Today I (@professorjosh) presented a session with my colleague Dr. Lisa Macon (@lisamacon) on Community College Online Class Size Optimization: Current Research and Findings at Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning. With the increasing demands for online classes as well …

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Today I (@professorjosh) presented a session with my colleague Dr. Lisa Macon (@lisamacon) on Social Media: It’s Here and Faculty Want to Use It at Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning. Social media isn’t a fad, it’s a revolution. …

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Want to develop some great video slideshows in a short amount of time? Animoto is a great tool for educators, marketers, bloggers, and people just wanting to great fast easy slideshows that have nice effects and features. Watch the video …

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Kickstarter is one of my favorite sites to find new innovative gadgets that haven’t hit the market. Arqball Spin was one of those products that intrigued me back in May with not only its software for iOS creating 360 spins …

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About a month ago I participated as a mentor in Startup Weekend EDU in Orlando. Startup Weekend EDU is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile EDU application which could form the basis of a …

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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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