http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/ Trends, Tips, and Treats Pam Gades, Instructional Technology University of Minnesota, Morris pam@morris.umn.edu en-us pam@mrs.umn.edu 2009-10-28T11:55:16-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/200339.html I created a presentation for use this Fall that ties the Seven Principles for Effective Teaching with specific classroom and online techniques and technologies. Here is the link to the PowerPoint file... 200339@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/ 2009-10-28T11:55:16-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/197162.html If you haven't heard, the University of Minnesota has contracted with Google to provide the Google Apps suite to the University of Minnesota. To begin with, Google apps, such as Gmail, are going to be opt-in. UMM users should... 197162@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/ Tips 2009-10-12T15:46:51-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/195571.html Active Learning With PowerPoint The Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Minnesota has created series of short videos as a tutorial for this topic. View these videos for a quick way to learn about active learning with... 195571@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/ 2009-10-05T14:37:25-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/192415.html UMSurvey (LimeSurvey) is now available for use at the University of Minnesota. It is available for use by students, faculty and staff. UMSurvey is an academic online survey tool centrally managed by the Office of Information Technology which is... 192415@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/ Tips 2009-09-22T09:27:24-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/190076.html An excellent online presentation was given August 26, 2009 by Jon T. Rickman (Northwest Missouri State University) and Roger Von Holzen (Northwest Missouri State University). This (recorded - Adobe Connect) seminar initially addresses the current state of e-reader devices... 190076@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/ Trends 2009-09-08T15:00:12-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/187763.html CMS Usage at the U of M: Campus, Course Sections Associated with CMS Sites, Total Course Sections, Course Sections with a CMS Site Crookston 224 498 45% Duluth 642 2,117 31% Morris 84 475 18% Twin Cities 3,514 8,166 43%... 187763@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/ Trends 2009-08-10T11:38:12-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/186251.html José A. Bowen, a dean at Southern Methodist University, has challenged his colleagues to teach sans machines. Professors who strip high-tech gear out of their smart classrooms stand the best chance of keeping students engaged, he says. This Chronicle of... 186251@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/ Tips 2009-07-21T09:17:52-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/179534.html "The ongoing digital transformation means we must continue investing to deliver great content and great tools for course management, online instruction courses, and e-books as paper-based products are replaced by electronic products." -- McGraw-Hill Chairman, Terry McGraw Digital delivery... 179534@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/ Trends 2009-05-07T08:37:07-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/174089.html It takes time to learn new tools and software, and with everything else faculty are asked to do, technology integration is often the last on the list. Allow faculty to learn a technology gradually. Give them the basics and then... 174089@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/ Trends 2009-03-31T10:11:16-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/168170.html I broke down and bought a Flip Video Ultra with my personal funds. I just wanted to get going and try this thing, without having to beg for it at my job. What a neat little video camera! I've... 168170@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/ Treats 2009-02-24T14:33:51-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/162588.html A BLOG (WEB LOG) is a type of website where you can instantly post your writing. Using web based blogging software, anyone can easily publish their ideas on the Web from any computer with an Internet connection. The best... 162588@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/ Tips 2009-01-22T08:53:08-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/161330.html The University of Minnesota has some centrally supported chat or chat-like tools that could be used to facilitate virtual office hours. There are two basic forms of these chat tools. One version enables synchronous text-chat sessions where instructors and students... 161330@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/ 2009-01-07T08:35:50-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/160022.html "This is the Collaboration Age. We can all connect instantly across time zones and oceans. Previously impossible partnerships now produce startling innovations. And the four walls of your classroom no longer limit your students' reach. To thrive in this always-on... 160022@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/ Trends 2008-12-16T08:22:52-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/159443.html "Creative Commons licenses let content creators keep their copyrights, but offer some conditional rights to the world to use what they've created. All Creative Commons licenses include attribution, meaning anyone using that content must give credit to the original... 159443@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/ Tips 2008-12-11T13:52:58-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/158160.html I just attended a workshop on Photoshop Elements 7 and have to tell you that I'm excited about using this software! I've used Photoshop for years, but wanted to learn about this "consumer version" of Photoshop. This isn't just... 158160@http://blog.lib.umn.edu/pam/it/ Tips 2008-12-04T08:46:48-06:00