Archive for October, 2008
- 10.30.08 Universities using CommonSpot posted in CommonSpot
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Welcome to the archives here at Simon Dorfman at Tulane. Have a look around.
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- This blog is where I document web design and technology stuff I learn as I work on migrating the SLA to the new CMS. It's written for my colleagues, myself and perhaps as a reference for future web liaison folks starting in other schools and departments.
Simon Dorfman (vCard)
Web Manager / Multimedia Development Specialist
Tulane University, School of Liberal Arts
email: simon@tulane.edu | phone: 504.862.3044
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Asides
- CommonSpot Utilities
CommonSpot Source Code and Examples from Fig Leaf - ed4wb » Blog Archive » Schools in an Age of Abundance
"It seems inevitable, as many are currently doing in affinity groups, that more and more students will self-organize, teaching each other and working with formal and informal mentors in ways that traditional institutions, operating under models of scarcity, simply cannot match." - Tulane University - Inside Tulane
Inside Tulane (pre-Katrina) which was replaced by the New Wave, good place to look for old Tulane articles & photos - Twitter for Academia
Class Chatter, Classroom Community, Get a Sense of the World, Track a Word, Track a Conference, Instant Feedback, Follow a Professional, Grammar, Rule Based Writing, Maximizing the Teachable Moment - Study: class podcasts can lead to better grades - Ars Technica
Study: class podcasts can lead to better grades Students perform better on tests when they use podcasts to take notes—better, even, than simply going to class. Though a recent study stops short of saying podcasts can replace classes, it shows that they can be extremely useful in supplementing lectures. - More Asides
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