Archive for the 'Technology Trends' Category

While online instruction has been an increasingly common component of the university environment for several years, a recent innovation has been making its presence felt in higher education. Advances in computer and communication technologies resulted in the development of portable digital devices that change pedagogical possibilities. Cell phones, personal digital assistants, netbooks, iPods, digital [...]

“An April 2009 survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows that 56% of adult Americans have accessed the Internet by wireless means, such as using a laptop, mobile device, game console, or MP3 player. The most prevalent way people get online using a wireless network is with a laptop computer; [...]

This Friday, April 10, 2009 we will be facilitating an open online discussion about online teaching from Noon – 1pm CDT. At NIU we’ve offered face-to-face online teaching brown bag sessions in the past but this will be our first attempt at holding such informal discussions online. We’re not limiting the discussion to just NIU [...]

What are the benefits and drawbacks to using asynchronous video in e-learning settings? Leave a text comment here or share a video comment on Seesmic.

Looking for a better way to record and present information online? Give the free Flowgram a try! Create interactive guided presentations by combining web pages, photos, PowerPoint, and more with your voice annotation.
Viewers can control the pages, scroll, click on links, view videos and more.

Anyone else already using Flowgram? What are your [...]