Monthly Archives: August 2010

iPads in Higher Ed: A Roundup

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Michael

I weeded through my Delicious bookmarks to create a list of colleges and universities using the iPad this fall. Here’s some links to news stories or university webpages: • Penn State in my technical writing course and for instructors in … Continue reading →

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Bruns (2008): Blogs, Wikipedia, Second Life, and Beyond

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Michael

Blogs, Wikipedia, Second Life, and Beyond: From Production to Produsage by Axel Bruns My rating: 3 of 5 stars Bruns’s Blogs, Wikipedia, Second Life, and Beyond is a solid argument about how the Internet is changing the way we produce … Continue reading →

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Notre Dame’s iPad study

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Michael

Notre Dame is launching a study of eReaders, including the iPad: A member of Notre Dame’s ePublishing Working Group, Angst is debuting the University’s first and only class taught using Apple’s new wireless tablet computer to replace traditional textbooks. The … Continue reading →

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Using Google Docs for student surveys and quizzes

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Michael

If you’re interested in using Google Docs to create surveys or quizzes, I thought I’d post some helpful information here, since I’m sharing it with some colleagues as well. Here’s a (very un-edited) screencast of me explaining how to use … Continue reading →

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As the term starts rolling along

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Michael

As the term begins, I thought I’d write a quick post with some useful links. • Composition instructors know it can be difficult to teach using a handbook. How do we approach the text as a useful resource for students? … Continue reading →

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