[ED-TECH] Another Fun Friday - July 25th

Announcing Fun Friday #6, July 25th, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, in the Learning Center, Room 170. 

Register by going to http://iac.miami.edu, so we will know how much food to have available.

Please share this information with other people in your organization.  If you have internal mailing lists, please share it there.

Presentations this month will be the Fly Fusion pen and the iPhone 3G.  We will talk about iTunes U, UM’s clicker initiative, the classroom renovation project, and more.

Bill Vilberg

 

[ED-TECH] Fun Friday #5 - 6/27 - Register NOW

Ed-Tech list members,

I know many of you are not on campus for the summer, but for those who are around....

Announcing Fun Friday #5, June 27th, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, in The Learning Center, Room 170. 

Sorry for the late announcement.  If you can attend, please register quickly so we will know how much food to have available.

1. Please go to http://iac.miami.edu and use the “Events” button to find the registration form.
   
   
2. Remember that lunch is provided.  If you have special needs, put them in the “Comments” section of the registration form.
   
   
3. Please share this information with other people in your organization.  You are being sent this invitation because you signed up for one of the previous sessions.  Please invite others to take part.

We are changing the format slightly.  Instead of three presentations, we are dropping to two presentations, so that we will have time for open discussion.  Topics that came up last month were the general purpose classroom upgrades, iTunes U, and student clickers.  Any questions about technology at UM are fair game.  Sharing what you are doing in your area is encouraged.

Bill Vilberg

[ED-TECH] The most important thing...

Another quote from the same speaker.

"What is the most important thing in education?

Asking questions"

Teachers putting questions to the students.
Students asking questions to the teacher and each other.
Teachers and students asking questions of each other and themselves.

Bill

Sent from my iPhone

[ED-TECH] Teaching thought

I am in San Fracisco at a conference. A speaker just said that, when
designing courses, learning activities, or course web sites, we need
to be "thinking about the learning path, the learning journey." The
focus is on what the students do to learn the material, not when the
instructor will cover what part of the material.

Bill

Sent from my iPhone

[ED-TECH] SoftChalk LessonBuidler 4 now available

SoftChalk LessonBuilder has been updated to Version 4.  You can find the new version at http://www.miami.edu/software in the “Web Browsers and Plug Ins” section.  There are a number of new capabilities in version 4 including designing your own look-and-feel and a number of new activities.  UM has a site license for LessonBuilder.

 

LessonBuilder is a system that allows you to create on-line learning activities.  The final product is very professional.  You can include a large number of activities to make the learning engaging and interactive.  Results from the activities can become part of the Blackboard grade book, if you want it to.

 

For more information, see the links below, or sign up for the Short Courses provided by SoftChalk.

 

Bill Vilberg

 

From: SoftChalk LLC [mailto:webinar@softchalk.com]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 3:40 AM
To: Vilberg, William R.
Subject: More Information about SoftChalk's new release

 

SoftChalk Online Digest Hello Bill, With the release of Version 4 SoftChalk has even more features to help you create engaging lessons. In addition to our Quick Tours, Sample Lessons and User Guides, we have provided several opportunities to learn more about Version 4 as well as the main features and uses of SoftChalk. SoftChalk Version 4 New Features: Check out the WOW! Introductory Demonstrations: Discover the main features of SoftChalk Version 4 for those that wish an overview. SoftChalk Short Courses: Join our popular training program on topic-specific one-hour sessions. Innovators in Online Learning: See how our clients are using SoftChalk in innovative ways. SoftChalk Version 4 New Features See the WOW! New features include a Style Builder, Time Line and Slide Show Activities, Internal Bookmarks, Online Score Tracking, Internationalization.. and more. A Question and Answer period will follow the demonstration. Register at http://www.softchalk.com/webinar. Register Now for a look at Version 4.............................. Online Introductory Demonstrations Each one-hour live online demonstration introduces the key features of SoftChalk. We will view example lessons, and then demonstrate how the lesson content was created using SoftChalk. The session ends with a question and answer period . Register at http://www.softchalk.com/webinar. Register Now for these Introductory Sessions................. SoftChalk Short Courses Each Short Course is a "live" 1-hour training course conducted by a SoftChalk instructor using web conferencing. The course typically includes a presentation and examples, as well as an opportunity to ask questions and receive assistance from the instructor. Register at http://www.softchalk.com/training. Register Now for Short Course Training ......................... Innovators in Online Learning: Working with the Jittery Online Student Tuesday June 3 1 pm Pacific | 4 pm Eastern Come see how Jacob Guerra, Instructional Designer for South Texas College, uses SoftChalk to create fully Interactive Lessons that are not only visually appealing, but engaging for those that need to move around in order to learn. Since reaching students of all learning styles is a key ingredient to any online course, this presentation will describe the real life issues of dealing with a Tactile/Kinesthetic Learner and show examples of lessons created to address them. The session ends with a question and answer time. Register at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/155699839 Register Now for this Innovators presentation ............. Check out our newly updated Quick Tour Videos, Sample Lessons and User Guides on our website today! Please feel free to forward this digest to any of your colleagues who may have an interest in creating more engaging on-line lessons for their students. Please contact us with questions or concerns. The SoftChalk Team team@softchalk.com www.softchalk.com 877-638-2425 (toll free USA/Canada)

 

 

 

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