Category: Technology

Custom Pods in Adobe Connect

Adobe Connect is great at live meetings and we’ve recently discovered some awesome new resources that can help make it even better. If you’re looking to add some interactivity or  some multimedia spice to your meeting, you’ll want to read the rest of this post. Adobe’s developers have offered up some Custom Share pods that …

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Touchscreens… More to Come

If you’re not a fan of touchscreens, I have some bad news for you… They aren’t going to go away anytime soon. In fact, they’re going to become more and more ubiquitous as they become more advanced. Two of the next big ideas in touchscreen technology are aimed at making them even more interactive-friendly. Smarter …

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Accessibility & Technology

If you use technology in your courses at all, one of the things that must be considered is accessibility. It’s a legal issue that aims at making sure that disabled students are not discriminated against and accessibility should be taken seriously. A few of the most common disabilities are impaired speech, vision, and hearing. When …

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Faculty Spotlight – Rick Lumadue

Dr. Richard “Rick” Lumadue, Educational Leadership Voicethread Frustrated by the lack of personal connection in the use of the current discussion board format in my online courses, I resolved to find an innovative way to enhance this experience for my students.  Fortunately, there was a simple and effective tool available for me to apply to …

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Windows 8 Previews

Microsoft is starting to unveil more and more about Windows 8, which is still a year or more away from being released. If you’re curious about what the next version of Windows is going to look like though, take a few minutes to read the articles at the sites below. A visual description of changes …

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