Free Range Learning

This week's Tech Talk looks at the improvements that have been made to the thesis templates.

The Fall 2011 Tech Talks kicked off with an overview of various technology tools available to the Luther Seminary community. We included a handout of the tools we discussed.

Listen to the recording of the Tech Talk from May 5, 2011 on engaging film in Christian education. Unfortuanately, we had some difficulty with the recording during the film clips, and have edited those parts out of the recording.

Chris Scharen discusses the issues surrounding social media and boundaries. At the end of the talk he references a paper, which can be found here.

In this April 14 Tech Talk, we talk about various technologies and tools - lightning-round style.

Watch the recording of the April 7, 2011 Tech Talk on Mobile technologies.

Watch the recording of the March 24 Tech Talk about content strategy for your web site.

The two books that are mentioned are Content Strategy for the Web by Kristina Halverson and Elements of Content Strategy by Erin Kissane.

Listen to the recording from the March 18, 2011 Tech Talk on Backward Design for Congregational Teaching & Learning.

During the talk we reference the requirements for Climbing Merit Badge , from the Boy Scouts of America.

The following pieces were on a handout.

Backward Design Questions

These questions provide an outline of the backward design process, and are helpful in creating learning centered course designs.

1. By the end of the course, what should the students know, understand, and be …

Watch the recording of the March 3, 2011 Tech Talk on creating PowerPoint presentations.

 

Watch the recording of the Tech Talk on the Windows 7 from Feb. 24, 2011.