SmartClassroom :: Wednesday, November 15, 2006
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Napping to Learn
By Frank Tansey, Co-Editor
The last year has been very hectic for me. I am sure many of you might be feeling the same way. For me, I am juggling the release of a large, complex consumer Web site, managing the course development of an online corporate training project, a few presentations both domestic and international, and a smattering of consulting engagements. I am leaving out a bit, including co-editing this newsletter, but you get the idea. All of this has meant lots of long days, 100,000 miles of travel, and a general sense of overload.
Early in this hectic cycle, I came across a reference on a blog to a tool that makes living with this bearable. The tool is Pzizz, and it is a wonderful piece of software that helps me nap. You might think the idea of taking time to nap with so much to do is crazy. However, after living with this program for an extended period, I am going to argue that taking a nap is a great way to get more done. I even believe it is a great way to learn...
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Case Study
Kansas State University Podcasting Initiative
By Bryan Vandiviere, Web Presentation Technology Coordinator, Kansas State University
Kansas State University is one of America’s first land-grant colleges. Founded in 1863, the university now enrolls more than 23,000 students. K-State has a large distance education enrollment, including students at nearby Fort Riley.
For the past several years, K-State has used technology from Tegrity to record class sessions with video, audio, and multimedia. Presently, close to 200 classes across the university are captured using this technology. A recent upgrade to Tegrity Campus makes it possible for K-State to repurpose class session recordings to podcasts with a minimum amount of effort.
Students are the main driver for the podcast program. With the advent of podcasting, students were looking to take advantage of the flexibility the technology offers...
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Tech Notes
Document Imaging >> The Road to Paperless
By Matt Villano
More and more colleges and universities today have discovered electronic record-keeping and -sharing, made possible by document imaging technology. Across the country, schools such as Monmouth University (NJ), Washington State University, the University of Idaho, and Towson University (MD) are, in fact, embracing document imaging wholeheartedly. Yet still, there are campus administrators mired in paper records, unaware of the relief the technology offers... (Campus Technology)
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