webinar with Barry Dahl, Todd McCann, Brett Kopf, and Jason Rhode that explored the reasons and tools for safely communicating with students via sms

Do you struggle to keep track of all your favorite Web sites and other online resources? Would you like to share the links to your favorite online resources with your colleagues or students? Using Diigo, you can both easily bookmark your favorite online resources in the cloud and annotate, share, and collaborate in new ways! This archive of the Fac…

Have you gotten started with Twitter but now wondering what else is possible? What are hashtags? What are Twitter lists and how do get started using them? How can you easily post photos, videos, and links? What additional online tools and 3rd party apps can be integrated with Twitter to streamline posting of resources? This archive of the advanced …

Twitter is an online application that is part blog, part social networking site, and part cell phone/IM tool. It is designed to let users describe that they are doing or thinking at a given moment, in 140 characters or less. This archive of the hands-on session at Faculty Summer Institute 2010 introduces the Twitter microblogging tool and discusses…

This archive of the Wimba Distinguished Lecture on 4/30/2010 shares Northern Illinois University’s journey offering live online faculty development workshops using Wimba Classroom as well as making online workshop archives available for on-demand viewing either online, in iTunes, or on a mobile device. Emphasis is placed on NIU’s step-by-step workf…

experiences of incorporating instructor and student blogs into an online course as well as recommendations for those considering utilizing blogs in online learning

experiences of incorporating instructor and student blogs into an online course as well as practical recommendations for those considering utilizing blogs in online learning

Rhode, J. F. (2008, November 7). Using educational social software to foster socially constructed self-paced learning. Presented at the 2008 AECT Convention.Jason Rhode, Ph.D.

Introduction to RSS and discussion of how blogs and podcasts leverage RSS to automate the delivery of content. Examples of educational applications of blogs and podcasts will be shared and strategies for using blogs and podcasts in conjunction with Blackboard will be discussed. Talk given at 2006 SLATE Conference on October 20, 2006, University of …

Rhode, J. F. (2007, Oct. 5). Web 2.0 gizmos and gadgets: Moving beyond the walls of Blackboard. Presented at the 2007 SLATE Conference, Chicago, IL | workshop handout available at http://slateconference.googlepages.com/web2.0Jason Rhode

brief introduction to the technology of podcasting and instructional benefitsJason Rhode

Rationale for why social bookmarking is necessary, an explanation of what is social bookmarking, and links to social bookmarking servicesJason Rhode

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