Teachers Talking Technology

Year: 2014

  • Create a shortcut for Gustavus profile searches

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    kchamber

    When a new student or colleague emails me, I like put a name with a face, so I search for them on the Gustavus website and navigate to their Profile page. If you find yourself doing this frequently too, you can speed up the process by creating a keyboard shortcut for a restricted search that…

  • End the Tyranny of 24/7 Email

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    scobb

    THIS Labor Day weekend, odds are you’ll peek at your work email on your “day off” — and then feel guilty about it. You might envy the serene workers at Daimler, the German automaker. On vacations, employees can set their corporate email to “holiday mode.” Anyone who emails them gets an auto-reply saying the employee isn’t in,…

  • Syllabus as Manifesto: A Critical Approach to Classroom Culture

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    scobb

      Syllabi that reflect the mundane, bureaucratic requirements of the University are at risk of setting an equally banal classroom atmosphere. While administrative personnel may argue otherwise, the syllabus is not… The post Syllabus as Manifesto: A Critical Approach to Classroom Culture appeared first on Hybrid Pedagogy. from Hybrid Pedagogy http://ift.tt/1sGaMrH via IFTTT

  • Five Ways to Say No

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    scobb

    Do you ever find yourself attending an event or participating in a project that you don’t really have time for, aren’t interested in, or won’t benefit from in some personal or professional way? It happens to all of us. It can usually be traced back to that moment when you agreed to do the project,…

  • Making Games with GameCreator

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    scobb

    I’ve never been a Mac user, so when I walked into my HILT 2014 workshop earlier this month and saw row upon row of Apple computers, I admit I panicked. Fast forward three weeks later and I’m writing this on a Mac laptop, thanks to my new university and their decidedly non-Windows campus. My biggest…