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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Reflection: definitions of educational technology
I associate educational technology mostly with the tangible products selected through an instructional design process. From this point of view, educational technology consists of those things we use: a course management system, projectors, laptops. Learning objects that include images, sounds, … Continue reading
Reflection: Social bookmarking
The value of social bookmarking for instruction, collaboration, support As a tool for sharing personally created directories of useful Web site links, social bookmarking tools like del.icio.us are an effective way to present links along with meta-information regarding categories for … Continue reading
Posted in EDT 5410 Course Blog
Tagged blogs, bookmarks, learning communities, technology
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Create a peer tutor network
WMU could establish and promote a peer tutor network where freshmen and sophomores could connect with upper class men and seek assistance with academic work. What are the advantages of this idea? Students who have been on campus for several … Continue reading
Develop a social learning community: Personalized learning plans
Ask the leading students from each academic college to draft a personalized learning plan and to share learning strategies that other students could utilize. Learning theory Reflecting on how I learn and methods I have used to teach others, I … Continue reading
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Tagged collective, community, creativity, learning, marketing, student success
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Academic, administrative trick or treat
Promote awareness of academic and administrative resources that support student success by holding an “academic, administrative trick or treat” day. Here is how this would work: On October 31 each academic and administrative office will have a huge bowl of … Continue reading
Do something creative with the back of printed pages
Paper and printed documents are part of our everyday life. We encounter printed questionnaires, surveys, meeting agendas, charts, quizzes, syllabi, and more. Yet we are often utilizing only 50% of our printing resources: the back page of every document is … Continue reading
Waive the admission application fee at on-campus open houses
By using the economic and marketing concept of a loss leader, WMU could choose to waive the admission application fee of $35 at on-campus open house events. What is a loss leader? A loss leader is a “good or service … Continue reading
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Tagged costs of attendance, customer service, marketing, revenue
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Reflection: Using a Wiki, how to use as a teacher
This week’s reflection in EDT 5410 is based upon the Tim O’Reilly’s article titled “What is Web 2.0: Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software“. I think Wiki’s are an interesting technology. They are versatile in … Continue reading
Live HTTP headers Firefox extension
I recently needed a tool that would enable me to view all http requests issued by the Web page loaded in my browser — in order to figure out what files were being requested and from which location. For those … Continue reading
