http://blogs.uww.edu/ltdc Learning Technology Development Council Blog Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:12:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The UWM Second Life pilot is now entering its third year starting in Spring 10, with over 60 instructors receiving faculty development and almost 20 instructors adopting it for their own courses. Second Life is a virtual world which provides access to a network of information, organizations, people, culture, and ... http://blogs.uww.edu/ltdc/second-life-activities-at-uw-milwaukee/ The Qualtrics online survey tool has successfully been introduced to UW Green Bay.  The UWGB Learning Technology Center communicated to our campus that the former survey software (SelectSurevy ASP) will be eliminated next spring as Qualtrics becomes our new campus standard. Our Learning Technology Center staff is helping the transition ... http://blogs.uww.edu/ltdc/transition-to-qualtrics-a-smooth-one-at-uw-green-bay/ Presenter: Dr. Aaron Brower Faculty Page: http://tinyurl.com/yzuvhlu Who is Dr. Aaron Brower? • Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning • Professor, School of Social Work How Dr. Brower came to technology? • From teaching and learning side – integrated learning • Revolutionizing of college campuses by Web 2.0 Moving from Teaching to Learning • Video: “A Vision of Students ... http://blogs.uww.edu/ltdc/keynote-presentation-three-teaching-and-learning-and-technology/ Presenters: Dr. LaVonne Cornell-Swanson (UWSA), Dr. Dan Riordan (UW-Stout) OPID Cornell-Swanson talks about how the UW-System Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID) supports faculty in their efforts to support student learning in the forms of curriculum development/pedagogy and reaching students.  OPID sponsors OPID council, Faculty College, WI Teaching Fellows and ... http://blogs.uww.edu/ltdc/opid-presentation-and-naked-teaching/ Presenter: Tanya Joosten tjoosten@uwm.edu SL: Juice Gyoza (active in SL since 2006) Uses SL in 3 Communication Courses and consults with faculty, including workshops Note: Juice is willing to help just in case you get stuck in the water, lose your hair (or clothes), get lost, or need help on how to use SL for ... http://blogs.uww.edu/ltdc/using-second-life-to-meet-your-pedagical-needs-more-effectively/ Presented by Dr. Debbie Paprocki Assistant Professor of Spanish, UW Waukesha She uses wikis for teaching Spanish. To view a sample of her activities: http://spanishwauk.wikispaces.com Wikis are useful especially when student numbers are large, to provide additional practice in communicating in Spanish. Using Wikispaces: The wiki administrator can set the look and feel etc. through Manage ... http://blogs.uww.edu/ltdc/wikis-for-learning-one-participants-view/ Presenter: Dr. Alan Aycock, UW Milwaukee, Acting Director of Learning Technology Center Blogger: Karen Franker, Instructional Designer, UW Colleges Blended learning is a bit transgressive in terms of active rather than passive learning Does blended learning work? Faculty wanting evidence that it works, esp. those in the sciences U.S. Dept. of Ed 2009 meta-analysis ... http://blogs.uww.edu/ltdc/blended-learning-is-better-than-sliced-bread/ Starting the session off Cheryl Deirmeyer from UW-Madison, noted that roughly a year ago in the Pyle Center marked the start of a digital storytelling event that kicked off her (and others) participation in learning about the storytelling method. The event triggered additional opportunities for interested faculty to participate in ... http://blogs.uww.edu/ltdc/ripple-effect-embracing-authentic-learning-and-digital-storytelling-in-higher-education/ Dr W. Gardner Campbell - Baylor University Wants to out some ideas - some are brand new Book : The Nature of Technology by Brian Arthur Think about technology we think of iphone, netbook, Need to think about technology in the broad sense - Tree definitions: A means to fulfill a human purpose A collection of technologies "technium" the ... http://blogs.uww.edu/ltdc/school-as-a-poetic-technology-web-2-0-and-the-dynamics-of-learning/ Nick Dvoracek, UW-Oshkosh How do we record video for purposes of review and data gathering (lecture capture)? We've moved from VHS, to DVD, DV fully digital devices. The traditional ways for capturing video in a classroom are not workable solutions for today's needs. After much exploration into capture applications and devices UW-Oshkosh has chosen ... http://blogs.uww.edu/ltdc/21st-century-video-recording/