Monday, October 29, 2007

Using Wikipedia for a Writing Assignment

"When Wikipedia is the Assignment" - A professor and a technology specialist discuss their attempt to bring term papers out into the open with the resource many faculty members abhor.

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/10/29/wikipedia

Interesting perspective!

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Enhancing Instruction with CSULB's Educational Technologies

To enhance your instruction via e-learning tools, the following workshops continue to be available:

  • BeachBoard Basics, Assessment/Gradebook, and Communication
  • Using the Turnitin plagiarism prevention tool
  • BeachBoard Collaboration ["BeachBoard 2.0"]
  • Providing Equitable Experiences for Distance Students
  • Using Calibrated Peer Review (CPR), a web-based writing and peer review tutorial
  • Creating Digital Media ["A Picture is Worth 1K Words"]
  • Creating Quick Instructional Videos with Adobe Captivate
  • Extending Your Class Boundaries with Elluminate Web Conferencing Software
For detailed workshop information, please visit http://www.csulb.edu/lats/itss/bb/faculty/workshops_2074.html

Additional training resources:

Any Questions?

BeachBoard Services
CSULB Library lower level, room 012
(562) 985-4745