New Tools
Convert Your Files with Free Studio Manager
Monday, May 16th, 2011I always raise a skeptical eyebrow when someone tauts an application as the “best”; something that will make things easier. “Yeah”, I think to myself, “If I had the same work-flow and similar work priorities, it might be good”. Inevitably … Continue reading
Making your Mark on Google Maps
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011Google Maps has long been one our favorite tools over here in CELT. Google maps is great for a lot of reasons, but especially when it comes to creating personalized maps with landmarks and boundaries. To add to … Continue reading
Why Use Google Spreadsheets?
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010There are lots of reasons that you might use Google Spreadsheets instead of Microsoft’s Excel or SPSS. As a teaser for this week’s Faculty Friday, here are a narrow set of the benefits you’ll find with Spreadsheets. Instant Results Careful … Continue reading
Followup: “YouTube is my Homework?!”
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010Post by Matthew Ragan – -
As I mentioned in the “YouTube is my Homework?!” presentation on 1/14/10, there are tremendous resources available on the net for video. These have great potential both in and out of the classroom, but the hard part becomes finding and distributing these pieces of media. Finding something relevant can [...]
Measuring Fair Trade
Thursday, January 14th, 2010 What makes a fair trade athletic shoe company better for the environment? What is certification in fair trade and when does it matter? How can a company regain control of its inventory?
Students in Tamara Stenn’s Integrated Quantitative Literacy class, Measuring Fair Trade, are answering these and other questions for real fair trade businesses.
Stenn chose [...]
Giving Students Audio-Visual Feeback
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Let’s imagine that you’re correcting a student paper and you note an error. You wish your student was right there so you could just talk briefly to her… but you can’t, so you pick up your pen and start to write in the margin. You note her mistake and ask a few probing questions to [...]