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Absolute and Relative URLs
Uniform Resource Locator, or URL, is a fancy name for address. Each file on the Internet has a unique URL.
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Teamwork in Distance Learning: Best Practices and advices
Le travail en équipe à distance est dorénavant un impératif incontournable du monde des affaires. Afin de préparer les futurs gestionnaires à cet environnement, de nombreux cours à distance à la FSA exigent ce mode de travail.
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Discussion Boards: Best Practices and Advices
Le forum de discussion permet à tous les utilisateurs d’un cours, enseignants et étudiants, d’échanger des messages d’intérêt général au sein de forums de discussion privés ou publics. Il constitue un outil de communication privilégié comme soutien à l’enseignement et à l’apprentissage. Afin d’assurer une utilisation pédagogique efficace des forums de discussion, vous trouverez ci-dessous un résumé des meilleures pratiques généralement utilisées. Voici le plan des thèmes abordés :
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Maker of EndNote Citation Software Sues George Mason U.
Thomson Reuters Inc. sued George Mason University in a Virginia court this month, arguing that a free software tool made by the university makes improper use of the company’s EndNote citation software.
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Information Commons @ West, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida
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University of Maryland - Online Teaching and Learning
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LC Research and Development
Languages At Your Fingertips (LAYF) is an innovative online language programme developed by the University of Cambridge Language Centre in partnership with BBC Worldwide. The programme is aimed at basic and intermediate level students. It is thus structured into 2 levels that can be accessed in a totally flexible and non-linear fashion.
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'Basics of Sakai@UD' documentation takes top award
“Basics of Sakai @ UD” won an Award of Excellence in the Printed Instructional Classroom Materials category in the annual Communications Awards competition sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on University and College Computing Services' (ACM SIGUCCS).
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U. of Michigan Library Installs 'ATM of Books'
Just about any digitized, out-of-copyright book from Michigan’s collection can be printed and bound on the spot. Printing takes five to seven minutes, and the cost is about $10 per book.
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Peer Pressure Is Motivating Professors to Podcast Their Lectures
The survey was small — only 77 professors — but the vast majority listed peer pressure as a reason why they started podcasting their courses. And less than 10 percent of them said they felt the effort was increasing the academic performance of students.
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Professor Uses Web 'Widgets' to Share Course Content
Mark C. Marino, a lecturer in the writing program at the University of Southern California, has turned his Web page for a writing course he’s teaching into a series of modular “widgets” that others can easily drop into their own Web pages.
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Wikis, polls and blogs new features on replacement for WebCT
Across campus, buzz has been steadily spreading about a new service provided by the university called Sakai. From a link on the university homepage to a Web address listed in various course syllabi, Sakai has surely entered the university's consciousness.
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Scholar Blogging
I like situations where we end up with “wins” on multiple levels — students thinking critically about their intellectual development, faculty more actively participating in the advising expereicne, and us getting honest feedback in a real world use of the technology.
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Blogs Keep Students Connected
"At first I was against blogging," said sophomore Bree Gant, a film production major. "I thought it was just another way for people to whine and get attention. But I realized as a writer, blogging is a good opportunity to not only journal, but get your opinion and writing out there and get some feedback from both experienced writers and interested readers."
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TERRY TALKS
The UBC Terry Project is pleased to officially launch a new kind of student conference, one that focuses on the inspired efforts of the very folks you share classes with.
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Instructional Technology Services - San Diego State University
As you can see, we’ve rolled out a new ITS website. It’s a work in progress, and we look forward to hearing your comments and suggestions.
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A Camel Is a Horse Designed by Committee: Benefits of Outsourcing Web Design
Learn how National University, using an established third-party design firm, eliminated subjective internal disputes regarding design and organization, while retaining control over content and server-side technology. With templates flexible enough to accommodate six disparate entities, National University was able to accommodate a wide range of content while remaining extensible.
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The Periodic Table of Videos
Tables charting the chemical elements have been around since the 19th century - but this modern version has a short video about each one.
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Wired Campus: Management Professor Using 'Crowdsourcing' to Write Textbook - Chronicle.com
They’re organizing the massive effort using a wiki that lets participants see and edit each other’s contributions.
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Michael Wesch’s Presentation to Library of Congress
Michael Wesch of Kansas State and the “Machine is Us” fame gave an overview of the cultural significance of You Tube to the LOC, and suffice to say, it’s incredibly interesting stuff.
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