Monthly Archives: December 2011

MERLOT Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching

Posted on December 21, 2011 by geoffcain

Web 2.0 Teaching Tools About MERLOT MERLOT is a free and open online community of resources designed primarily for faculty, staff and students of higher education from around the world to share their learning materials and pedagogy.  MERLOT is a … Continue reading →

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Tegrity: Lecture Capture in the Nursing Department

Posted on December 21, 2011 by geoffcain

The Nursing department has been be piloting the use of Tegrity in both face-to-face and online classes with a grant funded by a Department of Labor. Garth Johnson will also be a part of the pilot. The Tegrity lecture capture … Continue reading →

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Vaclev Havel and the 300-Baud Velvet Revolution

Posted on December 20, 2011 by geoffcain

Image via WikipediaI was familiar with Václav Havel through his writings and only later came to understand his significance as a politician (I hate to use that word to describe people I like) as communism fell. Havel had to distribute … Continue reading →

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Help Shape Creative Commons 4.0

Posted on December 17, 2011 by geoffcain

Image by jorgeandresem via FlickrThis just in from the ubiquitous Cable Green: Creative Commons has officially opened the public discussion process for version 4.0 of the CC license suite. Please see the announcement below, and join the discussion by subscribing … Continue reading →

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Open Content Licensing for Educators Workshop

Posted on December 12, 2011 by geoffcain

Image via CrunchBaseThis in from Cable Green: Creative Commons, the OER Foundation and Ako Aotearoa announce an international professional development opportunity for all educators. What: Open content licensing for educators workshop (#OCL4Ed)Where: OnlineWhen: 23 -27 January 2012Cost: Free Registration: Open … Continue reading →

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Redwood Technology Consortium’s Annual Holiday Tweet-Up

Posted on December 12, 2011 by geoffcain

The Redwood Technology Consortium welcomes the public to join them at the 3rd annual Holiday Tweet-up, Wednesday, Dec. 14, at Greenway Partners in Arcata from 6:00-10:00 P.M. The Tweet-up started three years ago with the intention of providing a face-to-face meeting … Continue reading →

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Redwood Technology Consortium’s Annual Holiday Tweet-Up

Posted on December 12, 2011 by geoffcain

The Redwood Technology Consortium welcomes the public to join them at the 3rd annual Holiday Tweet-up, Wednesday, Dec. 14, at Greenway Partners in Arcata from 6:00-10:00 P.M. The Tweet-up started three years ago with the intention of providing a face-to-face meeting … Continue reading →

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On Learning Latin

Posted on December 4, 2011 by geoffcain

Image via WikipediaI once walked into a beginning Latin class at U.C. Berkeley. I hadn’t made up my mind whether I was going to take the class or not. Right off the bat, the teacher had us reciting “amo, amas, … Continue reading →

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