Flickr is a photo aggregating and organizing service. Flickr also has the capability to support discussion groups. William Allen’s article, Using Flickr for Media Rich Classes, discusses how he leverages discussion groups around Art History content to encourage conversations about the works they study. He also discusses the various privacy options available and how Flickr is superior in this regard to learning management systems. Allen notes, “When teaching and learning revolve around images, the way that a learning management system buries images as a discussion develops hinders the image flow so crucial to image-based teaching.”

Read more at: http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/using-flickr-media-rich-classes

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Michael F. Ruffini from the EduCause IT review covers screencast’s value in eliciting engagement and highlights the availability of prebuilt resources as well as organic creation. Check it out at

http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/screencasting-engage-learning

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A good introduction to the flipped classroom.

http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/7-things-you-should-know-about-flipped-classrooms

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We’ve released a couple of new videos about iClicker use at Colgate. Colgate Professors, Rebecca Metzler and Catherine Herne, both members of the Physics and Astronomy Department, have been experimenting with iClicker use over the course of the last semester, and have been kind enough to share their findings with the rest of the community. Click “read more” for more information Read more

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Video dubbing project with REST121A Marijeta Bozovic

• 10 students, dubbing Russian animations in FCPX

Silent movie scoring project

• Mary Simonson, iMovie projects for FMST340A

Video Narrative projects

• Marijeta Bozovic creating video narratives for FSEM 168
• Sheila Clonan Special Ed class w/, 21 students individual projects EDUC307A
• Meg Worley video narratives for WRIT340A
• Anna Rios-Rojas, 27 students individual projects on educational reflections regarding theories studied for EDUC101B
• Catherine Herne 16 students  working in pairs for PHYS105A
• Jessica Graybill and 20 students working in pairs for GEOG311
• Alicia Simmons, 25 students working in pairs for SOAN 375
• Ashli Baker iMovie project w/ stills, narrative, sound effects for CLAS224A
• Ryan Solomon, group video narrative projects for WRIT115
• Jen Stob, 24 individual video narrative projects for ARTS287

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Wikipedia

Students Authoring Research-Based Wikipedia Pages for HIST459
In the Spring 2010 semester, Professor Noor Khan, working with a CEL team members Clarence Maybee from the Libraries and Dave Baird from ITS, developed a method involving establishing objectives, an assessment rubric, and research methodology to challenge her senior seminar students to improve sections of Wikipedia as part of her History 459 course on Modern Middle East History. Course requirements also included active participation in class discussions, oral presentations, and a lengthy traditional research paper.  http://youtu.be/kydWpRChIMM Read more

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The WolfVision document camera is available in Lathrop’s technology enhanced classrooms. The following video reviews basic operation.

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In an effort to improve access, lower costs  and increase adoption of e-textbooks, Twenty Million Minds Foundation has spent $1.5 million to tap noted scholars to author works. The e-books are available on chegg.com, touted as “Your Academic Hub” and is a repository of low-cost e-books and e-textbooks. Chegg also offers (paper) textbook rentals, a recent trend also aimed at lowering student costs. By comparison, a Physics textbook which lists for $234 can be rented for about $57.00 using the service.

The foundation’s goal is to save students money and provide high-quality e-textbooks from authoritative sources. Chegg will charge a small fee that has been characterized as  “minuscule”  (a few dollars per e-book).

Students can access most e-books on their computer. E-readers such as the Kindle, iPad and many Android tablets support many e-book formats. The PDF format is almost universally supported on popular devices. Some e-books that are free may be imported to Moodle as a resource. Check the book’s software license for specifics regarding duplication and republish rights.

To learn more, view the complete article at the Chronicle of Higher Education:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/free-textbook-group-will-sell-its-e-books-on-chegg-for-a-small-fee/41483

and chegg.com.

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This technology is powered by an Intel processor, housed elsewhere. The engineers speculate that this technology will become widely used, in full color, within ten to fifteen years.

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