Posted by Kristin Payne on 4/9/2010 10:06 AM
In the spirit of my two colleagues' (
Dan
and
Ryan
) previous quirky posts, I figured I was due one. Apparently, the doll/toy that many women love to hate has gotten a new profession:
meet Rev. Barbie
. Unfortunately, not an official Mattel toy, Rev. Barbie was created by an Episcopal priest in Ohio.
A career choice for Barbie that isn't
typically
feminine
is not terribly new — her latest vocation from Mattel is a
computer engineer
. She comes fully equipped with a pink laptop,
…
Posted by Ryan Torma on 4/8/2010 3:20 PM
For many of our online courses we are developing mini-lectures where our professors share some key concepts for the week. In many cases, these are great little videos of faculty in their offices speaking into a flip camera. We get to see the professors faces and hear their voices. Which can be an aid to learning and memory.
We also know from multimedia learning research that having clear visual images that are supported by audio explanation can have the best learning results (Richard E. Mayer, …
Posted by Ryan Torma on 4/1/2010 4:06 PM
Today, I came across this great little performance poetry piece about the value of great teachers. [FYI - The poet does give a coarse gesture during the performance.]
Posted by Ryan Torma on 4/1/2010 8:13 AM
Google launched an amazing new application for Android platform phones today, Translate for Animals. Who knew that cross-species communication could be so easy. I hope they come out with an iPhone version soon.
Happy April, 1.
Posted by druth001 on 3/30/2010 10:23 AM
I have a love/hate relationship with the comments sections on the web. The more time I spend reading blogs and online news, the more I end up interacting with the comments. But I can't make up my mind; one day I find the ability to comment to be the most interesting thing to have happened to public media in a long time, the next day I find myself closing my laptop in dismay over the oversimplification and extreme hyperbole of so many comments.
I regularly read blogs and news that cover a
…
Posted by Kristin Payne on 3/29/2010 11:21 AM
The latest MyLutherNet Minute shows you how to Subscribe to Topic in a discussion forum and why it's useful.
Don't want to watch the video? Download the information as a PDF.
Posted by Kristin Payne on 3/29/2010 11:18 AM
The latest MyLutherNet Minute offers a different perspective on using the Handouts Portlet. Make more use of it by allowing students to post and share files.
Don't want to watch the video? Download the information as a PDF.
Posted by Ryan Torma on 3/25/2010 10:03 AM
Join us for today's Tech Talk on PowerPoint and Keynote presentations either live or by webinar.
We've gathered a short bibliography of great presentation resources. Download Presentation_Resources.
Recording Update: Unfortunately we had a sound recording error this week and have no video to post. Sorry about the mixup. Feel free to watch some of our previous Tech Talks on PowerPoint which cover very similar ideas.
Tech Talk on PowerPoint - July 2009Using PowerPoint well - April 2009
Posted by Ryan Torma on 3/24/2010 10:47 AM
You can view the archived recording of our Tech Talk on the free collaboration tools available for Luther students. If you would like to see the example Reading The Audiences small group Google Site, you can see that here: https://sites.google.com/a/luthersem.edu/sample_rta/
Posted by Kristin Payne on 3/22/2010 11:36 AM
The latest MyLutherNet Minute offers a few tips and tricks to make managing discussion forums a bit easier.
Don't want to watch the video? Download the information as a PDF.
