Rich-media Online Presentation Tools. I spared thirty some minutes to view this web presentation by Robin Good.
Robin Good’s Official Guide To Web Conferencing And Live Presentation Tools. This is a magnificent document for my future reading.
Rich-media Web Presentation Tools
23-Jun-05
It is a short presentation on the topic by Jon-David Knode and Steve Knode, EDUCAUSE, June, 2005.
This presentation discusses the development and potential for always-on intelligent agent applications that function as virtual assistants. Interacting in a conversational manner, these agents supply information immediately to students and faculty. Over time, the agents become incrementally “smarter” and more capable of providing better information.
To konw more: click here.
iPeer is a new open source web application developed at the Faculty of Applied Science, UBC. iPeer allows instructors to easily develop and deliver peer evaluations to their students. Instructors can compile evaluation results by student or group.
Download at http://sourceaforge.net/projects/ipeer.
Details and demo at http://ipeer.apsc.ubc.ca/ipeer_site/.
A brief overview is also available here (ppt file).
A company called turnitin
17-Jun-05
What if the Internet could help students take more responsibility for learning and let teachers focus on teaching? Trunitin claims that now it can with the various products and services it offers. A quick overview is here (flash format).
Turnitin is a company located in Oakland, California that offers online tools and services for educators and students in higher schools dealing with submission, reviewing and grading of research paper coursework. The company’s products include Plagiarism Prevention, Peer Review, Grade Mark, Grade Book, and Digital Portfolio.
Recognized worldwide as the standard in online plagiarism prevention, Turnitin helps educators and students take full advantage of the internet’s educational potential. Used by thousands of institutions in over fifty countries, Turnitin’s products promote originality in student work, improve student writing and research skills, encourage collaborative learning, and save valuable instructor time.
Via del.icio.us / popular, I find this article from the July 2005 issue of PC World magazine, which was written by Dan Tynan, and posted on May 25, 2005.
30 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do on the Internet
The Web is learning new tricks every day. These surprising sites and services will help you solve problems and save time–and one might even make you a star.
I particular like this item: Web APIs: Make the Big Sites Work for You. Do you know what are Amazon API, Google API, Flickr’s API, and Yahoo API? Do you know you can do something great and interesting with them? Here are four links for furture references.
Seven Principles of Effective Teaching
08-Jun-05
Seven Principles of Effective Teaching: A Practical Lens for Evaluating Online Courses. Via Peter LeCornu: Learning, Knowledge & Technology, this article draws upon seven general principles of good teaching and then applies these to the online teaching.
Principle 1: Good Practice Encourages Student-Faculty Contact
Principle 2: Good Practice Encourages Cooperation Among Students
Principle 3: Good Practice Encourages Active Learning
Principle 4: Good Practice Gives Prompt Feedback
Principle 5: Good Practice Emphasizes Time on Task
Principle 6: Good Practice Communicates High Expectations
Principle 7: Good Practice Respects Diverse Talents and Ways of Learning