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Category Archives: Technology
2010 Horizon Report
Each year, the New Media Consortium brings together a team of experts to discuss trends in technology, especially as related to educational contexts. From the NMC release: On January 19, 2010, the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning … Continue reading
IRRODL Special Issue on Open Education
The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning just released a special issue, focusing on open education and open access. There are several articles in the issue that are well worth reading, giving a strong background into the … Continue reading
Creating an ePortfolio
There are many applications that are billed as “ePortfolio management” systems – but most are really complicated, or reduce the process of building an ePortfolio to an exercise in paint-by-numbers and fill-in-the-blanks. What is really needed is a flexible, dynamic, … Continue reading
Creating Online Tests that Are Not Tests
Although online tests are often associated with student assessment, online testing tools can be used in many different ways. Yes, online assessment is possible, allowing for students to complete tests for grades. On the other hand, online quiz tools can … Continue reading
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Linking to Fulltext Articles using Persistent Links
Research articles or other resources found online through the UofC Library databases can be great additions to course content for students, or even shared among colleagues. The problem I have encountered is that the URL in a browser address bar … Continue reading
2009 Horizon Report – trends to watch
The New Media Consortium, in collaboration with EDUCAUSE, released the annual Horizon Report this January. The document describes trends and innovations in education and educational technology, providing detailed overviews, investigating relevance for teaching, learning, research, or creative expression, citing examples … Continue reading
Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning
When George Siemens was on campus last week giving a presentation at the TLC, he mentioned a handbook that his group at UManitoba had just released. From the preface of the handbook: Over the last decade, in seminars, conferences, and … Continue reading
Rubrics for online activities
When integrating online activities into a course, it’s important to clarify what is expected from all participants. How do the instructors define “participating”? What exactly is expected from students? From instructors? How will everyone know if they are participating at … Continue reading
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Wikipedia: Beneath the Surface
Paul Pival just linked to a great video presentation put together by the North Carolina State University Libraries, which describes what Wikipedia is, and how it works, from an academic point of view. If you have (under) 6 minutes, check … Continue reading
Links from George Siemens’ Presentation
George Siemens (Associate Director of the University of Manitoba Learning Technologies Centre) was on campus on March 11 to give a presentation at the Teaching & Learning Centre, on “The Social Technology Revolution – Tensions and Solutions”. He talked about … Continue reading