Here are the links from today’s meeting:
If you think of anything else, please add it to the comments.
This interesting documentary (in four parts) covers a lot of ground – mobile, mapping, augmented reality, and all of that. You should watch it.
Geospatial Revolution from Penn State Public Broadcasting
Here’s the trailer:
A while back, I learned about the California Community College Chancellor’s Office’s Technology Focus Award:
The Technology Focus Awards recognize excellence that evolves out of a comprehensive planning process closely linked to the institution’s mission and vision for the future. The award commends strategic and integrated, uses of technology that empower faculty and/or students through sources within reach of all campus constituents, and often the wider community.
With significant help from Jennifer, I nominated the FLC Online Educators, and we won! I’ll be attending an awards ceremony in April, and I’ll bring back something – a plaque? a trophy? – so that we can build a shrine in the Innovation Center.
Details here – https://misweb.cccco.edu/techawards/docs/TechAwardProgramBrochure.pdf
Read about it here.
I’m exploring BitTorrent as a distribution mechanism for some locally-produced instructional videos. Yet another reason that restricting entire categories of Internet traffic is a less-than-desirable approach.
Here’s the “convert Word documents (properly structured) to D2L question format for import” tool:
https://academictech.doit.wisc.edu/help/learnuw-quiz-importer
Other things:
- Skype allows up to 10 simultaneous video chat participants, although they recommend no more than 5 for performance reasons. Anyone want to help Kent test this out?
- EdTech approved proposals for Google Apps, a WordPress pilot, an opt-in to text messaging program for students, and a top-to-bottom review of institutional readiness as it relates to mobile.
Haven’t had a chance to really check this out entirely, but thought I’d throw it up here in case you have a chance to poke around. Looks like a lot of education specific apps…
http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/search?categoryId=25&orderBy=rating
For details, visit http://flcworkshop.wikispaces.com
Join fellow educators as we explore the innovative use of technology in education. This is a unconference-style, lunch-on-your-own, informal, collaborative, on-the-fly, bring-your-own-mobile-device (laptop/netbook/iPod/iPad/Galaxy Tab/smartphone/chumby) event – basically a chance to nerd out (academically) in a supportive atmosphere. All Los Rios faculty are invited to attend – beginners and experts, adjunct and full-time. Details here: http://flcworkshop.wikispaces.com