May 2009 Newsletter
Articles include: Technology workshops, ETS Hot Teams, Learning Design Summer Camp 2009, copyright site, class using Guitar Hero to teach, ANGEL 7.3 what's new podcast, BuzzLions, CoffeeReads, and more.
BuzzLion for Week of April 26
A weekly look at what TLT staff are thinking, doing, and writing.
May 01, 2009TLT CoffeeRead for 5/4: Why Web 2.0 is Important to Higher Education?
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
May 04, 2009Register for technology workshops offered this summer
Registration is now open for the technology workshops offered over the summer by ITS Training Services.
May 04, 2009Five Questions About....Summer-Fest
Chris Lucas, assistant director of ITS Training Services, recently discussed Summer-Fest, which will be held May 11-15. Summer-Fest is an annual event that offers a variety of technology training opportunities for staff and faculty.
May 05, 2009TLT CoffeeRead for 5/7: What do you think about Blackboard acquiring ANGEL Learning?
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
May 07, 2009Alan Levine's talk, panel discussion on new media in education available via video
Levine discusses digital storytelling, including 50+ ways to tell a story via Web 2.0.
May 08, 2009BuzzLion for the Week of May 3
A weekly look at what TLT staff are thinking, doing, and writing.
May 08, 2009TLT CoffeeRead for 5/11: Digital media competition encourages educational experiments
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
May 11, 2009Tentative Learning Design Summer Camp 2009 agenda now available
Agenda for Learning Design Summer Camp posted to event wiki, plus information on how you can register AND help plan this great (and free) educational technology event.
May 12, 2009TLT CoffeeRead for 5/13: Journalism school requires students to buy iPods
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
May 13, 2009Dickinson School of Law’s new digital courtroom features latest trial technology
The Dickinson School of Law's brand new Katz Building features sleek architecture, a beautiful law library, cutting-edge learning spaces, all in a great setting. But the building's crown jewel very well may be a digital courtroom for student mock trials that rivals any real courtroom in technology, design, and appearance.
May 14, 2009BuzzLion for Week of May 10
A weekly look at what TLT staff are thinking, doing, and writing.
May 15, 2009TLT CoffeeRead for 5/18: Student becomes first to graduate from virtual-world only program
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
May 18, 2009ANGEL 7.3 podcast - Jeff Swain gives the low-down on what's new
Jeff Swain, instructional designer with Education Technology Services and head of the ANGEL documentation team, discusses with Jamie Oberdick, editor of The Daily Buzz, the new ANGEL 7.3 that went live May 16. Jeff outlines new features, upgrades to old features, and the benefits of these new items to teaching at Penn State.
May 19, 2009Submit Your Social Web Identity
TLT Staff are encouraged to submit their identities across the social web to be included in a directory for easier discoverability of our content.
May 20, 2009TLT CoffeeRead for 5/20: Online Study Tools or University Cheat Sheets?
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
May 20, 2009A second cup - bonus TLT CoffeeRead: Penn State's Cole Camplese mentioned in Huffington Post article
ETS director mentioned in Jennifer Gross's blog post "Embracing the Twitter Classroom"
May 20, 2009Five Questions About....ETS Hot Teams and white papers
Allan Gyorke, assistant director of Education Technology Services (ETS), answers five questions about ETS's hot team/white paper process, and its role in developing new and innovative services and events for enhanced learning at Penn State.
May 21, 2009BuzzLion for Week of May 17
A weekly look at what TLT people are thinking, writing, planning, and doing.
May 22, 2009Educational Gaming Commons rocks music course via Guitar Hero
Two Penn State School of Music faculty members use Guitar Hero in an introduction to guitar course designed for music education students and find many pedagogical benefits
May 26, 2009TLT CoffeeRead for 5/27: Online Professors Pose as Students to Encourage Real Learning
TLT CoffeeReads take a look at educational technology in the media, from Penn State to around the world. Innovations at other schools, education and technology issues, new products and services, and other news are among subjects covered. These are designed to get people thinking and talking about how the articles relate to what we are doing here at Penn State in teaching and learning with technology.
May 27, 2009Copyright site clarifies complicated issues for students using media
Copyright Perspectives educates on what constitutes copyright infringement, offers legal alternatives
May 28, 2009BuzzLion for the Week of May 24
A weekly look at what TLT staff are thinking, doing, writing, and more
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