How to Get Free College Education Online | eHow.com Information is now readily available and exchangeable faster than ever before, mostly due to the Internet. This instant sharing of knowledge has changed people’s lives, and whatever it is you want to learn about is just a mouse click away. Online schools are profiting from this […]
Tagged courseware, ipod, tutorialsThese links can help faculty and students to understand some of the issues related to copyright and fair use. Both is these are very nicely done. The first covers copyright and fair-use issues in a straightforward, factual manner. It is easy to understand. The second one has the added benefit of presenting an interactive question/answer […]
Tagged copyright, fair use, interactive, tutorialWhile doing some research for an upcoming book I took a look at some resources dealing with open courseware and multimedia sites that can be used for learning. I admit that I was impressed with the richness of the resources available. The ‘free U’ is available. This is so much better than educational TV I […]
Tagged ipod, learning, open coursewareA collection of links that include tools for managing a Web site. There are many very good sources and these are a few that have recently come into view. Top Software to Help Manage Your Websites When you run a website, whether it be an active blog or a large static site, keeping on top […]
Tagged management, website12 Companies Targeting Early Tech Adopters – ReadWriteWeb Our mission at ReadWriteWeb is to explore the latest Web technology products and trends. We’re fortunate to have a great group of sponsors who support this goal. So, once a week, we write a post about them; about who they are, what they do, and what they’ve […]
Tagged audio, google, jing, learning, NY Times, pamela, pedagogy, readwrite, science education, screen capture, searching, SERCLaura Blankenship at Faculty Academy   How do students do research?  Start in library only 10% of the time. Got to Web – Google OK, but many start at Amazon or Wikipedia. Using social software tools for  research without peer review ,  transparency – commentary on work is important provide a means of feedback built […]
Tagged blogs, laura blankenship, learning, research, searching, TeachingJames Boyle spoke at the Faculty Academy today. During his talk he mentioned both of these sites, The first is a place to share teaching modules. The second is an open-source course management system. He urged teachers and administrators to be more open, sharing of their work that can be used for instruction. Connexions – […]
Tagged connexions, james boyle, moodle, open-source, sharing, TeachingAt the first session of Faculty Academy, UMW. Joe Dreiss is talking about using Google Earth in the teaching of art history. The point is that travel is important to the study of  art history, and Google Earth is helpful to visit important sites, helping to give a sense of scale and location.  The presentation […]
Tagged art history, biology, diagnostic question cluster, dimdim, dqc, drupal, elluminate, faculty academyYet another great presentation from TED. In this one, Pattie Maes shows off some of the work of students in the Media Lab described as a Sixth Sense; a way to gain information about items and people in our environment. Great stuff to show in class. Pattie Maes demos the Sixth Sense | Video on […]
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Revisiting the Free University
When I was a graduate student at a large university in the east in the early 1970’s, Thinking we were reinventing the world we had the experience of starting food co-ops, going to a free store – take or leave what you want with no charge, and developing or participating in the free university. The […]
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