AcademiX 2011
John Hildreth, assistant director and instructor for CITL, presentated at Apple's AcademiX 2011 Conference on the use of mobiles in higher education. The video presentation is available online.
Desire2Learn: Access and Help
Radford University Learning Management System, Desire2Learn (or, D2L) is officially implemented for Maymester classes. Access it by logging into the MyRU Portal and clicking on 'D2L,' or by visiting Desire2Learn online and logging in with your university credential. Faculty in need of help should first contact the Help Desk at extension 7500, or peruse the Radford University Technical Knowledge Base for answers to their questions concerning Desire2Learn (click on the 'Desire2Learn' category, or perform a search by keyword).
How to use the Lore Knowledge Base
For anyone interested in learning more about how the Radford University Knowledge Base works, CITL provides a video guide below on navigating the process.
A step-by-step video guide on using the Knowledge Base
Faculty Development by way of learning games
Flow-Ting Arguments is a game developed by Dr. Guy Axtell (Philosophy and Religion, CORE) and John Hildreth (CITL). Adapted from a board game created by Axtell, Flow-Ting Arguments seeks to engage students in learning difficult concepts of logic and evaluation. The project was started in early 2010, and a functional beta version of the game was piloted in October 2010. Flow-Ting Arguments was presented at the 2011 Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy at Virginia Tech. To learn more, check out the short video below, or vist Flow-Ting Arguments online.
Flow-ting Arguments: Adapting a board game to smart board
Dr. Matt Dunleavy's ROAR Project
Dr. Matt Dunleavy's ROAR project (Radford Outdoor Augmented Reality) has been featured in the New Media Consortium 2011 Horizon Report. Congratulations Matt! Read about the Horizon Report and the latest edition at the New Media Consortium (NMC) online.
Radford University Faculty in the NMC Spotlight
The New Media Consortium (NMC) is an international not-for-profit consortium of learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies. Its hundreds of member institutions constitute an elite list of the most highly regarded colleges and universities in the world, as well as leading museums, key research centers, and some of the world's most forward-thinking companies. For more than 15 years, the consortium and its members have dedicated themselves to exploring and developing potential applications of emerging technologies for learning, research, and creative inquiry. The consortium's Horizon Reports are regarded worldwide as the most timely and authoritative sources of information on new and emerging technologies available to education anywhere.
Several Radford University faculty members have been recognized the New Media Consortium member spotlight. Learn more about their projects.
