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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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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Aligning How Faculty Teach with How Students Learn

Instructional technology, often referred to as informational technology, continues to evolve at an increasing rate of growth. Some technologies are used by faculty and/or students simply because they are new technologies. In some cases technologies rise quickly as fads and are adopted early only to fade in their importance and use later. The integration of …

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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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