Trey’s E-Learning

Now this is innovation. I must have one now. The new Macbook Wheel. So simple. “Everything you need is just a few hundred clicks away!”.

David Wiley’s course on open ed, with some great links on openness, copyright, etc.. This is the course with the guilds and role play and quests.

IPT 692R: Introduction to Open Education

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Looks like the elder set is driving the adoption of personal videoconferencing. We’re having these discussions and experiences at my house as well.

Grandma’s on the Computer Screen - NYTimes.com

News to me…I never tried it but had friends who really liked it. I’m still experimenting with Twitter–which is all anyone can say about Twitter at this point.

Pownce Deadpooled, Team Moves To Six Apart

Version 1.9.3 is released, with improved SCORM compliance among other updates. The article says there are 25 million Moodle users in 2.4 million courses.

Moodle Gets SCORM Improvements, Security Fixes : November 2008 : THE Journal

Tags: moodle elearning

Here is an audio and video recording of Clif Mims and I presenting this week about Web 2.0 in teaching and learning. We were speaking to a group of about 25 faculty. Clif is the primary presenter for about the first 30 minutes, and I’m the primary presenter after that.

On a side note, I was skeptical that the video recording would be useful, but it actually turned out to be fairly usable. Maybe I’ll create a ustream account.

Tags: web2.0 presentation

Clif Mims and I gave a talk and led a discussion (two hours worth) for a group of interested faculty at our university (U. of Memphis) about Web 2.0 in teaching and learning. I enjoyed this and, learned quite a bit. Note to self: the best way to learn something is to teach about it.

Here’s a page I put together to introduce some “new” teaching and learning tools to folks dipping their toes into the social software pool.

Technorati Tags: instructional technology, RSS, web2.0, wiki

More evidence for me about the value of Drupal. We use Drupal for our department site, and for the new AECT site.

Drupal Wins Best Overall 2008 Open Source CMS Award for Second Year in a Row | drupal.org

Alison Rossett mentioned this performance improvement resource at her AECT keynote.

PINOT: Performance Improvement Non-Training Solutions - Using Everything but Training to Improve Performance

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Last week I participated in the AECT annual convention in Orlando. I’ve been an active AECT member for about ten years, and this has been my “conference of choice” for many years. It is the one I look forward to the most, primarily because of the people involved. The program is always pretty good, and I can find sessions of interest and relevance. But because AECT attendance is relatively small (about 900), it is fairly easy to make personal connections, build relationships, and find people to enjoy dinner with.

We were back in Orlando this year, which some members love and some loathe. The world of Disney is a consistent draw for those deciding which convention to attend. I think we are considering meeting here again in about three years, and I would not be surprised if Orlando was a frequent, regular destination for our convention. This is particularly true since we are simultaneously sponsoring the International Student Media Festival, which brings in lots of kids and parents, which means Disney nearby is important.

David Wiley and I roomed together, which made the conference all the better. Note to self: hang around smart people and ask them lots of questions.

I had four presentations, so maybe I’ll write about them soon. Must grade papers now.

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