Should universities ditch Blackboard in favor of WordPress (or other Web 2.0 tools)? In Part I, I argued against such a move. After watching the interview below I may have changed my mind. Well, not exactly, but I do believe faculty should consider a blended approach where they integrate real-world (still-living-after-the-term-is-over) tools with their university’s […]
Is Tweecious the answer?
Before Twitter and Twine, I used Delicious to drive my blogging in WordPress. Delicious compiled all bookmarks for a given day and sent them to WordPress. WordPress shared the links as a “Links of the Day” post. I would modify the “Links of the Day” post to create a reflection about the contents of one […]
Blackboard or WordPress? Part I
Colleges Consider Using Blogs Instead of Blackboard – Chronicle.com Please read the linked article above and then let me know what you see as the advantages and disadvantages of using a blog (WordPress) instead of a learning management system (Blackboard)? I’ll tell you what I think. First here’s my disclosure statement. I’m a huge fan […]
It’s conference season. Is your presentation ready?
10 Powerpoint Tips for Preparing a Professional Presentation It’s conference season. Is your presentation ready? Tom Davenport provides ten common-sense tips for designing quality presentations. He emphasizes simplicity. How many times have you seen someone start their presentation and find out that the special font they chose isn’t available on the presentation computer. While it […]
Come to MERLOT this summer
I’ll be attending the MERLOT International Conference in San Jose, August 13-16, 2009. I’m giving a presentation on Lecture Capture technology. MERLOT always puts on great conferences. If you are interested in eLearning I would encourage you to attend. Here’s a message from the MERLOT project director with more information about the conference. Dear MERLOT […]
Come to MERLOT this summer
I’ll be attending the MERLOT International Conference in San Jose, August 13-16, 2009. I’m giving a presentation on Lecture Capture technology. MERLOT always puts on great conferences. If you are interested in eLearning I would encourage you to attend. Here’s a message from the MERLOT project director with more information about the conference. Dear MERLOT […]
Opencast
Opencast Community Website The Opencast community is a collaboration of individuals, higher education institutions and organizations working together to explore, develop, define and document best practices and technologies for management of audiovisual content in academia. Through the mailing list, website and collaboration among its members, the community will strive to offer guidance and information to […]
