Category Archives: Teaching and Learning

Why open is not only good, but necessary

Posted on June 16, 2009 by

From David Wiley, this is one of the most persuasive set of slides arguing for  institutions to consider the benefits of being more open about content. My institution needs to begin this conversation in a more coordinated way, and this … Continue reading →

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visualization tool plus plus and amazing instructional design

Posted on June 24, 2008 by

Two great new discoveries this week… Via downes, VUE is an open source application that pushes the envelope in the visualization/concept mapping department.  I have a  few projects that can take advantage of the ability to link nodes to local … Continue reading →

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word of the day

Posted on March 20, 2008 by

flickr photo originally uploaded by VROG …to describe the countless hours I seem to be spending filling forms and dotting my ‘i’s’ and crossing my ‘t’s’–paperganda (or paperazzi, if you prefer). But instead of whining, I’ll try to turn this … Continue reading →

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Screencasting for just-in-time teaching and learning

Posted on February 23, 2008 by

Via OL Daily–and the timing couldn’t have been better–a list of screencasting tools from Mashable.  I’m a big fan of using (short) screencasted clips to help students–but mostly instructors–get oriented to tech tools. I’m reminded of a time (circa 2000 or so) … Continue reading →

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Teaching wikis, blogs, RSS, and social bookmarking

Posted on February 6, 2008 by

I want to pass on a great resource for instructors who need to explain wikis, blogs, RSS, Google Docs, social bookmarking and other such tools to their students. Common Craft have created some of the most effective, to-the-point, and entertaining … Continue reading →

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Pecha kucha and the end of death-by-PowerPoint

Posted on January 15, 2008 by

While it is probably too much to hope that pecha kucha (pronounced peh-chak-cha) will revolutionize the way slideware is used in the classroom, instructors and students should know that pecha kucha is great for keeping slideware presentations focused and the … Continue reading →

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catching up

Posted on December 7, 2007 by

During my blogging hiatus, which corresponded with my move to the Canadian Polytechnic where I now am employed and a subsequent maternity leave (identical twins!!), I was jotting down on a post-it note new tools that I thought would be … Continue reading →

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Tools for Teaching

Posted on September 8, 2006 by

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PBL tutor training

Posted on June 5, 2006 by

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