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Text and pictures work well to convey a lot of what you want to capture in your blog however, adding audio makes content more dynamic. Using a variety of post styles helps keep readers interested. Sound can add some life… Continue Reading →
Incorporating online resources into your practice and your scholarship is inevitable. Ensuring you use the most affective, accurate and credible resources is not automatic. Learning this skill is important and also sets an example to your students on what they… Continue Reading →
To facilitate quick access to Creative Commons image resources, you might consider installing the Creative Commons Search Browser Extension. The tool adds a button to your web browser and lets you Search for Creative Commons licensed content, attribute the owner/creator… Continue Reading →
This is optional, but is likely a lifesaver in your program for when you have to write any academic papers. You could also just use it to store resources/papers you come across and value as you move through life. We… Continue Reading →
Hypothes.is Hypothes.is is a very light-weight web service and browser extension that you can easily install in your own browser and then use to have conversations in situ on web documents such as blogs, articles, documents, websites, and other resources…. Continue Reading →
Please take the time to watch the film Most Likely to Succeed (MLTS) during the first week of the course. The film follows students into the classrooms of High Tech High, a public charter school in San Diego, California. The… Continue Reading →
Video Editing Tools: iMovie (Mac & iOS) UVic DSC: Introduction to Video Editing with iMovie (Mac only) DaVinci Resolve (free for Windows, Mac, & Linux) UVic DSC: WeVideo (web-based, low-quality video output with free version) Final Cut Pro (pricey, but free 30-day evaluation)… Continue Reading →
Audio Editing Tools: Audacity (Mac or Windows) Garageband (Mac/iOS) Audio Streaming for Education (examples): VoiceEd Radio 105theHive DS106 Radio Audio Editing Competencies Basic Create a polished audio clip using an audio editing program (e.g., Audacity or Garageband) Record audio to… Continue Reading →
We have made things easy for you in terms of finding each other’s public blogs by way of the EDCI Blog Hub, but that won’t be there forever. Individuals can use “RSS Readers” to subscribe to “feeds” from websites. RSS stands for… Continue Reading →
Trello is a popular project management tool for organizing learning, work, or home life. Check with your instructor to see if you will be using Trello in your workflow and if they are creating a template for you before you… Continue Reading →
Use the link below to access this comprehensive resource on Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons for Educators. From the resources description: It has never been easier to publish online or consume digital content. This comes with many advantages and… Continue Reading →
We have been presented with a bimodal thinking when it comes to licensing and access to resources. These are copyrighted and public domain works at each extreme, but Larry Lessig founded Creative Commons licensing to allow people to retain copyright,… Continue Reading →
We’re going to slot groups/pairs/individuals into time slots to present in the last three weeks of the term. We will only have one hour to work with each week as we have other course topics to work on, so book… Continue Reading →
Hello to my sections in EDCI 336! (A01 on Mondays and A04 on Fridays) Check out our new menu under “sections” at the top right. There you will find my posts, a blog hub of all of the posts by… Continue Reading →
Welcome to my instructor blog! I love teaching EDCI 336 and have been doing so for several years. I am a professor in educational technology at the University of Victoria in the Faculty of Education‘s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, where I am… Continue Reading →
I am Associate Professor in Educational Technology at the University of Victoria in the Faculty of Education. I am very much looking forward to working with you this term. My research focuses on learning design practices, the development of digital literacies, and… Continue Reading →
Diigo is a social bookmarking website that allows signed-up users to bookmark and tag web pages. Additionally, it allows users to highlight any part of a webpage and attach sticky notes to specific highlights or to a whole page. These… Continue Reading →
Here are some resources and links on the origins and support for organizing EdCamps. An EdCamp is an unconference, which is a user-generated conference. There is no rigid pre-selection of session topics planned in advance. Instead, ideas for collaboration and… Continue Reading →
Podcasts are handy for listening on the go, during exercise, or having on in the background. They’re also a great way to keep-up-to-date and learn more about teaching and learning. These are some ideas for podcasts to get started with… Continue Reading →
This chart shows the number of students who are estimated to have personal data stored with technology vendors. This estimate is limited to Student Information Systems (SIS), Learning Management Systems (LMS), and email systems. These are the three common systems… Continue Reading →