Spalding Faculty - Techspiration

02/07/2013

Technology is a tool. It is how we and our students use that make it a powerful agent of knowledge and creativity.

01/23/2013

Wow! Check out this video! Are we ready?

A collaborative project by Blackboard and JESS3. To read more about the Active Learner visit: http://bit.ly/MZbYpD

01/09/2013

Are you willing to take this challenge? http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/2013/01/08/take-the-10-tools-challenge/

For 2013 why not take up this professional development challenge. This is how it works: Make a resolution to find out how to use 10 new toolsâ?¦ this year (say one a month) and how they might hel...

12/17/2012

interesting article in The Chronicle - seems to apply directly to Spalding's conversation last Friday

Popular "disruptions" have the buzz but might put higher education out of reach for those students who need traditional instruction the most.

10/02/2012

The Teaching Professor Conference call for proposal: http://www.teachingprofessor.com/conference/proposals
Deadline: October 26, 2012

The 2013 Teaching Professor Conference is now accepting proposals for workshops and poster sessions

09/18/2012

Today SMART Exchanged reached 1,000,000 members! Where else can you exchange lessons and activities with one million other teachers for FREE!? (and yes, many are higher ed)

08/14/2012

"A set of podcasts is the 21st-century equivalent of a textbook, not the 21st-century equivalent of a teacher." http://chronicle.com/article/Dont-Confuse-Technology-With/133551/

This spring, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced a $60-million venture to offer free classes online. Just last month the University of California at Berkeley said it would also join the effort. John Hennessy, president of Stanford, recently predicted that a tec...

08/13/2012

Sign of the times: FREE, Online, Education Conference! 2012 Learning 2.0 Virtual Conference, Aug. 20-24. I plan on attending! Will anyone join me? http://www.classroom20.com/page/2012-learning-2-0-virtual-conference

We are pleased to announce the Learning 2.0 Conference, a worldwide virtual event, August 20 - 24, 2012. This free conference is being held online, i…

08/09/2012

Check out this list of 100 Tools, Guides, and Resources for creating online courses: http://web20education.bo.lt/100ou

Perhaps you have a special skill, talent, or knowledge-base that you want to share with others, and maybe you’ve heard that teaching online courses can make you a little extra money. The resources below will help you discover how to combine both what you have to offer and what you wish to gain by gu...

01/18/2012

Interesting article on how much a faculty should comment with online discussions http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/how-many-faculty-discussion-posts-each-week-a-simply-delicious-answer/

One of the most frequently asked questions from veteran and novice online faculty alike is, “How many weekly discussion posts should I contribute?” The reality is that there is an intricate balancing act to achieve the coveted “guide on the side” role in discussion forum facilitation.

01/02/2012

Do you agree with these top 5 trends for H.E.? http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/5-predictions-higher-ed-technology-2012?utm_campaign=Argyle%2BSocial-2012-01&utm_medium=Argyle%2BSocial&utm_source=facebook&utm_term=2012-01-02-10-34-00

The announcement about MITx -- MIT's plans to offer certification ("for a modest fee") for open courseware -- was the year's final shot across the bow of higher education. Beware, it seemed to indicate: things are changing. No doubt, 2011 was a year of shrinking government funding for education, ris...

08/25/2011

Using Wordle Images to Hear what's said http://www.tengrrl.com/blog/2009/01/27/using-wordle-to-analyze-public-speech/

Elizabeth Alexander’s inaugural poem "Praise Song for the Day" didn’t really impress me. It was what it was: an occasional poem that tried very hard to sum up a moment of emotion and history.