As an instructional designer and professor that has designed, developed, and taught both online and traditional face to face courses discussions are an important factor to building community. Learning through discussions is an important strategy for students, in either mode. Both …

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Part 5 in the Series: Social Media in Education Social Media can be embedded into a number of different courses and it’s always good to find unique research and actually case studies available to help you develop a plan. It’s …

Social Media in Education: Twitter being used in Arts and Sciences Courses Read more »

Part 4 in the Series: Social Media in Education There has been much attention given in the media recently to the use of social media tools, especially Facebook in education. Much of that discussion is around K-12 public education and …

Social Media in Education: Privacy and Friending Read more »

Part 3 in the Series: Social Media in Education Last fall, I played a major part in developing, designing, and teaching the first course dealing with social media at Valencia College. This course was geared to faculty interested learning about …

Teaching and Learning with Social Media: Social Media 101 for Faculty Read more »

Will we need keyboards or mice in the near future? It’s time to forget Microsoft Kinect and find a new way to control your computer via natural movements. Well, you need to look no farther than the Leap Motion Control …

Are Mice and Keyboards in the Past? Leap Motion is Changing the Game with Motion Sensors Read more »

Adobe has a lot of big things happening in education. Recently, Adobe announced the immediate availability of the Adobe Creative Suite 6 Software and the Creative Cloud is expected to be available on Friday, May 11th. Students and Teachers can …

Adobe Design Achievement Awards (#ADAA12) Read more »