Spreading seeds of education, technology, and more var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-6928242-3']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Tumblr (3.0; @vilberg)http://vilberg.com/“In the social learning space there is the potential for magic.” - #canvascon Allison...http://vilberg.com/post/16352630021http://vilberg.com/post/16352630021Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:34:10 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9ad1oFwK1qcfcb3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9ad1oFwK1qcfcb3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9ad1oFwK1qcfcb3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>#canvascon Orlando is started. Instructure makes a great product.</p>http://vilberg.com/post/16349153661http://vilberg.com/post/16349153661Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:46:13 -05005 Colleges to Test Bulk-Purchasing of e-Textbooks: We are on the cusp of a change in education: the...http://vilberg.com/post/16060288113http://vilberg.com/post/16060288113Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:30:04 -0500“At this year’s meeting of GE’s top executives, presentation material will be...http://vilberg.com/post/15895213965http://vilberg.com/post/15895213965Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:31:27 -0500“The Brody rule: You can’t make decisions based on initial assumptions or the amount of...http://vilberg.com/post/15893538200http://vilberg.com/post/15893538200Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:59:59 -0500“Real learning, especially at the start of something new, often involves feeling a little...http://vilberg.com/post/15853730152http://vilberg.com/post/15853730152Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:56:30 -0500Is your computer backed up?http://vilberg.com/post/15785030917http://vilberg.com/post/15785030917Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:36:27 -0500“Change happens quickly; transitions happen gradually.” - Our Information Technology...http://vilberg.com/post/15771672786http://vilberg.com/post/15771672786Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:09:06 -0500Stop asking questions if you know the answer: One way to quickly reduce plagiarism is to ask...http://vilberg.com/post/15546283332http://vilberg.com/post/15546283332Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:43:44 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxfs1kIdD71qcfcb3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beaux Arts Festival</p>http://vilberg.com/post/15455200317http://vilberg.com/post/15455200317Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:20:08 -0500 Have you ever been asking for help and been interrupted part way through your question? Often the...http://vilberg.com/post/15409704246http://vilberg.com/post/15409704246Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:05:14 -0500Common Productivity Traps: If you have trouble getting things done, maybe one or two of these ideas...http://vilberg.com/post/15344793886http://vilberg.com/post/15344793886Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:59:35 -0500“Two-thirds of our current students are taking at least one class online....http://vilberg.com/post/14351144481http://vilberg.com/post/14351144481Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:34:17 -0500“Learning how to think … means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay...http://vilberg.com/post/14009897485http://vilberg.com/post/14009897485Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:10:59 -0500“We see the library as not being in the book business, but being in the learning business and...http://vilberg.com/post/14009796412http://vilberg.com/post/14009796412Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:04:13 -0500“What grade would you give your teaching? What grade do you give your students?” - Does...http://vilberg.com/post/13977346413http://vilberg.com/post/13977346413Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:42:35 -0500“Apple sell content as a reason to buy their hardware, Amazon sell hardware so you’ll...http://vilberg.com/post/12552826764http://vilberg.com/post/12552826764Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:40:24 -0500“They also complained he did not know how to teach because he is blind.” - Students gave...http://vilberg.com/post/12281485268http://vilberg.com/post/12281485268Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:04:33 -0400<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltf6raQmRd1qcfcb3o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Set up a SoapBox back channel for your students to use during class.</p> <p><a href="http://gosoapbox.com/">http://gosoapbox.com/</a></p> <p>Then integrate it into your teaching by asking them to indicate whether they understand or not at specific points. Ask them to post the one thing they would still like to know at the end of each class. Have them post questions during class so they can answer each other and you can review what was happening. I see LOTS of ways of productively using this in a classroom.</p>http://vilberg.com/post/11732501787http://vilberg.com/post/11732501787Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:25:00 -0400“Encourage all your students, use the HELP button, play and let your students play with the...http://vilberg.com/post/11729516305http://vilberg.com/post/11729516305Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:47:26 -0400