ascilite09 conference reflections #4 – Day Three

Wednesday already & the final day of ascilite09. Another gorgeous morning in Auckland (the weather has been perfect), and some people slow to turn up for proceedings after the dinner/dance last night. We began with short plenary session where Matthew Riddle reported on his Blackboard research grant …

Embracing Technology: Module #3

I use the SMARTBoard daily by creating programs through SMARTBoard Notebook software. This technological device saves me time from having to print numerous copies or make posterboard visuals. 7.Using the rubric you created or downloaded, write a review on each of the … The rubric for comparison of Dragon Naturally-Speaking and e-Speaking is posted on Blackboard. I did provide the needs assement and justificiation for reference. Software Selection-Needs Assessment …

Week 14 – Final Blog: Continuing the Tradition…

Hello all— This will be the final blog post for this course (you are still accountable for Blackboard posts) and I’m sure all of you to a certain extent will be looking forward to not writing 100 words every other week by Sunday at 9pm (ish). That being said, I do hope that this experience was usefu …

Xiao Shuo (Or, A Post In Which I Hyperventilate over a Midterm)

I don’t even have an appropriate icon for the amount of nerves I’m feeling for this exam. And most of them come from the fact the test is timed and on Blackboard. I hate external pressure when taking tests, I make the stupidest mistakes, and since the first part is 15 minutes of multiple choice ques …

Library loans out little laptops | The Times-Delphic

In a world of wireless Internet, Blackboard, online-only syllabi and ruthless Facebook addictions, having access to a portable computer or laptop is a necessity for many college students. However, most laptops cost upward of $1000 to …

Speak up – US research into online learning for June 2009

  Based on 140 000 surveys and 1.3 million K-12 students Data from 08-09, focussing on students of Maths, Science and Technology (ICT) The report which was sponsored by Blackboard looked at K-12 students (compulsory age education) and their attitudes to what they called online education but which could be understood to include Learning Management Systems and VLEs. Blackboard is a popular commercial VLE   The report identifies an avant-garde group who are comfortable and

This week has not been going as planned

Disorganized!prof is going to drive me insane. Although, in comparison to clueless!dept head, she’s pretty stable. I’m not even going to get into the whole Blackboard workshop thing from earlier this week. Suffice to say that the sooner she throws her hands up, shoves the documents at me, and says ” …

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