Collaborative Knowledge Develoment
May 12, 2008
Two, they develop collaboration skills and technology skills that are current at this time in our society. They learn to use online, shared document services. They learn to communicate in synchronous and asynchronous ways with a variety of students (I suggest you not let them self-select groups). This can be very frustrating for them… just like their jobs will be once they graduate (committee work anyone?).
Suggested guidelines for use in class:
- As a group, pick the 5 most confusing topics from the material for your designated exam.
- Share media in the Google document that will aid all of our understanding about the material.
- Pick websites that have simple explanations (and detailed explanations).
- Try to find material that is both verbal and visual and…
- If applicable, find a simulation or material that will allow us to have a phenomenological experience with the construct/theory/idea/task/etc…
- Organize the material so that it is easy to read and easy to use as a study aid. Usability is important! Remember that this is a public document and a variety of individuals may come to the site looking for knowledge.
- When you remix information from another site (words, images, simulations, etc.) you have an ethical responsibility to cite and credit the creator of the content. It will be much better for you to paraphrase how the material on a website can aid our understanding and then provide a link, than to copy the material.
- Plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the entire group, so monitor the groups work and help each other with APA style citations.
- Pre-Test Review! The last class period before the exam I want each group to share what you have done with us as a serious and engaged study session. You might want to create a presentation document to aid in this endeavor. I will be happy to help you copy handouts to aid any simulations (for example, you might want to recreate a classic experiment in class). Each document and presentation should improve over the semester as we learn from the previous groups mistakes.
How Tos and other stuff to make you a Google Doc expert.
- Videos to grow your expertise!
- The famous Google docs in plain English video (watch me first for inspiration)
- A very well organized series of how to videos from expert village (RSS )
- Google doc videos on YouTube… select from a variety of channels
- Text based help to make you an expert!
Does anyone use twitter… follow me and I’ll do the same
January 28, 2008
Pavlov’s dogg has a mint reflex…
November 8, 2007
just for fun… a little classical conditioning film…
http://www.snotr.com/embed/183
RSS Presentation
November 6, 2007
This page was create to go a long with a presentation on RSS feeds. You might find some of the links useful as a resource… but it’s better with me there 
Feel free to comment with suggestions and changes… prof_chuck
What is RSS?
- wikipedia: link to RSS article, feed
- 7 thing you should know about RSS, PDF from EDUCAUSE
- RSS: A Quick Start Guide for Educators, PDF from Will Richardson
- What is RSS blog? blog, feed
Metaphors for understanding it…
- My computer is a TiVo!
- Customized newspaper
- Head funnel with a fun filter, should we worry about the dangers of ODing?
Examples of using it at the academy…
- student blogs
- student bookmarking
- facebook (it’s a giant aggregator)
- constant searches
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Let’s choose an aggregator…
google reader
- how to: lifehacker how to, google’s quicktour, 7 tips from Johnny, google reader blog, Use your kids Wii to read feeds,
- get an account
- see chuck’s public pages, feed
bloglines beta
- how to, demo girl’s screencast, youtube screencast, the about page,
- get an account
- see chuck’s public pages,
Let’s practice getting feeds into our aggregator… (you can always watch how to videos on YouTube )
identifying feeds
Diversity! search Flickr for “RSS icons” under creative commons
searching for feeds
options with FireFox
let’s look at the preferences tab
let’s make it easier
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Now playing: Bruce Springsteen - 10-Long Walk Home
via FoxyTunes
Podcasting resources for CTLE presentation
June 12, 2007
PODCASTING RESOURCES
Dr. Chuck Robertson, NGCSU
1. Learn About Podcasts by Listening:
Tradition lectures in Psychology—
Science Friday
NPR
A list of lectures from various disciplines and Universities!
Podcast on how to podcast
2. Podcasting How Tos:
Podcasting Tools (Lots of info on this site).
Beginners Guide from Podcasting News
3. Some Podcasting info from Apple Inc.
For Podcast Makers
For Podcast Fans
4. Platform Specific tutorials
PC–
How to create your own podcasting show on Windows (zehhemel.com)
Mac–
Excellent tutorials from Atomic learning for the iLife Suite, ($$$ you will need to pay)
Linux—
5. Opensource Podcasting Software:
6. Cool stuff you can do with your iPod:
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