I usually look to Educause for good summaries of where we’ve been rather than for information on what’s coming up. Here’s one that may prove to be an exception. Just published: The Tower and the Cloud: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing, Richard N. Katz, ed. The first article I read, as might [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Tower and Cloud
Posted in Uncategorized on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TASI tutorial: Finding and Using Online Images
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged tutorials teachingandlearning images collections on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
TASI has put together a simple and useful tutorial on finding and using images from online sources. The tutorial includes sections on: – the pros and cons of using search engines to find images – copyright, fair use, and creative commons issues – links to a host of online image sites beyond Google and Flickr [...]
Apple Cake
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged recipe apples cake on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ok, not a CTL event, a UVM activity, or even a digital humanities project (well perhaps that last could be argued) but since I’ve been asked, here it is: Vermont Not-too-sweet Apple Cake 4-6 macintosh or other flavorful fresh apples, preferably fresh-picked from Chapin Orchard Sugar and cinnamon for sprinkling 3 cups King Arthur unbleached [...]
Stephen and George running Connectivism
Posted in FHM: Flipped, Hybrid, MOOC on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Stephen Downes and George Siemans, long known for their support of the idea of open education and personal learning environments (PLEs) are offering a course on Connectivism, through the University of Manitoba Here’s the slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/Downes/mooc-and-mookiesthe-connectivism-connective-knowledge-online-course-presentation Here’s the course: http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/connectivism/ It looks like they are using a wide range of online tools for the course [...]