Higher Education, Social Media

10 High(er Ed) Fliers on Twitter

Laura Pasquini

Check out 10 frequent fliers that are active on Twitter in Higher Ed c/o the Chronicle article from late last week. (Sorry for the delay.)

Most of these micro-bloggers study new media & the impact of Twitter on higher education.  Follow on, friends.

@PRSAjobcenter

@jayrosen_nyu

@hrheingold

@amandafrench

@academicdave

@dancohen

@paullev

@mcleod

@mwesch

@presidentgee

Learning Technologies, Web Design

The Survey for People Who Make Websites

Laura Pasquini

For those of you higher education folks who dabble in web design (and/or have web development as a larger part of your job portfolio) you might want to check out the findings from The 2008 List Apart – Survey for People Who Make Websites.

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Very interesting information about folks (some like you) who create and design websites. Get their perspective on their projects and where the world wide web is going in the future.  Other key details about:

  • technical & education experience
  • years on the job
  • geographic location
  • salary & vacation
  • their next career move
Learning Community, Learning Technologies

Goodbye Textbooks, Hello Open-Source Learning!

Laura Pasquini

Here is a very interesting TED talk by Richard Baraniuk about the vision behind Connexions, his open-source, online education system.

Imagine a world without textbooks in schools.  Knowledge would be shared and modified for various courses.  The materials would be online, free and accessible for the entire world.  Welcome to the knowledge ecosystem!

This talk is a few years old, which means much of what Baraniuk is talking about has and will continue to transform the traditional classroom experience. Resources like Flat World Knowledge already exist to share textbooks and course materials with college students.

How has (or will) open-source learning made an impact to your learning environment?

Conference, Higher Education, Learning Technologies, Professional Development

TIDE is Coming In for Developmental Educators

Laura Pasquini

The Technical Institute for Developmental Educators (TIDE) will be held at Texas State San Marcos from July 26-31, 2009.  This is an interesting, hand-on technology workshop sponsored by Texas State University, CRLA and NADE fo higher ed folks interested in utilizing technology in their work.

Those who should attend include:

  • Developmental educators in higher education who want to learn more about how to use technology
  • All expertise are welcome; workshops beginners to advance
  • Both PC and Macintosh platforms will be available
  • Project support for initiatives at respective institutions
  • Opportunity to receive 3 hours of graduate credit or continuing education credit.

There will be at least 6 mini-course sessions (3 hours each) throughout the week, to introduce various learning opportunities with technology and enhance skills.  There will also be daily mentoring group meetings to debrief and support project development.

Learning Technologies

Mind-Map It Out.

Laura Pasquini

To help process information it is always great to introduce a mind map as an effective learning tool.

A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing. (c/o Wikipedia.org)

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(c) Mind Tools Ltd

There are a few online tools that best support the mind-mapping approach for learning. Lifehacker.com recently reviewed the Five Best Mind-Mapping Applications for online mapping action. These tools are FREE & very user-friendly.

These resources are quite useful for both learning and teaching. There are plenty of online mind-mapping resources to support visual learners which makes mapping information fun!

Map on, my friends. Map on.