October 2008

Wiki Wiki Woo!

I recently caught a great little YouTube clip called “Wikis in Plain English.”  I noticed that one of my work friends (thanks Chrys!) had made it a favorite on Facebook, so I checked it out.  This clip was done by the same people who made “RSS in Plain English” that I mentioned here a few [...]

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Reflecting on the HighEdWeb 2008 Conference

I recently attended the HighEdWeb 2008 Conference in Springfield, MO. All of the presentations and both workshops I attended were excellent. The presenters gave many good tips and tools to use. The following are my short summaries on some presentations:
Creating a College Web Style Guide: Principles, Processes, and Prototypes
Jesse Racine, Web Designer and Developer for [...]

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Awesome Online Tools (October 2008 Roundup)

Here are 10 free web-based tools that we’ve been looking at lately.  We thought these might be of interest and useful to the WVU community.  Check them out and let us know what you think!

Studybulb is a “free online collaborative community for study materials.” The site is stil in beta, but asking students and educators [...]

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How WordPress Changed My Life [2008 WVHETC Presentation]

Last week I presented at the WV Higher Education Technology Conference.  I thought that I’d go ahead and post my presentation here for those of you who didn’t get to attend.  If anyone else at WVU presented and would like to post their presentations here, just let me know.  I’ll be happy to post other [...]

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Day 3: 2008 WV Higher Education Technology Conference

This is the final installment of our notes on the 2008 WV Higher Education Technology Conference.  If you have any thoughts on the conference, please feel free to post in the comments.
Sarah’s notes on the conference: Wednesday was the final day of the WV Higher Education Technology Conference.  Malcolm Lane spoke at the breakfast session.  [...]

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WVHE Technology Conference Impressions

As promised, here is another perspective on the conference.
Alisha’s notes on the conference: Throughout the WV Higher Education Technology Conference at Lakeview Golf Resort & Spa I attended presentations, vendor booths, and poster sessions that revolved around the conference’s captivating anchor, Mark Greenfield.  He discussed the changes that are occurring in technology including web trends [...]

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Day 2: 2008 WV Higher Education Technology Conference

I was discussing the conference wrap up with Alisha and we decided to both post on Days 2 and 3 so that you get more than one perspective.  If you attended, please chime in an let us know what you thought.  What could have been done better?  What was great?  What sessions did you attend?
Sarah’s [...]

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Favorable Online Tools

I thought it was time to share some free online tools this month. The list may help you with organization and give you a more productive work flow.
Open Atrium

Download the intranet package and there you go… you now have a blog, wiki, calendar, dashboard, to-do list, and shoutbox. You can read the how to on [...]

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