Chronicle article: 10 High Fliers on Twitter

This article was in The Chronicle of Higher Education April 10th issue (thanks to Linda Tietjen and Gayle Bradbeer for the heads up!)  How timely considering our discussion last week and again this week on Social Media and Higher Education.

Jeremy Young writes, 

Twitter is quickly becoming a global faculty lounge.  Sure, it's easy to waste a lot of time on the Internet-based microblogging service reading mundane details about people's days.  But you can also pick up some great higher-education gossip, track down colleagues to collaborate with, or get advice on how to improve your teaching or research....

The system [Twitter] will not transmit anything longer [than 140 characters]— forcing even the most long-winded blowhards to boil each point down to its essence.  That brevity horrifies some in academe, who see Twitter as further evidence of shrinking attention spans and an erosion of critical and sustained thought.  But like it or not, hordes of professors and college administrators have signed up for the service in recent months, and some are downright addicted...

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Then, join us Thursday April 9th to talk about what this might mean for all of us!

Social Media In Edu

Ever wonder where social media might fit into education? Have you thought about Facebook or Twitter and considered: would I use either of these with my students? Is there a place for these applications in my own professional development? Joni, Jenna and Brian use these applications in different ways and for different reasons and will speak to what we think, what we do, and open the conversation up to what you think and what you want to know. Join us Tomorrow April 2, 2009 at 11am mountain time as discuss these ideas.

You can join the conversation tomorrow by going to http://connect.cuonline.edu/flc/ any time during the hour, and choosing "Enter as Guest". (You can also find this link in the top right corner of this page).

Please feel free to pass this on to others who you think might be interested, the conversation is open to all. And remember, if you can't make it for the whole hour, feel free to stop by for as much as you can.

Hope to see you there!

Adobe Connect 3/12/09

Eat, Play, Blog- the FLC edition

This week Joni Dunlap has agreed to take the lead and speak with us about using blogs for educational purposes.  She has been thinking, teaching and learning about all kinds of Web 2.0 tools in education, so we are excited to have her share her perspective and participate in the conversation.  As she states in her blog post on this very topic, there are many purposes and ways to use blogs in education:

• to be heard, have a voice on issues of my choosing (e.g. my thoughts on teaching), and disseminate ideas.
• To engage with the subject area as a lifelong learner.
• To connect with others who have similar interests, and build a network of colleagues and collaborators.
• To engage in Web 2.0 technologies in a relevant and meaningful way that supports my practice (in other words, my blog has become my base camp/homestead on the Web.
• To encourage students to articulate their ideas and perspectives, make their thinking visible and be brave and bold about their contributions to the greater discourse.

Join us Thursday to talk about these ideas and explore- where blogs fit in education- our own and that of our students.

FLC: Special Winter Webcamp Edition!

It’s  Winter Webcamp (online course development workshop) The weeklong session gives attendees the opportunity to  to learn new skills, explore advanced topics and techniques and get the support they need to succeed in the online classroom. The entire workshop is being webcast using the same system (Adobe Connect) we use for our Weekly Faculty Conversations. More details including a schedule can be found at: http://www.cudenver.edu/Academics/CUOnline/FacultyResources/wwc/Pages/default.aspx

Both myself and Jenna will be in attendance at Webcamp this week and we have set up the Session “10 Tech Tools to Watch” to be scheduled close to when we usually run the FLC. This session falls in line with many  of the discussions we have had in the past weeks so please join us as the conversation will prove to be a great one.

*** Please note: The url for the conversation will be slightly different. You can join the conversation by going to http://connect.cuonline.edu/wwc09/ any time during the hour, and choosing "Enter as Guest".  (You can also find this link on our blog  in the top right corner  http://theflc.blogspot.com/ ).

Please feel free to pass this email on to other faculty who you think might be interested, the conversation is open to all. And remember, if you can't make it for the whole 90 minutes, feel free to stop by for as much as you can. Hope to see you there!

The Ultimate Quick Guide to your Netbook

Since I received my beloved netbook in November, I have been struggling to find an concise collection of information and resources about optimizing the netbook experience. So over the holiday break I had some time to and decided to write my own little guide. You can read it here:

http://www.131j.com/wp/2008/12/29/everything-you-need-to-get-started-with-your-new-netbook/

Holiday Gadget Guide

With the holidays right around the corner, many of us are dreaming of techie gifts to give and get.  Looking for last minute ideas? Anna and I came up with a great Holiday Gadget Guide: Top 5 Hardware and Software must haves for Life in Online Edu 2009.  Listen to the podcast here:

http://www.techheds.com/2008/12/10/th-2008-12-08-37-holiday-gadget-guide-top-5-hardware-and-software-must-haves-for-life-in-online-edu-2009/

Then- let's chat!

Join the live virtual conversation this Thursday Dec, 18th by going to http://connect.cuonline.edu/flc/ any time during the hour, and choosing "Enter as Guest".  (You can also find this link in the top right corner of http://theflc.blogspot.com/ ).

Please feel free to pass this on to others who you think might be interested, the conversation is open to all. And remember, if you can't make it for the whole hour, feel free to stop by for as much as you can.

Hope to see you there!