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The classroom is disappearing-or is it?

dr.curry @ November 7, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Notes taken while listening to Allison Rosset, San Diego State University.
This was the third and final keynote of the AECT conference.  As always, my notes are in italics. I have to warn you. This one is quite long.  See the notes after the jump:

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Learner as the designer: An instructional design and learning model for Web 2.0

dr.curry @ November 7, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Notes and thoughts from listening to Jeremy Tutty, Boise State University
Man, don’t ever start your presentation saying that you’re not sure if what you are saying is correct or not.  YIKES!
What can we do to promote effective learning with Web 2.0 tools?
Reflect on our own practice. What do we do that works?
Key characteristics: dynamic, social, [...]

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Technology Integration Showcase: Strategies and Tools Worthy of Discussion

dr.curry @ November 7, 2008 # One Comment

Thoughts and notes listening to Drew Polly, UNC-Charlotte; Tonya Amankwatia, Lehigh; Clif Mims, Memphis; Lloyd Reiber, UGA
Lamb from GA Southern: making movie trailers in foreign language instruction.
Movie maker? That’s a web 2.0 tool? Cool examples, though.  She has these posted on her high school web page, but she hasn’t given us the URL . . [...]

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Podcasting and iTunes U

dr.curry @ November 7, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Thoughts and notes from listening to Ann Barron and Luis Perez from teh University of South Florida.
As always, my thoughts are in italics.
How can we use podcasts to create authentic, engaged learning?
http://itunes.usf.edu
Why doesn’t OSU have something like this?  I know that there has to be enough faculty to merit this.
Can be authenticated through the CMS. [...]

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The Future of Education and IT

dr.curry @ November 6, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Thoughts listening to Dr. George Strawn CIO of NSF
Oh, man, the guy is hyping Obama. Can we please just get to the presentation?
OK, so I had a HUGE list of comments here, but of course, this is AECT which means GARBAGE for a wireless connection.  When this presentation was over and I went to save, [...]

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