Ideas 4 Future TWITs
September 8, 2006
People in Attendance: Jim O., Diane, Vicky, Heather, Ethan, Randy H., Karen
MEETING NOTES
We're thinking about having 2 TWITs on Cascading Style Sheets. CSS is an important web design thing, kind of like HTML but different. One session on the what/why of CSS, and one session that is hands-on, here's how you do it.
We might spend 2 weeks on Podcasting . Podcasting is a way to use computer technology to do oral rhetoric, which could be very useful for Revisions teachers among others. One session would be on plain vanilla podcasting with students, the other would be on iTunes U, a faculty-centric use of podcasting to deliver lectures over the web. Jim might bring in MTU's Patty Linz (sp?) to talk about this, since Tech is in the process of implementing iTunes U.
Later in the year, if we get comfortable with podcasting, we could podcast a TWIT, and then discuss what that practice got us, what was left out, what we might do differently next time, etc.
We could spend 2 weeks on Courseware, including WebCT, Moveable Type (a blogging application), Moodle (which is open source), and some different kinds of grading software.
A TWIT on Dreamweaver could be helpful.
We would like to get together a panel presentation. The papers presented would not necessarilly have to be on teaching with technology specifically, but the conversation that ensues would apply the content of the papers to TWIT issues. This could serve as practice for conferences, and it could create motivation for people to apply to the Computers & Writing Conference to be held in Detroit this spring.
People also expressed an interest in a session on how to use technology effectively in presentations. Comparing a few presentations and doing some meta-analysis might be a good way to address this interest.
We might have a TWIT on using film clips in class. How do you cut out just a minute of a movie to show?
Finally, we could also have a TWIT showing what you can do with Walker's wireless connection.
Please use the comment function below to add to this summary, raise questions, or make suggestions.
Thanks. Karen
People in Attendance: Jim O., Diane, Vicky, Heather, Ethan, Randy H., Karen
MEETING NOTES
We're thinking about having 2 TWITs on Cascading Style Sheets. CSS is an important web design thing, kind of like HTML but different. One session on the what/why of CSS, and one session that is hands-on, here's how you do it.
We might spend 2 weeks on Podcasting . Podcasting is a way to use computer technology to do oral rhetoric, which could be very useful for Revisions teachers among others. One session would be on plain vanilla podcasting with students, the other would be on iTunes U, a faculty-centric use of podcasting to deliver lectures over the web. Jim might bring in MTU's Patty Linz (sp?) to talk about this, since Tech is in the process of implementing iTunes U.
Later in the year, if we get comfortable with podcasting, we could podcast a TWIT, and then discuss what that practice got us, what was left out, what we might do differently next time, etc.
We could spend 2 weeks on Courseware, including WebCT, Moveable Type (a blogging application), Moodle (which is open source), and some different kinds of grading software.
A TWIT on Dreamweaver could be helpful.
We would like to get together a panel presentation. The papers presented would not necessarilly have to be on teaching with technology specifically, but the conversation that ensues would apply the content of the papers to TWIT issues. This could serve as practice for conferences, and it could create motivation for people to apply to the Computers & Writing Conference to be held in Detroit this spring.
People also expressed an interest in a session on how to use technology effectively in presentations. Comparing a few presentations and doing some meta-analysis might be a good way to address this interest.
We might have a TWIT on using film clips in class. How do you cut out just a minute of a movie to show?
Finally, we could also have a TWIT showing what you can do with Walker's wireless connection.
Please use the comment function below to add to this summary, raise questions, or make suggestions.
Thanks. Karen
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