An exploratory report about the value of wikis in higher education, from a faculty perspective.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Prezi: Create game-changing presentations online!
About Prezi
At Prezi, we're all about helping people understand each other better. Presentations have not evolved much in the 50 years since the slide was invented, but Prezi is changing that. Prezi lets you bring your ideas into one space and see how they relate, helping you and your audience connect. Zoom out to see the big picture and zoom in to see details — a bit like web-based maps that have changed how we navigate through map books.
Brief History
Adam Somlai-Fischer is an architect and has been working with zooming presentations since 2001. Back then, he was coding each presentation by hand but it allowed him to show a floor plan (big picture) and individual rooms (details). Adam became an internationally desired speaker and as more people saw his zooming presentations they wanted to create their own. In 2007, Adam met Peter Halacsy who was one of these people. Peter convinced Adam to work on an editor so that anyone could make zooming presentations. After creating a prototype they convinced Peter Arvai to become the CEO of Prezi — to help them build a product and a company. Prezi was launched in April 2009 from Budapest, leading to an investment from TED Conferences and Sunstone Capital. The San Francisco office was established in November 2009 and the company has been cash flow positive since 2010.
LiveBinders.com: The Knowledge Sharing Place
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Harvard Education Letter - September/October 2008 issue
Teaching 21st Century Skills: What does it look like in practice? by Nancy Walser
Getting and Spending: Schools and districts share lessons on the effective uses of philanthropy by Lucy Hood
Creating a Culture of Reciprocal Accountability: How five new principals won their faculties' support for schoolwide reforms by Gerald C. Leader
• Content Type Journal Article
• Pages 1-8
• Authors
o Nancy Walser
o Lucy Hood
o Gerald C. Leader
o Journal Harvard Education Letter
o Online ISSN 1943-5053
o Print ISSN 8755-3716
o Journal Volume Volume 24
o Journal Issue Volume 24, Number 5 / September/October 2008
Harvard Education Letter - July/August 2011
Integrated Data Systems Link Schools and Communities: Researchers combine school and non-school data to inform interventions and policy by Patti Hartigan
Student-Directed Learning Comes of Age: Teachers adopt classroom strategies to help students monitor their own learning by Dave Saltman
The Common Core State Standards: Challenges for assessment by W. James Popham
• Content Type Journal Article
• Pages 1-8
• Authors
o Patti Hartigan
o Dave Saltman
o W. James Popham
o Journal Harvard Education Letter
o Online ISSN 1943-5053
o Print ISSN 8755-3716
o Journal Volume Volume 27
o Journal Issue Volume 27, Number 4 / July/August 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Dillard University Faculty/Staff Institute Needs Assessment - Fall 2011
Dear Faculty and Staff Members of Dillard University:
We are about to begin another exciting academic year in the Fall of 2011. I am requesting your input in the planning of the topics for the Faculty/Staff institute scheduled for August 17th and 18th, 2011. The Office of Academic Affairs created a planning committee for the Institute this year and we are requesting that you complete a survey to let us know what you consider to be important topics for presentation and discussion.
Please click on the URL web link below to begin the Dillard University Faculty and Staff Institute Fall 2011 Needs Assessment Survey. Thanks so much for your participation. The planning committee wants to know your opinions and needs concerning the information shared at the Institute.
http://skylight.wsu.edu/s/d726f3cf-6824-4c9d-ad6f-8b8c71860739.srv
Thanks,
Dr. Keith Wismar
Interim Coordinator for Academic Assessment
“20 Best Blogs in Instructional Technology”
by Tim Handorf
Technology, when applied creatively and effectively, punches up lessons for students of all ages and abilities. In the hands of a savvy enough teacher, gadgets and digital services alike can increase their engagement and better encourage learning and retention. Obviously, the Internet serves as an excellent hub for educators worldwide to meet up and exchange ideas, insights and opinions regarding strategies, emerging technologies and every other relevant topic out there. Instructional technology blogs are exceptionally common, with far, far more than these 20 contributing something valuable to the discussion. Use them as starting points before branching out and discovering what other professionals have to offer.
Campus Technology: Advanced Tips and Training for Web Accessibility
U Washington technology accessibility specialist Terrill Thompson offers tips for improving accessibility on education portals and rich Internet applications.
By Dian Schaffhauser 07/14/11
A Message from Joyce Roche’, Chair of the Dillard University Presidential Search Committee Search Update
Dear Dillard Community:
The following is an update on our Presidential Search.
Isaacson Miller, our search firm, has covered considerable ground over the past few months in broadcasting the opportunity, networking and screening prospective candidates. They have reached out to a broad group of Presidents, Provosts and some Deans at colleges and universities across the country to develop a diverse pool of candidates. They are also seeking out candidates with non-traditional backgrounds and experience in Higher Education. That being said, they have many more sources to tap and potential candidates to assess in more detail.
The search firm has indicated that the market feedback to our opportunity has been very positive and that people have a great deal of respect for Dillard’s history and reputation. The Search Committee had a meeting with the firm last week to review the first group of potential candidates to discuss which sets of experiences we found most compelling and to guide the firm’s continued networking and candidate assessments. We were very pleased with this initial group and the firm has advised us that the pool will continue to grow and deepen over the next few months.
I want to assure you that the search process is on schedule and we are confident that we will find the right person to serve as Dillard’s next President.
Sincerely,
Joyce M. Rochѐ
Chair, Presidential Search Committee
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