At the last IT advisory group meeting I shared a spreadsheet of tools we have been considering adopting. One we know we want is something for web conferencing. When facilitating classes online it is nice to have a something that allows all participants to communicate with the group easily. Another use that is common in [...]
There are faculty exploring teaching and learning online throughout the college. This is pretty cool given there is no eLearning (distance and hybrid education) strategic plan in the College of Education & Human Ecology. The OTEL Instructioal Technology group has been working with several faculty to help with a wide variety of aspects involved in [...]
Bummer OSU isn’t going to offer Elluminate as a synchronous communication option to OSU faculty any time soon. They do, however, offer webmeeting. Webmeeting seems to be DimDim lite. In webmeeting only the host and 3 others can communicate via audio. However, the host can pass the mic to other participants. It is possible to [...]
I’ve been teaching EDPL 791 and am really enjoying it. This course perfectly intersects with my role as Director of Instructional Technology for the college. As I prepare for and teach the course I necessarily dig deeper into learning about digital media and technologies that enable me to help my team provide better instructional [...]
I’ve been thinking of what’s out there in terms of Web 2.0ish tools that might hold potential within teaching and learning. So… I made a quick version 1 list. Some of the items are centrally hosted by OSU, at least as a pilot if not completely. The rest are free. This list is by no [...]
Though I have conceived many a blog since my last post… none have moved from my mind to digital materiality. Those blogs often relate to the shifts occurring within OTEL. I am very excited about the work we have doing these past few months. What we are doing is not flashy, it is about as [...]
TELR recently announced that faculty may request an Elluminate vroom for winter 09 and/or spring 09. Form to request Elluminate vRoom:
https://telr.ohio-state.edu/apps/telr_forms/index.cfm?form_id=64&auth=E40
For several years I taught both onsite and online at a small private university. The focus of the first course I taught online was collaboration in cyberspace. Interestingly, at that time the university offered few [...]