Category: Apps

Web 2.0 in the Classroom

If you’re interested in using Web 2.0 technologies in your classroom, the following article by Campus Technology may interest you. It lists 4 applications being used by an instructor to inspire students and talks briefly about each one. Here are the four apps, followed by a link to the full article: http://www.diigo.com/ – A collaborative …

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QR Codes: Practical Uses

Quick Response or “QR” codes have been around for a while now, but they have never been as prevalent as they are right now. Advances in technology have made them more valuable and useful to the public, including the University. The remainder of this post is going to talk about what QR Codes are, how …

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Faculty Spotlight – Leah Wickersham

Dr. Leah Wickersham, Educational Leadership Assessing Students Online With the increase of students in online classes and the loss of face-to-face contact, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to assess students, especially in a writing intensive course such as research methods. Enter Jing and YouTube! The solution to my dilemma! I use Jing, a free software program …

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Faculty Spotlight – Hasan Coskun

Dr. Hasan Coskun, Mathematics Using Adobe Connect to Record Lectures My main objective in distance education classes as far as content delivery is considered has been to closely simulate traditional lecture style while I integrate computer mathematics software into classroom instruction. I make use of mathematics and statistics software such as Mathematica, MATLAB, Geometer’s Sketchpad …

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