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Guide to Multimedia Proficiency

This reporters' guide to multimedia proficiency isn't just for reporters--lots of good tips for IDT-types as well. Now available in a handy single PDF: http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2009/now-printable-reporters-guide-to-multimedia-proficiency/ Continue

Added by Aaron Sumner on September 7, 2009 at 10:45am — 1 Comment

Using Twitter at conferences

Those of you heading to SIDLIT next week might be interested in a blog post I just wrote about how I use Twitter at conferences. I kind of got tired of the too-academic suggestions the conference organizers were sharing. Continue

Added by Aaron Sumner on July 24, 2009 at 10:57am — No Comments

Technology and classroom cheating

Watching the movie Doubt the other night, I got to thinking about how "technology" has been used to "cheat" in the classroom throughout time. Musings on my blog. Continue

Added by Aaron Sumner on June 24, 2009 at 2:22pm — No Comments

Photos from a whirlwind tour of Kansas

I thought some of you might be interested in seeing these, especially if you're a distance learner who's never stepped foot in the state of Kansas. Last week my girlfriend and I took a tour of some of the out-of-the-way things to see in the state. Below is a slide show of some of the things we saw: You can also see the images and read the descriptions on my Flickr account. Hope you like them! Continue

Added by Aaron Sumner on June 19, 2009 at 3:40am — No Comments

Keep up with IDT@ESU on your mobile phone!

I just learned that Ning now makes it easy to keep up with your social networks on a mobile device (must have a web browser). On your iPhone/Windows Mobile/Blackberry/whatever, just load up http://idtesu.ning.com/m Continue

Added by Aaron Sumner on March 5, 2009 at 2:16pm — No Comments

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Social network as informal photography instructor

I mentioned in the introductory blog post that I'm not a heavy user of what many think of first when they hear the word "social networking site" (being Facebook, MySpace, etc.), but one site I do use a lot is Flickr. For those who may not know, Flickr is a photo sharing site. You can set up groups in Flickr grouped around interests, locations, and so on.

Anyway, over the weekend I learned that Nikon has partnered with Flickr to create Digital Learni… Continue

Added by Aaron Sumner on August 27, 2007 at 2:39pm — No Comments

Good blogs for IDT students and professionals

The other night in the face-to-face version of IT 820 at the MLC, I was asked how I keep up on what’s new in technology. My response: “I read a lot of blogs.” Thought I’d share some of the better ones currently in my RSS aggregator:

Lifehacker: http://lifehacker.com/
Lifehacker isn’t always technology-specific, but has lots of tutorials, shortcuts, and advice on hardware, software, and the use thereof.

Teaching Online Journalism: http://mindymcada

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Added by Aaron Sumner on August 27, 2007 at 2:08pm — 1 Comment

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