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The ‘promised’ support for those who attended our drop-in workshops – and even for those who didn’t! *btw – if you want more supported ‘play time’ next Tuesday morning, you can attend again – same room, same time (Scarfe 206 … Continue reading

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Creative Commons Image Search

Taking and editing your own photographs can be a challenging, yet rewarding way to enhance your web spaces. Further, this virtually eliminates copyright issues! Still, if you are looking for web content you can use, here are a few places … Continue reading

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Just Moodling around

I was recently asked about Moodle and how to go about using it… I’m definitely not an expert in this Learning Management System but I have enjoyed messing about with it to create a course or two during my own … Continue reading

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Interactive Classrooms – iClickers for active learning

Did you know that there are two class sets of iClickers (and controllers) available on loan through the Scarfe Education Library for instructors? All you need is the clicker set (which includes a ‘base station’) and a computer hooked up … Continue reading

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Copyright Resources

You need to understand copyright if you are planning to upload content of any kind to a website. Visit : copyright.ubc.ca  for more information or drop in to ask specific questions. They regularly offer workshops and drop in sessions to … Continue reading

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Digital Storytelling

ScreenCastoMatic digital storytelling tool that is easy to use.  It is a web based screen recorder.  It allows you to create an instruction session or an artefact in minutes.  An example of a screen cast that I made and then … Continue reading

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Blogs and Social Media – Blending social & academic worlds

Social Networking, defined by Gunawardena et al (2009) as the “practice of expanding knowledge by making connections with individuals of similar interests” is a potentially powerful tool for both Post-Secondary Faculty and the K-12 classroom teacher. Through this networking, students … Continue reading

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