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Monday, August 6, 2012

Q: How college education could be transformed through technology?

A: Look at the recent interview with Bill Gates with The Chronicle about his foundation's vision and approach in shaping higher education today:
http://chronicle.com/article/A-Conversation-With-Bill-Gates/132591/

Q: How to maximize creativity among my students? What technology is available for that? Do you have some tips to share?

A: I just came across the article "Your creative brain at work" by Evangelia G. Chrisikou. You can read the original at
Scientific American Mind 23, 24 - 31 (2012) Published online: 7 June 2012
or check my presentation about the tips to maximize your creativity based on this article:
http://asuonline.voicethread.com/share/3283120/

Educational technology is here to engage your students in a conversation about creativity and innovation. I used VoiceThread tool to create it: http://voicethread.com/
A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam).

Monday, July 30, 2012

Q: What is polling?

A: Polling is a wonderful online tool. You can download it from http://www.polleverywhere.com it helps to engage student into a discussion. You can get their answers in private in text. You can do vote on answers. You can demonstrate a common misconception. It could be used for a great starting discussion about students' expectations in your class. See more tips from social media expert, John Orlando: http://www.magnapubs.com/bio/193/

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Q: Where I can find a template? I am designing for and teaching online for the first time.

A: Ocean Online College is a great resource.
You can start with a Master Course Author Kit

Q: Do you know about any alternative aproaches for online teaching in Academia?

A: I would like to introduce you to iversity: http://www.iversity.org/
iversity's approach is both interdisciplinary as well as decidedly international. For the time being, the platform is available in English and German. “In a sense we are going back to the original vision of the World Wide Web: to facilitate the exchange of information and to build a network of knowledge within the academic community,” explains Jonas Liepmann, who founded iversity while he was still at university.