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Web 2.0 Enhanced Instructions

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?

Date: 
Fri, 10/10/2008 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: 
CSS 4400


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Using Wikis and Blogs to Enhance Collaboration

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.

Date: 
Fri, 11/14/2008 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: 
CSS 4404


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Grade Center

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.

Date: 
Fri, 12/05/2008 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: 
Online


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iTunes U @ UM

An increasing number of faculty are incorporating the use of media, such as podcasts or digital videos, into their teaching.

Date: 
Fri, 02/13/2009 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: 
CSS Room 4400


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Hybrid Learning Solutions

Hybrid Learning Solutions???Combining the best from Face-to-Face and Online Learning

Date: 
Fri, 03/06/2009 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: 
CCS4404


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Wimba Live Classroom

Conducting a Successful Online Session Using Wimba Live Classroom

Date: 
Fri, 04/03/2009 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: 
CCS4404


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Social Networking

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.

Date: 
Fri, 05/01/2009 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: 
CCS4404


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