Come join us to discuss the educational uses of social networking sites. Dr.Brecken Swartz (faculty, Department of Communication) and Dr. Roberta Lavine (faculty, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures) will share their experiences with using Facebook, YouTube, and blogs in heir perspectives on educational value and the pros and cons of those social networking sites.
Web 2.0 technologies are quickly becoming a phenomenon in education: Facebook, Wikipedia, Blogs, YouTube, iTunesU, RSS. However, what does Web 2.0 mean to education? How can we incorporate this new technology into teaching and learning?
Wikis and blogs have provided new opportunities for students to engage and collaborate with each other. For this brown bag discussion, we have invited faculty who are using wikis and blogs to discuss and explore the pedagogical uses of these tools.
Dr. Derek Lloyd Hansen from College of Information Studies will share successful strategies he has employed using wikis to foster class collaboration and communication.
Dr. Jeffrey Jensen from Department of Biology will demonstrate the unique ways he uses wikis in his course.
Grading is an indispensable and frequently time-consuming part of a professor’s job. The new Grade Center, one of the major enhancements in the Blackboard 8 upgrade, has provided faculty with a more effective and easier way of handling grading.
Hybrid Learning Solutions—Combining the best from Face-to-Face and Online Learning
Conducting a Successful Online Session Using Wimba Live Classroom
Come join us to discuss the educational uses of social networking sites. Dr.Brecken Swartz (faculty, Department of Communication) and Dr. Roberta Lavine (faculty, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures) will share their experiences with using Facebook, YouTube, and blogs in heir perspectives on educational value and the pros and cons of those social networking sites.
Grading is an indispensable and frequently time-consuming part of a professor’s job. The new Grade Center, one of the major enhancements in the Blackboard 8 upgrade, has provided faculty with a more effective and easier way of handling grading. 
An increasing number of faculty are incorporating the use of media, such as podcasts or digital videos, into their teaching.