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
Who R U people?
October 17, 2007
Created by Michael Wesch in collaboration with 200 students at Kansas State University.
If you like this then you need to check out his other stuff… I think it’s even better… The Machine is Us/ing Us
Cognition student’s need to think about collaborative testing
October 3, 2007
Interesting observation:
Hello,My name is (#$%*($%Q ) #Q(%)#Q(%, I am in your TR Cognition class. I was just wondering what your reasoning for the collaborative testing was. I was grouped with two people that didnt study, and i did so i just dont understand how that is fair. im not trying to complain, just wondering. and one of my partners sleeps in class everyday, so i dont think he could be of any help. just wondering. I dont see how this group test will be reflective of my personal learning abilities. just looking for clarification.Thank You,
The answer has many parts…
First, as a cognitive scientist and memory guy, I know about (and am interested in) your learning the material. You need to place it into your semantic memory so that it stays with you and you can use it / apply it / benefit from it. One sure fire way to do that is to think about the material in a meaningful way (encoding so that it is placed in memory). Explaining why the best answer is right and why the wrong answers and distracters are wrong is one way to do that. If you actually “know” the material, then you should be able to convince / explain it to your collaboration partners. If you can’t explain it, then you probably don’t really know it and it won’t stick with you.
Second, use this as an opportunity to improve your test taking skills. See how others approach the problems. Learn to think about the questions from different angles and world views. Use reasoning skills to get everyone to the best answer.
Third, this is a great opportunity for you to learn about your classmates and perhaps get a chance to view their preparation from my vantage point. Many of you have complained to me about being stuck with peers that are unprepared or unwilling to work together. This is not news to me, but you need to think about it. These folks are working toward the same degree as you… these folks are going to be applying for the same jobs as you… these folks are going to be at jobs before you get there. How do you think they will represent a NGCSU BS degree in Psychology? How will you represent an NGCSU psych degree?
Collaborative testing is a great way for you to master the material, learn about working with others (which you will be doing or the rest of your life), and develop communication skills for a successful life out there… in the big wide world.
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Facebook resources for the faculty (and staff too).
September 22, 2007
So I’m leading a workshop at the fall faculty retreat today on using facebook. If the wi-fi will work up here in the woods, we’ll be fine. There really does seem to be a shortage of tutorial material for facebook. However, with its dynamic/mashup capabilities & continual improvements I can see how you could spend a lot of time working on a guide that would soon be obsolete. I’m going to list some resources below, feel free to share what you find as comments. I actually find the absurd / joking / humor sites to be the most informative… you should revisit them when you’ve gained some experience.
- Newbie’s Guide to Facebook
- 7 Things You Should Know About… Facebook II via Educause
- Social Networking: A beginner’s Guide to Facebook
- Facebook Tutorial from Diversity College
Apps:
Jokes (that also inform):
- The Unofficial and Smartass Guide to Using Facebook
- Facebook Etiquette (a college humor classic)
- Steve Speaks about Stalking
- and finally the Facebook songs doesn’t say it all, but it says a lot…
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Collaborate and Dominate
September 19, 2007
Goodbye PowerPoint (I’ll keep Keynote for a while longer), Google Docs now has Presentation.
Check out this video from the official Google channel on YouTube… then get to collaboratin’
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SPSS Tutorials
August 30, 2007
Below is a subscription button for the SPSS tutorials to go along with PSYC 3070, Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences. If you click on the button AND you have iTunes installed on your computer, you will have access to the videos through your iTunes software.
If you wish to use an aggregator other than iTunes to watch the screencaptures / movies here is the direct URL for the feed:
http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4dcgi/podcasting/ngcsu/channels19375/9318.xml
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Cognition Scholars
August 30, 2007
If you have a laptop, bring it to class today… We can go ahead and get it set-up for the social bookmarking.
I am starting a brand new blog just or this project… should be a little neater… better organized.
http://cognition.edublogs.org/
check it out… we’ll tag it later.
Web 2.0 tools for educators
August 9, 2007
Scholars (and the rest of you),
In anticipation of my presentation about communicating with modern day students tomorrow at the NGCSU new faculty orientation in the fabulous CTLE, I am putting together a list of resources that our new faculty might want to play around with this semester. Feel free to comment with suggestions to expand upon this list.
Blogs:
get a blog on our servers through CTLEget an edublog
or go with something like, wordpress, livejournal, or blogger
Instant Messaging:
go with google talk since our students will have google apps this fall
Meebo is your man if you want it all
alternatives include AIM/AOL, Yahoo Messenger, MSN, …
it trails off after this as far as our students are concerned
Wikis:
if you get an edublog you will get a free wikispaces site too.
Social Networks:
You must get a facebook account (myspace is so yesterday)
You might think about getting a twitter account if you like to text or share
Collaborative stuff:
other stuff like news readers/aggregators and social bookmarking tools:
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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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