewart_0909.htm
• Construction and Evaluation of Animated Teachable Agents – http://www.ifets.info/journals/12_3/17.pdf
• Analysis of the Technology Acceptance Model in Understanding University Students’ Behavioral Intention to Use e-Learning http://www.ifets.info/journals/12_3/14.pdf
• Reflections of Students in Their Use of Asynchronous Online Seminars – http://www.ifets.info/journals/12_3/13.pdf
• #accessibility #elearning Web Accessibility for Online Learning – howto guide http://projectone.cannect.org/
• Gender Differences in Self-Regulated Online Learning Environment – http://www.ifets.info/journals/12_3/3.pdf
• Experimenting w/Ella online language learning to hone my French http://www.ella.eu/
• Choosing to learn French in Ella apparently means all Dashboard content is in French. Qu’est-ce qu’il dit “crash immersion” en francais?
• Insidious pedagogy: How course management systems affect teaching – should we stress pedagogy 1st, let profs choose cms http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2530
• Does CoolIris have any pedagogical value in elearning, or is it mostly about adding a “wow” factor to image-heavy f2f presentations?
• Teaching & Learning Against all Odds: A Video-Based Studyof Learner-to-Instructor Interaction in International DistanceEd http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/628/1314
• DocVerse – collaborate on any MS Office document in real time. Same time, same file, different computers! https://www.docverse.com/main/login
• For online resumes – looks cleaner than a Word pdf? http://ceevee.com/
• A Pocket University: Open Content and Mobile Technology – FOTE09 – Peter Robinson: http://www.slideshare.net/ULCCEvents/fote09-peter-robinson-a-pocket-university-open-content-and-mobile-technology-oxford-on-itunesu
• Strong communication key to online learning – eSchool News http://www.eschoolnews.com/2009/10/06/strong-communication-key-to-online-learning/
• Training, Planning, and Collaborating to Build the Future – ALA Learning blog http://alalearning.org/2009/10/11/training-planning-and-collaborating-to-build-the-future/
• Open Courses: Free, but Oh, So Costly – Chronicle – these programs serve a good purpose but how can schools afford them? http://chronicle.com/article/Free-Online-Courses-at-a-Very/48777/
• OCR – free online software converts pdf & jpg files into editable text files; good for faculty & students http://www.onlineocr.net/
• Testing Screenr. My tweet should have been posted here but I’m not seeing it. If you can’t either, find it here: http://screenr.com/B5H
• Would you trust students to grade each other fairly? Instructor to outsource grading to students – eSchool News http://www.eschoolnews.com/2009/10/06/instructor-to-outsource-grading-to-students/
• Alternative teaching & learning coordinated to suit local needs – ‘youngest headmaster in the world’ BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8299780.stm
• Exploring a fascinating Iranian online pedagogy / elearning website (it’s in English) http://www.pedagogy.ir/
• Facebook Apps for Education – Interactyx http://www.interactyx.com/blog/facebook-apps-for-education
• Interesting Turkish article (in English) on providing student feedback to online students – http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde36/articles/article_5.htm
• Wondering how many faculty would use a $4-per-user-per-month wiki if it’s “The Best Collaborative Wiki You’ve Ever Seen”? http://cctext.net/
• Distance Learning and Teacher Education in Botswana: Opportunities and Challenges http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/706
• Virtual classrooms with pre-recorded lessons…looks interesting http://digitalchalk.com/
• Prof Hacker post on using a word cloud app to get students thinking about the way certain words impact our writing http://www.profhacker.com/2009/10/21/wordles-or-the-gateway-drug-to-textual-analysis/
• Doodle looks like a cute way to manage appointments w/ students for office hours; link via ProfHacker’s how-to guide http://www.profhacker.com/2009/10/22/scheduling-101-using-doodle-to-schedule-appointments-with-students/
• Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #champaign_il #elearning #pedagogy #highered #assessment #how
• Librarians are continual students (Allvoices article) http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4444527-we-are-continual-students
• 2009 Study of Undergrads & Informational Technology – Educause http://www.educause.edu/ers0906
• Interesting discussion on how the way our brains are wired to read is changing – Does the Brain Like E-Books? NYTimes http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/does-the-brain-like-e-books/
• It must be hard to write an article about the profitability of online ed w/o citing the Illinois Global Campus..sigh IHE http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/10/22/online
• New comic on iTunes U lectures & GA politics…silliness http://onlinepedagogist.stripgenerator.com/2009/10/27/never-be-rude-to-a-ga/
• Anyone with Windows 7 try the built-in problem solution recorder for screencasting? How easy is it to use? http://lifehacker.com/5392009/from-the-tips-box-windows-7-screencasting-quicksilver-and-recipes/gallery/
• Crushing Cigarettes In A Virtual Reality Environment Reduces Tobacco Addiction – ScienceDaily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091027161539.htm
• Easy, free screenshot creator & uploader – TidyGrab http://tinygrab.com/
• Anyone tested Odijoo? – Free eLearning platform ‘Odijoo’ released to market http://www.pr-inside.com/free-elearning-platform-odijoo-released-r1542795.htm

cc-licensed photo, DSC00948, via Flickr by godutchbaby

I am in the process of archiving the wisepedagogy Twitter announcements from past months. Links have been expanded to show the entire URL rather than bit.ly shorthand.

November 2009 Twitter Posts by wisepedagogy:

• Blog post on keeping PowerPoint presentations on time & engaging by using the pecha kucha method http://www.wisepedagogy.com/blog/?p=339
• Useful for instructors who ask students to blog – Avoiding the 5 Most Common Mistakes in Using Blogs with Students http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2008/10/Avoiding-the-5-Most-Common-Mistakes-in-Using-Blogs-with-Students.aspx?Page=1
• For those interested in perceptions of realism in vlogging. Real vlogs:The rules and meanings of online personal videos http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2699/2353
• “Let’s face it: the library, as a place, is dead.” -from the dean of libraries @ a WISE school (Syracuse)…Really? IHE http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/06/library
• Check to see if your username is already in use on over 300 networking sites http://knowem.com/
• Exploring EduFire as a learning platform: it’s mostly for 2nd languages but it could be useful for students & adjuncts http://edufire.com/
• Can’t wait to get my tweets hooked up to my LinkedIn profile! Hope this happens soon http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33833090/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
• Hooked up this feed to my LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/annemckinney
• Video: Cloud Computing in Plain English – CommonCraft http://www.commoncraft.com/cloud-computing-video
• E-learning 2.0 – article on the evolution of elearning pedagogy – Stephen Downes, eLearn http://elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=articles&article=29-1
• The pope is going to learn how to use the internets. Do you suppose he’ll tweet? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33889070/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
• DVD Knife: This would be useful for adding just a short clip from a longer DVD to a lecture or assignment. http://www.vcsoftwares.com/dk.html
• I like the idea of asking students to get tweets sent to their cells. It’s handy when you need to reach them before they check email. #ciclt
• Anyone try Listerine to manage Twitter lists? I just stumbled onto this… http://listerine.syndeolabs.com/ #ciclt
• @skutir I am still getting into lists myself but I think they would help separate messages by some users from the rest of the throng. #ciclt
• Just found another interesting Twitter app. Thank Lifehacker! – Taweet Makes Scheduling Twitter Updates Easy http://lifehacker.com/5405198/taweet-makes-scheduling-twitter-updates-easy #ciclt
• This looks like a fun way to create your own comic tutorials with clipart &your own photos. Free 30-day trial http://plasq.com/comiclife-win
• Another fun-looking animation/comic builder, this one free. http://goanimate.com/
• Easy-to-create, free charts for presentations http://www.chartgo.com/
• Good tutorial on mindmapping software programs via ProfHacker http://www.profhacker.com/2009/11/16/mindmapping-software-programs/
• Educator Use of Social Networking Lags Behind Interest — THE Journal http://thejournal.com/articles/2009/11/13/educator-use-of-social-networking-lags-behind-interest.aspx
• The True Cost of Open Source – Interactyx http://www.interactyx.com/blog/patrick-batty/the-true-cost-of-open-source
• Adding Streaming Video To Moodle and Blackboard | The Enterprise IP Video Blog http://www.enterpriseipvideo.com/2009/11/adding-vems-video-to-moodle-and-blackboard/
• Create and Collaborate on Online Diagrams – Creately http://creately.com/
• Speak Clipboard reads text back to you out loud – good for students to hear what they’ve written, check for errors http://www.speaktools.com/
• 100 Ways You Should Be Using Facebook in Your Classroom | Online College Tips – Online Colleges http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/10/20/100-ways-you-should-be-using-facebook-in-your-classroom/
• Video on 6th Sense tech: breaking the divide between the real world & digital world…this is amazing & a little scary! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrtANPtnhyg&feature=player_embedded
• Backupify Makes Regular Backups of Your Online Data – Data Recovery – Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/5411115/backupify-makes-regular-backups-of-your-online-data
• Twitter in Mom English: case story of an IT explaining Twitter to his elderly mother, w/ mp3 of the conversation. http://cogdogblog.com/2009/11/24/twitter-mom/
• Recent Mobile books for your mLearning pleasure – Ignatia Webs http://ignatiawebs.blogspot.com/2009/11/recent-mobile-books-for-your-mlearning.html
• Coffee talk: collaborative writing exercise w/ student journals in coffee shops for public feedback – Tulsa World http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20090520_19_A13_Egihta829534&archive=yes
• Creative Commons In 2009: The Accomplishments In Promoting Worldwide Sharing – Esther Wojcicki http://www.huffingtonpost.com/esther-wojcicki/creative-commons-in-2009_b_366548.html
• VideoLobby.com – Another free tool for live video lecturing http://www.videolobby.com/
• Interviewing the Experts: Student Produced Podcast – study of students creating podcasted interviews for course project http://www.jite.org/documents/Vol8/JITEv8IIP079-090Armstrong333.pdf
• Advanced IT Education for the Vision Impaired via e-Learning: Armstrong, JITE article http://www.jite.org/documents/Vol8/JITEv8p243-256Armstrong685.pdf
• Computer Anxiety in E-Learning: The Effect of Computer Self-Efficacy -Saade & Kira, JITE article http://www.jite.org/documents/Vol8/JITEv8p177-191Saade724.pdf

cc-licensed photo, Lunch Time! via Flickr by AR Nature Gal

I am in the process of archiving the wisepedagogy Twitter announcements from past months. Links have been expanded to show the entire URL rather than bit.ly shorthand.

December 2009 Twitter Posts by wisepedagogy:

• How HTML5 Will Change the Way You Use the Web – HTML5 – Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/5416100/how-html5-will-change-the-way-you-use-the-web
• Clever strategy on ProfHacker today for instructors who are late grading & returning student papers Grading Triage http://www.profhacker.com/2009/11/30/grading-triage/
• Learning how to use some of Google Wave’s apps. annemckinn at gmail dot com if you’re interested.
• Use WolframAlpha for learning math online Step-by-Step Math http://blog.wolframalpha.com/2009/12/01/step-by-step-math/ #k-12, #math, #elearning
• Need an online reference that indexes memory aids for just about anything? Check out MNEMONICS http://www.eudesign.com/mnems/_mnframe.htm
• 7 Things You Should Know About Google Wave – Educause http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7055.pdf
• FlockDraw – collaborative drawing tool http://flockdraw.com/
• Ppt: using an LMS in learner-centered courses does not fit contemporary learning – Inge de Waard http://www.slideshare.net/ignatia/just-a-quick-ppt-using-an-lms-in-learnercentered-courses-does-not-fit-contemporary-learning
• Mobile Learning: from basic to Mobile 2.0 – slideshare Inge de Waard http://www.slideshare.net/ignatia/oeb09-session1-basic-to-mobile20
• Developing a better understanding of technology based pedagogy – AJET http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet25/gao.html
• For quick-n-easy screencasts: CaptureFox Adds Screen Capture Capabilities to Firefox – Screencasting – Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/5414285/capturefox-adds-screen-capture-capabilities-to-firefox
• “A collaborative learning space for science” – http://www.nature.com/scitable
• Foundations Seek to Boost Online Learning and Teacher Preparation – Philanthropy Today http://philanthropy.com/news/index.php?id=10322
• Not sure I agree w/ProfHacker on all points here, but using a wiki for students to agree on finals coverage is clever http://www.profhacker.com/2009/12/07/wiki-style-finals/
• Can Online Peer Assessment Be Trusted? L’hadi Bouzidi & Alain Jaillet http://www.ifets.info/journals/12_4/22.pdf
• “American Indian Students to Get $60-Million in Federal Scholarships” The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://chronicle.com/blogPost/American-Indian-Students-to/9122/
• Top 10 Failures of 2009 – Google Wave is listed as #1 http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_10_failures_of_2009.php
• Hotseat – social networking-powered mobile web app, creates a collaborative classroom – Purdue http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/hotseat/
• Federal Grant Aims To Make Open Content Texts More Accessible – Aronowitz, the Journal http://thejournal.com/articles/2009/12/09/federal-grant-aims-to-make-open-content-texts-more-accessible.aspx
• Manage Social Networks Through Your Email | NutshellMail http://nutshellmail.com/
• Anyone try synchronous mobile learning w/video stream? Say how well it goes. Broadcast LIVE w/USTREAM Mobile -iPhone app http://www.ustream.tv/mobile/recorder
• 5 Higher Ed Tech Trends To Watch in 2010 — Campus Technology http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2009/12/09/5-Higher-Ed-Tech-Trends-To-Watch-in-2010.aspx
• New ebook on #mobilelearning: New technologies, new pedagogies: Mobile learning in higher education – U Wollongong http://ro.uow.edu.au/edupapers/91/
• Interesting visuals on collaboration in elearning instruction: Future of the training department – Learnlets » http://blog.learnlets.com/?p=1370
• Perceptions of Academic Honesty in Online Vs. Face-to-Face Classrooms – research study by Michael Spaulding, JIOL http://www.ncolr.org/jiol/issues/PDF/8.3.1.pdf
• Social Presence and Online Learning: A Current View from a Research Perspective – Susan Copley Cobb, JIOL http://www.ncolr.org/jiol/issues/PDF/8.3.4.pdf
• Using Online Reflection and Conversation to Build Community – Thomas A. Lucey, Gary S. O’Malley, Anchalee Jansem; JIOL http://www.ncolr.org/jiol/issues/PDF/8.3.2.pdf

cc-licensed photo, Freezer Meals, via Flickr by armigeress

Thanks to Twitter I’ve been able to share a plethora of announcements about new e-learning technologies and pedagogical research studies, all in a very quick, easy manner. No thanks to Twitter, however, I’ve been announcing fewer of these announcements on this blog.

I’m hoping to reverse this trend by posting summaries of my Twitter updates at least on a monthly basis, if not more frequently. In the meantime, I’ll archive what I can in a few posts, beginning with January. Links have been expanded to show the entire URL rather than bit.ly shorthand.

January Twitter Posts by wisepedagogy:

• Seven Tips for Creating a Positive Online Learning Experience — This advice is nothing new, but still very good. http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/seven-tips-for-creating-a-positive-online-learning-experience/
• Obsolete Learning Technologies — I’m not so sure computer labs are obsolete yet, but I won’t miss Scantron tests! IHE http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology_and_learning/obsolete_learning_technologies
• Memorize.com – make virtual flash cards. Anyone try this yet? – The Flashcard Wiki http://memorize.com/
• BetterTalking — free automated phone practice interviews. This might be useful for those in the job market. http://bettertalking.com/
• Need to delete your online presence for good, or maybe just start over? http://suicidemachine.org/ erases everything but Facebook.
• Engaging Students with Engaging Tools (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | EDUCAUSE http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/EngagingStudentswithEngagingTo/192954
• Using Twitter for Role Plays — synchronous online activity, this time used for a history course The eLearn Blog http://blog.acm.org/elearn/2009/12/using_twitter_for_role_plays.html
• For those who will be at ALISE next week, join WISE for a workshop on successful online collaboration in education! http://www.wisepedagogy.com/blog/?p=350
• This is a good list of tips to share with students: Use Better Tools to Be a Better Student in 2010 – Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/5441531/use-better-tools-to-be-a-better-student-in-2010
• A good reminder about online privacy & embarrassment Protecting Reputations Online in Plain English – Common Craft http://www.commoncraft.com/protecting-reputations-video
• SlideFinder – Search engine for PowerPoint presentations – would be handy for getting ideas as you create a presentation http://www.slidefinder.net/
• Educause webinar Jan. 20: Library in Your Pocket: Strategies & Techniques for Developing Successful Mobile Services http://net.educause.edu/live101
• Cell Phone plan cost comparison chart – Jan 2010 by Billshrink http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2010/01/4287572406_435548f491_o.png
• Google Wave Versus the Rest, Feature by Feature | Smarterware http://smarterware.org/4725/google-wave-versus-the-rest-feature-by-feature
• PDFmyURL.com – Convert and save pdf from any webpage for free http://pdfmyurl.com/
• MightyMeeting — give a presentation from your iPhone or the web http://www.mightymeeting.com/web/
• For students: Textbook Price Comparison http://www.textbookpricecomparison.com/
• Lifehacker says zipped docs are now pointless. I admit I wouldnt miss them.Skip the ZIP When Emailing a Few Small Files http://lifehacker.com/5446316/skip-the-zip-when-emailing-a-few-small-files
• Wonder about your online identity in searches? WebMii – weird to see my pics &ID mixed w/other Anne McKinneys http://www.webmii.com/
• This could be useful for memorizing language vocabulary, factual data, literature, dramatic lines, etc. Memorize Now – http://www.memorizenow.com/
• Prezi is updating to a more user-friendly edit mode. I might have to update my own presentation…New Prezi Editor – http://blog.prezi.com/2010/01/24/feature-release-new-prezi-editor/#more-1310
• My own Prez-based presentation, overviewing Prezi for education http://prezi.com/2-ubvdhw3xwy/
• @GDhuyvetter I still need to try the new Prezi but I’m hoping it’s easier. It has some nice features but there is a definite learning curve!
• Memonic – clip & organize web-based research http://www.memonic.com/
• Study compares 4 types of instructor interaction with students: Perceptions of Interactions in Online Courses – JOLT http://jolt.merlot.org/vol5no4/gosmire_1209.htm
• Do your students make you feel old? These Kids Today: How Not to Talk about Undergrads – ProfHacker http://www.profhacker.com/2010/01/19/these-kids-today-how-not-to-talk-about-undergrads/
• This could be really handy if you teach with video tutorials – Create a printable summary of your video with Vidinotes! http://www.vidinotes.com/
• Using the Online Learning Environment to Develop Real-Life Collaboration and Knowledge-Sharing Skills – JOLT http://jolt.merlot.org/vol5no4/zach_1209.htm
• Online Teaching Experience: A Qualitative Metasynthesis (QMS) – JOLT http://jolt.merlot.org/vol5no4/degagne_1209.htm
• Tools for Synchronous and Asynchronous Classroom Discussion – ProfHacker http://www.profhacker.com/2010/01/11/tools-for-synchronous-and-asynchronous-classroom-discussion/
• Lessons Learned From Lessons Learned: The Fit Between Online Education “Best Practices” and Small School Reality http://www.westga.edu/%7Edistance/ojdla/winter124/lovvorn124.html
• eLearn: Feature Article – What I Learned from Teaching Adult Learners Online http://elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=articles&article=105-1
• Integrating Group Self-Evaluation in Open & Distance Learning Systems – Osuji http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde37/articles/article_4.htm
• Interesting news for wiki users: PBworks Launches App Store for Collaboration Templates — PRNewswire/ — http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pbworks-launches-app-store-for-collaboration-templates-81221667.html

Beginning Monday, online programs and schools across the United States will celebrate National Distance Learning Week. The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), which is sponsoring this celebration, will host several free webinars on e-learning topics throughout the week.

Some of the topics will include:

• Blended Learning
• Military/Government
• Public Policy
• Mobile Learning
• Global Education
• Game-based Learning

To sign up for a webinar, or for more information, go to http://www.ndlw.org/.

The WISE (Web-Based Information Science Education) Consortium will offer its sixth annual pre-conference workshop addressing best practices in distance education at the January 2010 conference for the Association for Library & Information Science Education (ALISE) in Boston.

This workshop will be open to all interested conference attendees, especially doctoral students and new online instructors. All attendees will have an opportunity to learn more about the pedagogy of online collaboration in the context of library and information science education.

Keys to Successful Online Collaboration will be highly participatory and feature rotating stations of presentations and breakout discussion groups. Workshop topics will address pedagogical issues in the use of collaborative learning activities in online courses:

1. Demonstration of specific collaborative technological tools (i.e., wikis, blogs, social media networks, synchronous communication software, file sharing tools, etc.)
2. Presentation of effective pedagogical practices for facilitating online collaborative activities
3. Breakout discussion on implementation of collaborative learning goals

Workshop attendees will be able to select the topics of particular interest and move from one station to the next at regular intervals. The workshop will conclude with a full-group discussion of the topics presented, and also the future of collaboration in online library and information science education.

Call for Presenters (it’s not too late to submit a proposal!)