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Aaron Sumner So, I got a Kindle

Is this thing on? I picked up a Kindle yesterday and am putting it through its paces at work. Read along at http://blog.stratepedia.org/category/special-interests/kindle-diaries/ (my work blog). Continue

Posted by Aaron Sumner on June 18, 2008 at 7:44pm — No Comments

Aaron Sumner Blackboard integrating with Facebook

I bag on Blackboard as much as the next guy, but I have to admit this is a great idea. Blackboard Unveils Application to Bring Course Updates to Facebook (Wired Campus) Continue

Posted by Aaron Sumner on May 14, 2008 at 9:40am — No Comments

Aaron Sumner Does Udutu mark the death of instructional design?

I'm in a handful of Ning communities, including Internet Time, which focuses largely on informal learning in corporate settings. The other day someone posted "Uduntu killed the Instructional Designer" in the blog there. Udutu ("You Do Too") is an online learning platform; they just released a free course builder component that exports to any SCORM-compliant…

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Posted by Aaron Sumner on March 18, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Samantha T. Roze Diary? Discussion? Op-Ed Piece?

What is a blog? Isn't it just a web page? Is it a public diary/journal? What's the difference between a blog and a discussion board? If no one else posts to a blog, is it a blog? (The tree falling in the forest....) Isn't it then just an online op-ed piece? Continue

Posted by Samantha T. Roze on March 11, 2008 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Aaron Sumner Sprout: Super-easy online Flash builder

Need a quick little Flash widget or mini-site? Check out Sprout! Sprout is a free, web-based, simple Flash builder that doesn't require you to actually own Flash. It's currently in beta, but if you register with them you should get access in a day or so. I put together this little number, with a couple of buttons, a slide show, and an audio file, in about 15 minutes (unfortunately it's too wide for Ning's column width--but until I do some… Continue

Posted by Aaron Sumner on February 24, 2008 at 2:06pm — 3 Comments

Aaron Sumner Blackboard won their suit vs. Desire2Learn

Wow--this is not good news for those of us who hate Blackboard. http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/2767/blackboard-wins-patent-infringement-case-against-rival-courseware-provider Continue

Posted by Aaron Sumner on February 22, 2008 at 4:15pm — No Comments

Aaron Sumner Screenflow: New Mac-only screencasting software

Screencasting is an easy way to create a video of what's happening on your computer screen at a given time. It's good for creating software tutorials or even recording audio of yourself giving a slide presentation (say, for remote delivery of your IT899 work?). If you're familiar with products like Camtasia for Windows and SnapzPro for the Mac, you know what I'm talking about. Most Mac screencasting apps have been relatively basic so far, especially compared to what Camtasia has to offer. That… Continue

Posted by Aaron Sumner on February 22, 2008 at 8:50am — No Comments

Aaron Sumner Thank you!

The semester is winding down and I'm frantically finishing the paper I promised to Dr. Childress about the IDT@ESU social network. I just wanted to thank everyone who participated here by sharing their thoughts and photos. It's been very interesting!

I still think social networking and other Web 2.0 technologies can play a big role in online learning, but it's going to require us (as a field) to rethink what we know about the web and how people interact with it. (Maybe you can use thi…

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Posted by Aaron Sumner on December 10, 2007 at 8:26pm — No Comments

Marcus Childress Is this the end of cursive writing?

An interesting article from The Christian Science Monitor - Is this the end of cursive writing?
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1114/p13s01-legn.htm

What do you think?
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Posted by Marcus Childress on November 15, 2007 at 12:35pm — No Comments

Aaron Sumner 5 ways Web 2.0 can make you a better e-learning designer

This post on the Rapid E-Learing Blog is timely, given our discussion last week in the MLC section of IT820: http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/5-ways-web-20-can-make-you-a-better-e-learning-designer/ In sum:
  • Use an RSS reader
  • Connect with industry experts
  • Connect with peers (like, on this site!)
  • Support industry activity
  • Start a blog
These are five things we can all do--no new technical skills required. As an as… Continue

Posted by Aaron Sumner on November 6, 2007 at 10:22am — 9 Comments

Aaron Sumner ITSA Big Event!

Courtesy of Ken Morrison:

We would love your thoughts.

There will be a live interactive meeting about career opportunities in the IDT field on Tuesday evening at 6:30 in Visser Hall Room 330. ITSA (Instructional Design Student Association) will broadcast over the internet via Wimba. We hope to have a good crowd at the event for networking and getting to know each other a little better.

If there are any questions that you would like to have answered during this event, w…

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Posted by Aaron Sumner on October 11, 2007 at 10:29pm — No Comments

Marcus Childress I've been Simpsonized!

You can be, too! Go to http://www.simpsonizeme.com/

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Posted by Marcus Childress on September 30, 2007 at 4:36pm — 1 Comment

Marcus Childress IBM Releases Free Office Desktop Software Suite

NEW YORK, September 18, 2007 - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced IBM Lotus Symphony, a suite of free software tools for creating and sharing documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
Beginning today at…
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Posted by Marcus Childress on September 28, 2007 at 11:32am — No Comments

Turki AL-Zahrani Only for you..

She said " hello"


Her favourite color is yellow
Her soul is like jellow
When I see her I want to bow
Her sense always grow
She does not go with the flow
She needs someone to follow
I wish she could know
That I would give h… Continue

Posted by Turki AL-Zahrani on September 13, 2007 at 5:25pm — No Comments

Aaron Sumner Are you a student? Do you blog? Want a $10,000 scholarship?

I found out about this via Classroom 2.0, another Ning group. Almost sounds too good to be true but the information came from a reliable source.

If you're not blogging already, maybe you should start. 10 grand sure could buy a lot of credit hours at ESU!

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Contact Information:
Daniel Kovach
(919) 630-4895
daniel@collegescholarships.org

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Posted by Aaron Sumner on September 13, 2007 at 9:34am — No Comments

Aaron Sumner RSS feeds for IDT@ESU

People are really starting to contribute to IDT@ESU! Did you know you can use RSS to keep up on new blog posts, forum threads, and photos? Here are the links--you should just be able to click on them to subscribe in your favorite RSS reader:

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Posted by Aaron Sumner on September 11, 2007 at 8:40am — No Comments

Aaron Sumner Dr. Russ Whitehurst lecture at KU, September 24, 7 PM

This lecture may be of interest. to those of you who are interested in working in education research. (And, if I may say so, this field could really use some good instructional designers--lots of good theory gets lost because of bad design.) Continue

Posted by Aaron Sumner on September 11, 2007 at 8:35am — 5 Comments

Turki AL-Zahrani At night..

My heart beats so fast so loud and clear.. I can’t breath.. I am afraid. I tried to hold it with my hands and I looked around for someone to help me. No one there…No one can hear me. The phone is next to me I tried to reach it but I couldn't. I just wanted to call them to tell them how much…
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Posted by Turki AL-Zahrani on September 7, 2007 at 1:35am — No Comments

Turki AL-Zahrani I am tired..

I am tired of walking. I wana stop and enjoy the view. The life goes by me and I feel alone. I am a feared to die alone. I guess you can’t have a perfect life after all but hope for the best to come…

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Posted by Turki AL-Zahrani on September 6, 2007 at 3:37am — No Comments

Aaron Sumner Groups in IDT@ESU

Our Ning site lets us create Groups for conversations around specific areas. I've created two so far--one for those of us who hang out Thursday nights at the Metro Learning Center, and one for members of ITSA. So we can start an MLC-specific thread, for example, without pestering the IDT@ESU community as a whole.

But we as a community could do more with groups--and you can create them without going through me! Groups could be a great way to continue conversations and learning once a c…

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Posted by Aaron Sumner on September 5, 2007 at 3:40pm — 1 Comment

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