Friday, September 16, 2011

Fun, Organizational Tips for Faculty (5/5) - Freebie Friday - Post-It PopNotes App





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Readers,

Today's item for Freebie Friday is focused on the new Post-It note app from the 3M company. Personally, I am a fan of geo-tagging (reading the comments and reviews, not posting comments) when it comes to traveling in my city and outside of the state.

It would be interesting to see if geo-tagging would work outside of the retail environment and would make its way to college and university campuses across the United States (perhaps even the world). It would be great to visit a university like Harvard and to read the tags for each of the different buildings. It would create a personalized, virtual tour for campus visitors! 

Just a thought! Enjoy!

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.
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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Fun, Organizational Tips for Faculty (4/5) - Faculty Development Modules for Online Teaching (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)




Readers,



Lone Star College, Sam Houston State University, and Spring ISD recently created a repository of learning modules focused on online teaching and learning.


Here is a link to the Faculty Development Modules - LINK.

These learning modules are focused on the following topics:

1 - Introduction to Online Learning

2 - Flexibility and Time Management

3 - Learning Styles

4 - Classroom Management and Communication

5 - Cultural and Global Considerations

6 - Legal Issues

7 - Collaboration and Community Building

8 - Trends in Online Learning

9 - Assessment

10 - Web Literacy

11 - Vertical and Horizontal Alignment

12 - Student Retention and Faculty Development

This project is funding by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)


Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Dr. Edwards


Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Fun, Organizational Tips for Faculty (3/5) - The Teaching Professor Blog!

Readers,



This week's Wandering Wednesday post is focused on the Teaching Professor blog. This blog always features great ideas for college faculty who teach and who research. The Teaching Professor blog is filled with amazing ideas and focuses on the following subjects:

  • the scholarship of teaching and learning
  • classroom policies
  • active learning
  • assessment
  • generational differences
  • student performance

All of these ideas can definitely help college faculty become more organized and to help more students in less time!


Enjoy!


J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Fun, Organizational Tips for Faculty (2/5) - Using Pinterest to Discover and Organize Your Creative Ideas!




Readers,

One of our social media interns told us about Pinterest in during our TSMRI retreat and I did NOT know about this AMAZING website. That night, I signed up for Pinterest and I had to wait for an approval e-mail confirming my membership. On Sunday, I received that wonderful invitation and I was able to start my Pinterest journey.

Pinterest is a great website focused on bookmarking through pictures. For example, you can visit a website and you can find an amazing picture (recipe, bulletin board, idea, etc.) to PIN on your board. Then, people who have similar interests can follow you or your board OR you can follow others' boards. This is an amazing way to plan neat events, organize your research, brainstorm ideas, and to do something stress-free!



Follow Me on Pinterest! - http://re.pn/b/KpZT

My Boards:
- Fantastic Food Ideas for Meetings
- Academic Life and College

- Make and Take Crafts (for my daycare)
- Fun Gift Ideas (for my classes)
- Preschool Science Activities (for my childcare training business)

Enjoy!
Sincerely,

J. Edwards


Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.
Become a fan of Millennial Professor on Facebook - http://goo.gl/gnN41
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