This presentation provides answers to ten common questions about bPortfolios that students have when the are first introduced to this tool for reflecting and documenting their learning, and working towards competency on program standards. The questions: What is a blog? What is an electronic portfolio? What is a bPortfolio? Who is the audience? What are […]
Author: David Wicks
4 steps to setting up your bPortfolio
During the Residency Teacher Certification program you will be asked to document evidence of your good work and the good work of your students. To accomplish this, you will set up and maintain a blog. A blog is an online journaling tool that includes links to other media (or artifacts) such as documents, images, and […]
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity, 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments, 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning, 5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
10 Questions about Mobile Learning
Here are my slides from my invited presentation at the 2011 SUNY Learning Network Online Learning Summit #SLNOLNSUMMIT. I used notes that were crowdsourced during a workshop I co-facilitated at the 2010 Northwest eLearning Community Conference to create the presentation. 10 Questions Presentation (PDF) [5.7 MB]
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity, 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments, 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Are eBooks the Next Big Thing?
A question often asked by faculty is “What is the next big thing in educational technology?” A great resource for finding answers to this question is the annual Horizon Report jointly published by the New Media Consortium and EDUCAUSE. Each year this report provides a section titled Technologies to Watch where educators can learn about […]
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning, 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility, 5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
Professional Development Through Twitter
Seven Steps to Free and Continuous Professional Development Through Twitter Follow active and content-focused colleagues in your discipline Join a “chat” community Monitor hashtags related to your field Establish a social bookmarking account to store your “gold” Automate your social bookmarking posts Reflect on your learning Reciprocity – Give back Part of an online workshop […]
Symposium: Educational Innovations and Reform in Countries around the World
June 29-30 and July 1, 2011 — Seattle Pacific University — Seattle, Washington This three-day symposium will feature 25-30 presenters from around the world who will speak to innovations and reforms in their respective countries. Using a roundtable format, the symposium allows presenters 30 minutes to present their papers, followed by dialogue and Q & […]
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments, 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning, 5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
Snow Day eLearning Tools
The Seattle Pacific University Dean’s Cabinet asked me to put together a list of eLearning tools that faculty can use if classes are cancelled due to inclement weather. Instructional Technology Services provides training and support for all of these tools. In most cases, there are already professors in each school using these tools. Here is […]
How does an MP3 uploaded to Google Docs behave when linked in WordPress
I’ve been on a quest for several years now to find an easy and free way to upload MP3 content to the web and then have it play nicely in WordPress using the Add Audio feature. In this post I will be attempting to add a link to an MP3 that I was able to […]
How does an MP3 uploaded to Google Docs behave when linked in WordPress
I’ve been on a quest for several years now to find an easy and free way to upload MP3 content to the web and then have it play nicely in WordPress using the Add Audio feature. In this post I will be attempting to add a link to an MP3 that I was able to […]
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity, 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments, 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning, 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
Audioboo in Education
As an instructor, do you have thoughts to share with your online students but would prefer to share them using your voice instead of written words? Or maybe you want to provide an alternative format for students to share their work since they are already writing lots of reflections. Finally, do you want your students […]
