Jun 01, 2009

Submitted by Carterfsmith from blog: Asked at http://www.linkedin.com/answers/career-education/education-schools/CAR_BUE/486479-4866828Results will be posted here -- go vote (or comment, but see the context at the above link first, please). (Read More)

Apr 04, 2009

Submitted by Carterfsmith from blog: Twitter provides a multi-device communication platform for us to interact with each other. For those of us living in the 21st Century, it was a logical step from using Twitter to communicate with friends and acquaintances to applying Twitter in the global learning environment. Unfortunately, someone pranked this trend, and (Read More)

Apr 03, 2009

Submitted by Carterfsmith from blog: I took my security class to an art exhibit.Actually, I gave the class an assignment: Take a look at the art exhibit and work in groups to submit bids to provide security for the exhibit.What do you think?. (Read More)

Mar 25, 2009

Submitted by Carterfsmith from blog: I saw a nice overview of Twitter in the learning environment by David Parry, a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, who talks about using Twitter for his courses.More at Chronicle Multimedia.What do you think?. (Read More)

Mar 06, 2009

Submitted by Heartsmart: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke arrogantly refuses to tell Senator Bernie Sanders which banks were in receipt of government loans and why only large greedy incompetent multinational organizations are allowed access to loans, while small and medium-sized businesses are left to rot. (Read More)

Mar 16, 2009

ReadWriteWeb In a recession, budgets are tightened, jobs are cut, and those who remain are expected to do more with less. Given this type of economic reality, it's surprising to hear of an industry reporting an increase in spending on anything, much less on something as new as social media. Yet that's exactly what's occurring. According (Read More)

Apr 01, 2006

Submitted by Carterfsmith from blog: Undergoing MyBlogLog Verification. (Read More)

Apr 08, 2008

Submitted by Carterfsmith from blog: Just finished @itconference08, now to make sure all that learning doesn't get wasted.Things I learned before, during and after (not necessarily in order of priority or importance):- you can claim your Twitter account on Technorati- I take notes better with a laptop- Twitter Vision is cool to watch -- like a game of ping pon (Read More)

Apr 08, 2008

Submitted by Carterfsmith from blog: well, not exactly, but it is a real good primer . . .My apologies for assuming everyone knew the basics!Thanks to Marc Hustvedt for reminding me to post this - by way of posting it on his blog.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0oWhat do you think?. (Read More)

Apr 07, 2008

Submitted by Carterfsmith from blog: OK, so I'm at the13th Annual Instructional Technology conference here in Nashville and the featured speaker is about to begin and I see an @itconference08 on the screen. Hey -- that looks like a Twitter address, I think silently (in case I'm the only one that speaks Twitter). Right after that was instructions on how to get (Read More)

Apr 07, 2008

Submitted by Carterfsmith from blog: Just now getting this finished -- sometimes the to-do list gets overwhelming.This is the video of the recorded presentation of When in Rome - teaching 21st century students using 21st century tools, posted previously, complete with interaction (the only way to present).It's from the 12th Annual Instructional Technology conf (Read More)

Apr 04, 2008

Submitted by Carterfsmith from blog: As I noted in a recent publication:The optimal zone in which adults learn is referred to as disjuncture. (Read More)

Mar 25, 2008

Submitted by Carterfsmith from blog: I was crafting another LinkedIn question and happened across some previous answers I posted to a recurring theme (and corresponding position). I first got involved in the LinkedIn Questions and Answers when a student of mine asked if there was "this much" interaction outside the walls of academia (my courses, both face-to-f (Read More)

Mar 25, 2008

Submitted by Carterfsmith from blog: Here's a link to the ERIC site where my presentation and paper "When in Rome - teaching 21st century students using 21st century tools" is stored.ED496202 - Engaging the Learner. Annual Instructional Technology Conference (12th, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, April 1-3, 2007)The slideshow is here. | View | Upload your own. (Read More)

Feb 12, 2008

Submitted by Carterfsmith from blog: Is it possible that we have so completely tapped the financial reserves of Americans and restricted our borders in the name of security that we have to physically export higher education? We sure are serious about this whole global economy thing, aren't we?"In a kind of educational gold rush, American universities are compe (Read More)

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