This Week in Tweets: September 14, 2012
In case you missed it, here’s what @elontechnology and @elonteaching have been tweeting this week. If you aren’t using using Twitter yet, learn how to get started. Dr. Ian Beatty, Dept of Physics & Astronomy, UNC-Greensboro, shares how to provoke deep learning with clickers. http://fb.me/28yYRc38s More answers to faculty questions about #Moodle, including: acting like a student, folder view and more https://blogs.elon.edu/technology/teaching-and-learning/moodle-qa-act-like-a-student-folder-views-links-and-passwords/ …#MoodleMusing What new ways of learning are possible? MT @EDUCAUSELI: Invitation to join the Future of Education MOOC:
Read MoreTaking the iPad’s Measure
As tablets enter the educational mainstream, universities move to evaluate their impact on teaching and learning. Found in Mobile Computing/Campus Technology Magazine online. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2012/09/13/taking-the-ipads-measure.aspx?=CTMOB FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreiOS6 Coming Soon
Apple announced yesterday that the latest version of their mobile operating system, iOS 6, will be released on September 19. The new iOS, which will be available through an over-the-air download, will offer 200 new features including the Apple-created mapping app. Read more… FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreMoodle Q&A: act like a student, folder views, links, and passwords
In this Moodle Q&A post, Elon faculty ask how to experience their course exactly as a student (gradebook and all), how to reduce the amount of information displayed on their course page, and more. Elon faculty have a lot of questions about Moodle. That’s a good thing. It proves Elon faculty are using Moodle and testing its limits. This post includes some questions (and answers) we received from faculty about Moodle. In this post, we answer questions about: Viewing a course as a student Changing a course to folder view Opening external links in a new window Changing your password FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreThis Week in Tweets: September 7, 2012
In case you missed it, here’s what @elontechnology and @elonteaching have been tweeting this week. If you aren’t using using Twitter yet, learn how to get started. We answer faculty questions about Moodle: drop lowest score, YouTube, & drag/drop folders https://blogs.elon.edu/technology/teaching-and-learning/moodle-qa-drop-the-lowest-score-youtube-and-folders/ … #MoodleMusings #moodle RT @peerinstruction: Myth: you cant get your students to read before class http://bit.ly/RkSaJ8 #teachers Great tool for taking notes and bookmarking. MT @Edtweeps: A Free Complete Guide to Evernote http://bit.ly/Tfpure FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreUPDATE: Easily add current, course-relevant news to your Moodle courses
Ideas for using Twitter in higher education are easy to find. One simple way to use Twitter is to embed a widget into your Moodle course. Embedding Twitter into Moodle is an easy way to add current, course-relevant news and opinions to your course.
Read MoreMoodle Q & A: drop the lowest score, YouTube and folders
Elon faculty have a lot of questions about Moodle. That’s a good thing. It proves Elon faculty are using Moodle and testing its limits. This post includes some questions (and answers) we received from faculty about Moodle.
Read MoreThis Week in Tweets: August 31, 2012
In case you missed it, here’s what @elontechnology and @elonteaching tweeted the past 2 weeks. If you aren’t using using Twitter yet, learn how to get started. This Isn’t High School: Advice for Teaching First-Year Students http://bit.ly/RfWPfR It was great meeting all the new Elon faculty this afternoon. We look forward to working with you this year. Let… http://fb.me/C39Sj5SL New Moodle training sessions added to the schedule. Sign up for one today. http://fb.me/ZnB5ZtMa Visit the Moodle Musings blog for helpful information on getting the most out of #Moodle. http://fb.me/vS9800YU Great article on #ElonTLC. http://bit.ly/PrpRMh Thank you to everyone who joined us for the conference. FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreNew students become Connected@Elon
Campus Technologies held their 5th annual Connected @Elon event on Monday, August 27th during New Student Orientation. Created to help new students learn about the technology available to them on campus, Campus Technologies staff staged a game of Family Feud, complete with commercials featuring technology services. Scott Hildebrand (Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning Technologies), Mariah Czap (a senior from Cary, NC), and Sean Walmer (a junior from Hillsboro, NC) engaged first-year student contestants with questions about technology. The students were asked to name the top 5 things they should not do on Facebook, the apps available to them through their Google Apps for Education account, and the ways they can seek technology help. FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreNeed email? Three things to get your Moodle course ready for Fall
Fall is here! There are three important steps to get every Moodle course ready for the fall. The following steps will make it easier for you to email your students and verify all your students have access to your Moodle course. This post includes steps to: Add the Quickmail block to your courses so you can email students Enroll and remove students in your Moodle course Make your Moodle course available to students FollowShare on Tumblr
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