Posted in Learning Communities ,Resources ,Student Success March 19, 2008
(Forwarded from the Conference Committee:)
Posted in Conferences ,Scholarly Communication ,Teaching Tips March 12, 2008
Colleen Boff & Gwen Evans (University Libraries)
Hi Tech, High Touch, Low Cost: Library Instructional Tools Across a First Year Experience Program
Terry L. Herman, Melanie Alt, Daniel Lemmerbrock, Christopher Pappas, Todd Pavlack, Christopher Pittman and Mark Stevens (College of Technology)
Virtual Learning Environments: A Look into the FutureMichael Kudela (IDEAL) & Garrick L Ducat (Mercy College of NW Ohio)
Creative Commons: Share Your Work, Keep Your Rights and Learn from Others
Connie Molnar & Carolyn Matzinger (IDEAL)
The Metamorphosis of Biology 101: Face-to-face to Online Course DeliveryCarrie Rathsack (CTLT)
Today’s Digital Tools for Enhancing Future Learning
Posted in Blogs ,Books/Library ,Conferences ,Copyright/Creative Commons ,Resources ,Teaching Tips ,Tech Tips ,Web 2.0 Tools March 10, 2008
As a follow up from the Questions and Learning: The Dynamic Duo workshop, here is an activity for your students to participate in or create your own list of the Top 10 Questions related to your discipline:
Top 10 Questions from Conversation Week.org (March 24-28, 2008)
For more information on using questioning strategies in the classroom, visit:
Facilitating Discussion: A Brief Guide
by Katherine K. Gottschalk, Director of Freshman Writing Seminars,
John S. Knight Writing Program, Cornell University
Fostering Effective Classroom Discussions
Jennifer Barton, Paul Heilker, and David Rutkowski, English Department, Virginia Tech
Question-Only Session
Stacey Osborn, BGSU
The “Pop Quiz” on Questioning
by Donna Sawyer
Posted in Active Learning ,Large Lecture ,Learning Outcomes ,Resources ,Teaching Tips ,Workshop Extension February 28, 2008
We have had many posts about podcasting in the past, however, today we want to introduce you to a couple things you might not have heard of.
Gcast
Have you ever wanted to add an episode to your podcast when you were out and about and not at home with your audio recording equipment? Have you wanted to interview people on the spot and create a audio files on the go? Well, now you can!
Gcast allows you to do mobile podcasting without having to have a laptop and recording equipment. You can do it all with just a phone!
BGSU iTunes U
The University has partnered with Apple to implement a BGSU iTunes U page. Before starting ,ensure that you have iTunes intalled; if not you can download it at http://www.apple.com/itunes/. Simply go to http://www.bgsu.edu/itunes/ or click this link and you will asked to load the BGSU iTunes U page in iTunes. As a faculty member you can post your podcasts here and make your information available for free. Contact The Center at ctlt@bgsu.edu for more information.
Podcating Workshops
New to podcasting? Not sure what it is? Just need some guidance on how to effectively use it and create audio files? Find out how podcasting can be utilized in your course to facilitate or enhance student learning. Basic topics such as what is podcasting, how to subscribe, classroom uses to achieve learning outcomes, and an overview of what is needed to create your own podcast will be discussed. Common uses for podcasts include updating students on current events, providing information to students between classes, and recording lectures or review sessions so students can use them to study.
Visit our workshop page or click here to register…
Posted in Podcasting ,Student Success ,Teaching Tips ,Tech Tips ,Web 2.0 Tools February 19, 2008
According to a PBS blog post by Andy Carvin, a group of Harvard faculty recently:
unanimously adopted a new policy that would allow them to retain the copyright of scholarly research. As a result, students and the public at large could have much greater access to these materials online than ever before.
For more information about the transition (or transformation) in scholarly communication and publishing:
SPARC (Association of Research Libraries – Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) – including information on author’s rights (yes, you may have them… if you ask!) and open access
CreateChange.org is “an educational initiative that examines new opportunities in scholarly communication, advocates changes that recognize the potential of the networked digital environment, and encourages active participation by scholars and researchers to guide the course of change.”
Posted in Academic Freedom ,Books/Library ,Copyright/Creative Commons ,Scholarly Communication February 14, 2008
Date
: Friday, March 14, 2008
Schedule of Events:
9:00-10:30 a.m. – Fair Presentations (Lenhart Grand Ballroom)
9:30-10:30 a.m. – Discussion Sessions (BTSU 314, 315, and 316)
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – Welcome, Introductions, and Keynote
Dr. Shirley Baugher, Provost
Dr. Diane Halpern, keynote speaker
“Applying the Science of Learning in the Classroom and Beyond”
1:00-2:30 p.m. – Fair Presentations
1:30-2:30 p.m. – Discussion Sessions (BTSU 314, 315, and 316)
3:00-4:00 p.m. – Discussion Sessions (BTSU 314, 315, and 316)
For more information about the BGSU Teaching and Learning Fair
To register to present – contact information only is requested
Posted in Active Learning ,Learning Outcomes ,On Campus Learning Events ,Reflections on Teaching ,Resources ,Student Success ,Teaching Tips February 11, 2008
From The Chronicle of Higher Education – Feb. 1, 2008 (Link to article for BGSU community):
Blog Comments vs. Peer Review: Which Way Makes a Book Better? (by Jefferey R. Young)
“What if scholarly books were peer reviewed by anonymous blog comments rather than by traditional, selected peer reviewers?”
Noah Wardrip-Fruin from the University of California at San Diego is asking this very question for a book he is finishing, Expressive Processing: Digital Fictions, Computer Games, and Software Studies.
“The idea was to tap the wisdom of his crowd. Visitors to the blog might not read the whole manuscript, as traditional reviewers do, but they might weigh on a section in which they have some expertise…
“Ben Vershbow, editorial director at the Institute for the Future of the Book, concedes that comments on blogs are unlikely to fully replace peer review. But he says academic blogging can play a role in the publishing process.”
Posted in Books/Library ,Discussion-Join In ,Scholarly Communication ,Web 2.0 Tools February 7, 2008
How can I organize my bookmarks (favorites) in my browser?
AL’s answer for Mac using Firefox
http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/almovie?key=26667
AL’s answer for Mac using Safari
http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/almovie?key=4658
AL’s answer for PC using Firefox
http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/almovie?key=23349
AL’s answer for PC using Internet Explorer 7
http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/almovie?key=26553
Posted in Uncategorized February 6, 2008
“THE isolation of the teacher is a thing of the past. The processes of education have come to be recognized as fundamental and vital in any attempt to improve human conditions and elevate society.”
Although this quote may seem to apply to our world today, it was written over 110 years ago by Samuel T. Dutton in the preface of John Dewey’s My Pedagogic Creed, (Google book link; PDF of the book) an essay on the role of education in society during the late 1800s. How much has changed?
In this short piece, Dewey states his beliefs on education, schools, subject matter, nature of method, and finally, schools and social progress–starting every paragraph with, “I believe…”
1 comment Posted in Books/Library ,Discussion-Join In ,Reflections on Teaching January 28, 2008
