A group of us at the University of Colorado Denver presented at Pearson CiTE 2011.
The session was titled “Things I Have Learned in My Online Course So Far.”
You can see the slides from our presentation below:
But the best part of the presentation was when we had the crowd start brainstorming and sharing the things they have learned in a Google Doc. The final document can be viewed online:
I am a fan of Roger Schank.
I was excited when I saw his book “Tell Me a Story” is on Google Books
Recent Webinar
But I enjoyed watching the following webinar where Roger Schank talks about education today.
He offers a unique perspective on things.
VoiceThread is a popular Web 2.0 tool.
I have heard faculty for years talk about how great VoiceThread is for doing all sorts of things ranging from narrating presentations to giving feedback to students work to providing a space for innovative “getting to know you” activities at the start of the course.
But not long ago a colleague sent me an innovative use of VoiceThread. Rather than talk about it, please watch the following VoiceThread created by one of the student’s in our program at the University of Colorado Denver.
For years I have been interested in how people present (both face-to-face and online) and how they use technology to deliver effective presentations. For instance, the following are a few things I have done over the years on this topic:
But one of the places I look to each year for some inspiration is SlideShare’s “World’s Best Presentation Contest”.
Here are the results from 2010:
http://www.slideshare.net/contest/worlds-best-presentation-contest-2010
We are soliciting proposals for presentations to be given at the 2011 Southwest Institute for Learning with Technology (SILT). Taking place May 23–24 at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, SILT offers a relaxing venue for faculty, educational technologists, and course designers to share their expertise, insights, and inspiration. There is no registration fee for the institute.
Deadline for proposal submission: Monday, March 28, 2011
Notifications of proposal acceptance: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Presentations should be about 45 minutes in length, including time for questions.
Submit proposals online. You’ll be asked to supply your name, affiliation, contact information, presentation title, a brief description of your proposed presentation, which track you think offers the best fit for your topic, brief biographical information, and a list of any technology needs for the presentation. If you have questions, contact us:
Email: elc-events@nau.edu
Phone: 928-523-1629
Facebook: on.fb.me/nauelc
Twitter: twitter.com/nauelearning
Social Widgets powered by AB-WebLog.com.
