Using NUS Module Blogs : EdTech

Blogs and Wikis in Teaching and Learning Presentation

Kenneth Gerard PINTO — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:30:00 GMT

Presentation at the 2007 CIO & Digital Library Forum, National University of Singapore.

Blogger | Free blogs
Wordpress | Free blogs
EduBlogs | Free blogs for educators & students
Flickr | Photo hosting
YouTube | Video hosting
TeacherTube | Video hosting for educators (unlimited)
SlideShare | YouTube for PowerPoints
Reason & Persuasion | John Holbo's module blog
NUS Module Blogs powered by Community Server
A Blogger's Blog: Exploring the Definition of a Medium by danah boyd
Matrix of some uses of blogs in education | Scott Leslie
The street finds its own use for things | Henry Farrell's five uses
PC1432 | Physics IIe module blog
LSM1303 | Animal Behaviour module blog
CL2280 | Basic Translation module blog
NM3216 | Game Culture (Design) 1 module blog
NM4210 | User Experience Design
A view from Singapore | Christopher Fahey on the NM4210 student blogs
s/pores - New Directions in Singapore Studies | E-journal
Urban Transport Issues Asia | Paul Barter's professional interest blog
QBlog | Office of Quality Management blog
Raffles Museum News | RMBR news blog
Using NUS Module Blogs | If you're reading this, you're reading the blog!
Blogs as Personal Learning Environments | James Farmer
Wikipedia | Most famous wiki
Wikispaces | Free wikis
PBwiki | Free wikis
Wikimatrix | Compare wiki engines
Using Wiki in Education | Suggested uses from The Science of Spectroscopy wiki
NM4209 | Game Design II wiki

Photo credits

Winston Avich http://www.flickr.com/photos/winstonavich/189032152/
Matthew Chastain Wright http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattwright/264740907/
Christoph Gommel http://www.flickr.com/photos/cgommel/43850223/
Alan Levine http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/19490596/

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Turnitin Bibliography, Academic Culture, Educational Podcasting, Free Geography Tools

Kenneth Gerard PINTO — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:14:00 GMT

Turnitin Bibliography by Charles P. Nelson via Stephen Downes

Charles has written and collated a rich treasure trove of Turnitin (an online plagiarism detection service) resources. While it is touted as a solution to a problem, not all educators approve of Turnitin's methods and philosophy. The bibliography reflects boths sides of the story. Charles also shares his thoughts about Using Turnitin, concluding that: "Turnitin, used properly, can be one tool among others, not simply for catching plagiarism, but more importantly for teaching students how to use sources appropriately."

If you're a NUS faculty staff, you can use Turnitin. Log in to IVLE, click Resources on the left hand toolbar, then click the Plagiarism Prevention link. (P.S. I am at a loss as to why it is labelled 'Plagiarism Prevention' here.)

Academic Culture eModule, Centre for Instructional Technology, NUS

Since we are on the topic of plagiarism, you might want to check out the Academic Culture eModule. This self-contained interactive module introduces university students to the academic norms, values and practices. Through video-based scenarios and interactive questions, students learn about Academic Conventions, Academic Inquiry and Academic Ethics. The eModule is freely accessible, so do have a look.

A Teaching with Technology White Paper: Podcasting [download pdf] by Ashley Deal via Stephen Downes

A useful primer on podcasting in education. This includes a look at what podcasting is, how it can be used in education and some examples of classroom use. This primer brings to mind a recent post I read by Jacob Christenson, reflecting on the reasons his department's podcasting project failed.

Free Geography Tools via Google Earth Blog

The Free Geography Tools blog is about the latest in "free tools for GIS, GPS, Google Earth, neogeography, and more".

Technorati Tags: turnitin, plagiarism, academic integrity, academic culture, educational technology, podcast, geography, tools

Links for Blogs as a Teaching Tool in a Tertiary Institution Presentation

Kenneth Gerard PINTO — Tue, 22 May 2007 15:43:00 GMT

Internet access has been scarce, so I haven't been able to blog the conference. I'll update with a summary post once I'm back. In the mean time, I've posted the presentation slides and listed the links highlighted in my presentation for easy reference (in order of appearance).

Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage in Households and by Individuals for 2006 [pdf]
Technorati | Blog search engine
Blogger | Free blogs
Wordpress | Free blogs
EduBlogs | Free blogs for educators & students
Flickr | Photo hosting
YouTube | Video hosting
TeacherTube | Video hosting for educators (unlimited)
SlideShare | YouTube for PowerPoints
Reason & Persuasion | John Holbo's module blog
Matrix of some uses of blogs in education | Scott Leslie
The street finds its own use for things | Henry Farrell's five uses
PC1432 | Physics IIe module blog
LSM1303 | Animal Behaviour module blog
CL2280 | Basic Translation module blog
NM3216 | Game Culture (Design) 1 module blog
NM4210 | User Experience Design
A view from Singapore | Christopher Fahey on the NM4210 student blogs
Urban Transport Issues Asia | Paul Barter's professional interest blog
QBlog | Office of Quality Management blog
Raffles Museum News | RMBR news blog
Using NUS Module Blogs | If you're reading this, you're reading the blog!
Blogs as Personal Learning Environments | James Farmer

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In Brunei for the 12th International Conference on Education

Kenneth Gerard PINTO — Sun, 20 May 2007 09:58:00 GMT

I just arrived about two hours ago in Brunei for the 12th International Conference on Education 2007. It turns out that I have wireless access at the hotel (thanks to the spa one level below my room). I hope that I'll be similarly connected at the conference venue: Universiti Brunei Darussalam. If I am, I will blog updates. If I'm not, the updates will just be slightly delayed.

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Latest IDEAS

Kenneth Gerard PINTO — Mon, 14 May 2007 04:28:00 GMT

The latest issue of IDEAS is out now. In this issue we:

highlight Web 2.0 and how it impacts education,
provide important information about the IVLE upgrade,
give a preview of Respondus - an offline assessment authoring tool,
call for your contributions to Faculty Voice,
introduce the Campus Partnership Programme, and
announce an upgrade to the Classroom Performance System.

Technorati Tags: web2.0, personal learning environment, PLE, education, ivle, integrated virtual learning environment, respondus, Campus Partnership Programme, Classroom Performance System