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What the font!
Last weekend, while I was giving a quick workshop on document design for our graduate students, I had a student mention to me afterward, “I bet you could tell me what a font is.” I probably could....
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Barnes & Noble’s summer reading program allows kids to earn a free book – but...
Barnes & Noble is again offering their Summer Reading Program for children, where kids read any 8 books to earn a free book. One of our daughters has done this in the past, and it’s really easy...
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Periodic table of elements: QR coded for audio & video
There are 2 choices Apparently, there has been a little confusion as of late as to the periodic table of elements, and looks as though I contributed to the confusion, too. (Sorry for that.) There are...
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Academic integrity & high expectations
As we approach the beginning of the semester and many schools in the south are beginning the school year, I was reminded of this blog post I found a few years ago. Dr. Bill Taylor, a Professor of...
View ArticleFree webinar with Dr. Andy Gibbons
This announcement is from the AECT Graduate Student Assembly. It’s a great opportunity to hear from a leader in our field. The AECT Graduate Student Assembly, in partnership with the Design &...
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More great icon sets!
Looking for some great (free!) icons to use in your presentations or blog posts? Try these: From Web Designer Depot’s Newsletter: Try Sosa, an icon font. (I just downloaded it.) From Designrfix,...
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Mac X DVD Converter Software free until Oct. 8
This comes via Razorianfly.com. Note, it is for both Mac and PC! DVD converter software specialists Digiarty got in touch this afternoon to let us know that their MacX iPhone DVD converter software is...
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Call for UofM Distinguished Teaching Awards nominations
I would like to encourage all current students and alumni to consider nominating an IDT faculty member for the UofM Distinguished Teaching Award. This is a very prestigious honor for a faculty member,...
View ArticleSesame Street begins programming for life’s difficulties
By way of the Huffington Post, I found out that Childrens Television Workshop and the folks at Sesame Street have begun specific programming to address the challenges of life for little children. You...
View ArticleThe continuum of project-based learning
A few days ago, MindShift, a site published by KQED, published an article about project-based learning (via What Project-Based Learning Is — and What It Isn’t | MindShift). It focused on one teacher’s...
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Facebook is adding hashtags
This is interesting: Facebook is planning to add hashtags as an option for updates. While this is heavily used by twitter as a keyword and categorization method around a topic or event, I’m...
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Dr. Gautam Biswas will speak on Betty’s Brain at UofM on March 27
From Dr. Philip Pavlik, Institute for Intelligent Systems and Department of Psychology. If you have a chance to go and hear about Betty’s Brain, I highly encourage it. This is a fantastic example of...
View ArticleEver more relevant: Student-centered Pedagogy within High Stakes Testing
A few years ago, I wrote a book chapter with Janette Hill at The University of Georgia on the complexities of implementing student-centered pedagogies, like project-based learning and problem-based...
View ArticleERIC has restored access to full-text articles
I have just received word from our librarians here on campus fantastic news. ERIC has announced that they have restored full-text access to articles from 2005 to 2013. This is great news! Here is...
View ArticleLloyd Rieber to offer MOOC on ‘Statistics for Mere Mortals’
I wanted to let you know about an exceptional opportunity. A former professor of mine, Dr. Lloyd Rieber, will be offering a free online course (MOOC). Dr. Lloyd Rieber is a fantastic teacher, and he...
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This is uncomfortable and I need your help
I’m going to do something really uncomfortable for me. I’m going to tell a very private story in a very public setting. Once a year, I decide to share a very personal story, because it’s too important...
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Following up on The eLearning Coach’s ’100 Hand-picked freebies’
Late last week, Connie Malamed published a list of 100 Hand-picked Freebies for eLearning Designers as part of her blog The eLearning Coach. This was certainly a great list, so much so that I tweeted...
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APA Workshop on Saturday, Sept. 14
I just got this information today from a flyer in the hall of my building on campus (see crappy image to the right), so I wanted to get it out quickly to students. The Chi Sigma Iota chapter from...
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Dr. David Merrill will present free webinar on Oct. 17
As president of the Research and Theory Division (RTD) of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), I wanted to let you know about an awesome opportunity to hear from an IDT...
View ArticleNominations for Distinguished Teaching Award sought
Do you have a professor at the U of M who is an exceptional teacher? The Distinguished Teaching Award Committee is soliciting nominations for awards recognizing faculty who are outstanding educators....
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