Worth reading: This new breed of public-interest designers proceeds from a belief that everybody deserves good design, whether in a prescription bottle label that people can more easily read and understand, a beautiful pocket park to help a city breathe or a less stressful intake experience at the emergency room. via Dignifying Design – NYTimes.com. […]
Here is an example on how to utilize the built in classes found within the Genesis Framework. This example uses the two column layout. <h3>Two-Columns</h3> <div class=”one-half first”>This is an example of a WordPress post, you could edit this to put information about yourself or your site so readers know where you are coming from. […]
Working to bring technology into the classroom often feels like a blessing and a headache. As a professor, I continually want to do better, and that includes utilizing technology to effectively further learning goals, outcomes, and classroom organization and management. The University of Portland considers “wanting to do better” a tenet of the reflective teacher […]
A few months ago, after a tele-conference with the nwacco group I embarked upon a quest to find a new WordPress theme – I’ve narrowed it down to the following options. I feel they are both scalable, incorporate responsive design, and contain many admin features while still accomplishing a clean magazine news type of layout. Review the theme […]
Question: How do you or your institution capture video and audio in a blended or online learning environment. Share examples or comment on your plans in 2012. Some ideas on how you might share your use of video capture: Share a mashup from different instructors highlighting how they used a product. Use video capture to demonstrate how to accomplish […]
University of Portland Academic Technology Roundtable, Interim Report I Introduction In spring of 2011, each academic unit decided how to select faculty for the initial Academic Technology Roundtable (ATR). The Deans collaborated with Academic Technology Services to review more than 40 responses to the call for proposals. Ten projects, represented by thirteen faculty were selected […]
I found this summary of the latest higher ed tech trends so useful I decided to repost it here: Hey Clark (and everyone) Great video and there’s no arguing that these trends (scalable online programs mastered by for-profits, open educational … Continue reading →
I found this summary of the latest higher ed tech trends so useful I decided to repost it here: Hey Clark (and everyone) Great video and there’s no arguing that these trends (scalable online programs mastered by for-profits, open educational resources for repurposing, and mobile technologies reshaping how/when we learn) but I’d argue there is […]
Kaltura at UP After a long and thoughtful process, Academic Technology Services has decided to add a great new tool to our tech arsenal. Kaltura is an open-source video management and publishing suite that will fill a much needed gap in our digital media offerings, allowing the University to provide faculty and students with their […]
More and more, instructors are asking “how do I get the students to do the work….how do track them in the LMS…” and many times the conversation degrades into carrots and sticks. How many points do I award, what penalty can I impose? But in a few classes, students are given a huge amount of […]