Mobile Content Delivery in Louisianna

I would like to evaluate or do a case study on this new offering using Khan's Flexible E-Learning Model as at least one of the components. My understanding is that content is pushed through the phone, though interactivity with them does not occur through the phone. I'm still interested in the model though.

Wed. Instant Opportunity: 11 am Twitter as Assessment Online Session Today

Hi All,

I just happened to see this notice from the Teach Paperless faculty blogger-- He's providing a "Twitter as Assessment Tool" online today at 11 our time. Here's the link to join.

http://teachpaperless.blogspot.com/2009/07/twitter-as-assessment-tool-necc-20.html

Best, Alice

Just loaded TweetMic on my Iphone today

I'm all about giving options for creating content. So today I came across the TweetMic App for Iphone. It cost $.99 and I can create recordings that post directly to Twitter. When I think of the Econ faculty using Twitter because her class wanted it, for example, TweetMic could provide a verbal option for tweets to the class.

One feature I found frustrating--you can hear what you've recorded, but need to publish it clear the app for a future recording. I'm not sure what to do about a recording I'd like to delete rather than publishing it. The site says there is a "record over" option, but I am not seeing it.The only thing I could figure out was to publish a recording I wanted to delete, then go into Twitter and delete the post there. Hmmmm.

Howard Rheingold's Shoes from Twitpic

This is a fun picture from Howard Rheingold, a most savvy tech educator. He posted this picture with Twitpic. The code is available for placing the image on other sites. The only requirement it the link back to the site where it first was posted:



twitpic link

Visualizing Data as it Relates to Location

Having just finished Maps of the Imagination: The Writer as Cartographer, I have been thinking of maps quite a bit today. According to author, Peter Turchi, mapping is about sense-making, and about visualization among other things. While searching out some educational use of map making, I came across this site which contains several ways to use Google mapping tools to help students visualize data as it relates to location:

Google Maps for Learning

More about mapping later...

Second Life Expands/Creates International Learning Opportunities

Opportunities for institutions to expand or even create international learning exchanges is well illustrated by this Second Life Workshop that U Oregon is offering with one of the Chinese universities:

http://casls.uoregon.edu/mychinainfo.php

Who is Publishing Your Work?

Some presses are becoming more aggressive about the rights of authors contributing to press-owned publications. These practices pertain to contributors/anthology editions more so than to editorial contracts--one press I have contributed to in the past requires that I rescind all rights to what I've written, with no royalties. I can then apply to use the content for specific reasons ("fair use") permissions (if I am aware that this is possible and ask for the form).

Other writers share that though they give up rights to the publisher, they simultaneously have the rights to use the content in workshops or courses. This is a more reasonable practice, but the rights are still signed over to the publisher.

In some international cases, my understanding is that there are presses where the authors do retain the copyright.

However, in the first cases mentioned here, writers contribute for academic reasons/motivations/pressures, and the presses are capitalizing on the academic need. With that in mind, I am re-considering where I contribute.


Looking at Athabasca Press gave me hope Athabasca Open Press.

Your experience and thoughts?