Teaching with Technology

Emerging Technologies in Distance Education -- Outstanding Resource (36 Comments)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:44:56 +0000

In July, 2010 AU Press (Athabasca University, Canada) published a book that I think you will find is an excellent resource for ideas about using technology in teaching and learning. The book entitled Emerging Technologies in Distance Education is edited by George Veletsianos.

AU Press makes the book available for free in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. You may download the entire publication or selected chapters.

This book is worth exploring. It may not turn you into a "pro from Dover" (to draw on the line from the movie Mash). However, it should help you better understand how to use technology when you design course materials and share them with your students.

Enjoy.

Rick Lillie (Cal State, San Bernardino)

Is an online education credible to most employers today? (10 Comments)

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:13:30 +0000

question by Robin Campbell

I am in my final semester to earn my associates degree in accounting at Elmira Business Institute in Elmira, NY and want to know if you have any thoughts on the credibility of online schools such as: Phoenix, Kaplan, or any others. In the small amount of research that I have done it seems as though online schools are less credible than regular universities. I want to pursue a bachelors degree in accounting while I am working; however, I do not want to waste my money on a school that is not credible to most employers. I somewhat understand the accrediting concept. Does accredited equal credible in all cases? Do you have any suggestions? Thanks

Video Primers for e-Teaching & Learning -- 27 Video Resources (9 Comments)

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 01:00:06 +0000

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Click the picture below to access the Instructional Consulting website offered by the Indiana University, School of Education. This is an outstanding distance teaching and learning resource. The web page includes links to 27 short video tutorials recorded by Dr. Curt Bonk, Professor of Instructional Systems Technology, Indiana University. Each video tutorial runs approximately 10 minutes.

This is an outstanding teaching-learning resource. If you have questions or comments about the video tutorials, please post a comment to this blog. I'll reply as quickly as possible.

Enjoy,

Rick Lillie (CalState, San Bernardino)

How did you make your video? (17 Comments)

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 01:32:23 +0000

question by Julie Smith David

I really like your "introductory" video, and I wondered what technology/ies you used to create it... and how long did it take you?

I hope one of the things you're going to include in this blog is how you use video, too... I'm just getting started with this, and I could use help!

Writing on tablet (13 Comments)

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:17:09 +0000

question by Gulraze Wakil

Hi all. First thanks is due to Richard Lillie for setting up this blog. I found it in no time.

I recently started teaching large accounting classes and students at the back can't see what I write on the board clearly. I don't do that many power point slides. I am considering buying a tablet computer to write on and have that displayed on the projector.

Any advice or experiences would be useful. Also, does anyone have comments comparing a plain tablet [e.g. ipad] to a full laptop tablet?

Thanks, Gulraze Wakil

Assistant Professor, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

Send email messages to a student's cell phone (4 Comments)

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:06:27 +0000

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SET UP EMAIL ACCOUNT TO FORWARD EMAIL MESSAGES TO YOUR CELL PHONE

In Gmail, this is pretty easy to do. Start by logging into your Gmail account.

In the upper right hand corder of the screen, click SETTINGS.
On the SETTINGS page, click the FILTERS tab.
You will see a set of text boxes to be filled in.
Put the email address addresses of people who you wish to have forwarded to your cell phone in the FROM box.
Click NEXT.
On the next screen, put a CHECK next to the box that says FORWARD IT TO.
- This is where you type the EMAIL ADDRESS of your CELL PHONE.
- Use instructions below to find your cell phone's email address.
Click CREATE FILTER.
You're done.

FIND YOUR CELL PHONE'S EMAIL ADDRESS

Pickup your cell phone.
Openyour cell phone.
Navigate to your Contacts list.
Create an entry for your personal/business/university email address (e.g., Gmail email address).
Navigate to your cell phone's text message app.
Create a text message.
Address it to your home/business/university email address.
Press SEND.
Log in to your personal/business/university email account (i.e., Gmail account), find the email sent to you from your cell phone.
The FROM address should be your cell phone number followed by @your provider.com.
- For example, text messages from Verizon Wireless, come from 3211234567@vtext.com (where 3211234567 is your area code & phone number).
Take note of the address which starts with your cell phone number. That's your cell phone's email address.

LIST OF EMAIL ADDRESS DOMAINS FOR POPULAR SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE UNITED STATES (See Steps 10 and 11 above)

ATT or Cingular
T-Mobile
- number@cingularme.com
- number@tmomail.net
Verizon
- number@vtext.com
Sprint
- number@messaging.sprintpcs.com
- number@messaging.nextel.com
Alltel
- number@message.alltel.com
Virgin Mobile
- number@vmobl.com
Boost
- number@myboostmobile.com

Creating a Dynamic Presentation using Prezi + Webnotes + Eyejot (2 Comments)

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:34:44 +0000

blog entry by Richard E Lillie

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Click the image below to access the web page for each software tool (e.g., Prezi, WebNotes, and Eyejot).

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Please take a moment and RATE THE PRESENTATION (Video #2) -- Your participation will be greatly appreciated.

Welcome to Teaching with Technology , a new blog feature offered by AAA Commons. I'm Rick Lillie,... (27 Comments)

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:10:33 +0000

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All My Faves -- Quick way to find web resources (2 Comments)

Sat, 04 Dec 2010 01:14:00 +0000

blog entry by Richard E Lillie

Here's an interesting web page that includes lots of links to web resources. Categories are listed down the left side of the web page. Resources are listed across each row. Click an icon to link to the resource website. Click the tabs at the top of the web page to find resources by topic area.

Click the picture below to access the webpage.

Rick Lillie (CalState, San Bernardino)

The Year Ahead in IT, 2012

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:47:22 +0000

blog entry by Richard E Lillie

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Today's INSIDE HIGHER ED (Friday, January 6, 2012) included an excellent essay by Lev Gonick titled The Year Ahead in IT, 2012. Gonick identifies 10 IT trends impacting the future of higher education. I particularly like Item #9 (Active Learning Collaboratories Begin to Define the New Classroom Experience). Click the start icon (>) on the YouTube video below to view a short video about the IT learning environment created by USC. This is impressive.

Rick Lillie (Cal State, San Bernardino)

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Teaching with Technology

Emerging Technologies in Distance Education -- Outstanding Resource (36 Comments)

Is an online education credible to most employers today? (10 Comments)

Video Primers for e-Teaching & Learning -- 27 Video Resources (9 Comments)

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How did you make your video? (17 Comments)

Writing on tablet (13 Comments)

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Creating a Dynamic Presentation using Prezi + Webnotes + Eyejot (2 Comments)

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Click the image below to access the web page for each software tool (e.g., Prezi, WebNotes, and Eyejot).

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Welcome to Teaching with Technology , a new blog feature offered by AAA Commons. I'm Rick Lillie,... (27 Comments)

All My Faves -- Quick way to find web resources (2 Comments)

The Year Ahead in IT, 2012

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