Do You Recycle Your Syllabus Every Year? Think Outside of the Box!

Readers,

Sometimes, I have to remind myself, my students, and my coworkers to think "outside of the box". As academics, we can become accustomed to performing the same task the same way year, after year, after year... 

Think about your syllabus, do you just recycle the SAME syllabus EVERY SINGLE YEAR? Does your pre-fall or pre-spring process include changing the date and page numbers? Unfortunately, this process is true for many of my academic colleagues across the nation. 

Try something different this year, look at your evaluations and reflect on your personal experiences with the students in the courses. Take their suggestions into consideration. Talk to your colleagues at other institutions who are teaching similar classes and look at the blogs of professors who teach your courses at other higher education institutions.

My mantra for the fall semester is to "think outside of the box". What will YOU do differently?

Sincerely,

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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My 5 Favorite Educational iPad/iPod Apps

Readers,

As many of you know, I LOVE my iPad2! In this point, I will share my favorite professional (educational) iPad apps with you. In fact, if this post is successful as the last apps, I plan to post an App of the Week post and review. We shall see! :) Let me know if you like the educational and personal app suggestions!

1 - Adobe Connect (free - great for webinars on the go)



2 - Evernote (free)

 

3 - Ebscohost (free)



4 - Merriam Webster (free)



5 - Twitter (free)



Sincerely,


Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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Freebie Friday! - FOUR Quiznos Coupons! :)

Readers,


Quiznos is celebrating it's 30th Anniversary Toasty Savings by releasing four printable coupons! 


I LOVE Quiznos and I will definitely use these coupons while grading midterm examinations! 


Enjoy! Thanks Totally Target!


Free chip or cookie AND regular fountain drink (wyb a regular or regular or large or larger sub)
Free sub (wyb a sub of equal or great value and a regular fountain drink)
2 meals for $9.99 (2 small subs, 2 chips or cookies, and two regular drinks)
$1 off regular sub or regular salad or $2 off a large sub


Sincerely,


Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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My 5 Favorite Personal iPad/iPod Apps

Readers,


As many of you know, I LOVE my iPad2! In this point, I will share my favorite personal iPad apps with you. In fact, if this post is successful, I plan to post an App of the Week post and review. We shall see! :) Let me know if you like the post!


My Top Five Personal Apps
1 - Google Voice (I use this app to send text messages and listen to voice messages from family and my students).



2 - Jumbo Calculator (free)



3 - Overdrive (free download and use with your public library subscription)



4 - Groupon (free)



5 - PBS (free and features WONDERFUL full-length videos)



What is your favorite iPad/iPod app?


Sincerely,


Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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Wandering Wednesdays - Educause's "7 Things You Should Know About" Series

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Readers,

Today's Wandering Wednesday post is focused on my favorite resources on the Educause website, the "7 Things You Should Know About" series! Here are some recent (2011) articles from this series...


*Of course, you probably know which one is my favorite... the iPad one.. :)


7 Things You Should Know About Personalized Digital Magazines


7 Things You Should Know About Organizing Files in the Cloud


7 Things You Should Know About LMS Evaluation


7 Things You Should Know About Modern Learning Commons


7 Things You Should Know About Open Textbook Publishing


7 Things You Should Know About iPads Apps for Learning


7 Things You Should Know About Open-Ended Response Systems

Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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A Great Opportunity! - Sign Up for the Next Generation Learning Challenges's Learning Summer Learning Webinar Series

Readers,


Here's a great online seminar opportunity for all of you! As part of Next Generation Learning Challenges's "Summer Learning Series", these webinars are focused on the amazing role that technology can have in the classroom environment. Each of the webinars will be held in the NGLC Adobe Connect webconferencing room.


Topic: Blended Learning at the University of Central Florida
Speaker: Thomas Cavanaugh, Assistant Vice President, Distributed Learning
Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET

Topic: The Gamification of Education
Speakers: Steve Ritter, Carnegie Learning; Chris Sprague, OpenStudy; and David Gibson, SimSchool
Date: Thursday, July 28, 2011
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET

Topic: The Open Learning Initiative
Speaker: Candace Thille, Director, Open Learning Initiative
Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET

Topic: Using Openness to Bridge to Success
Speaker: Patrick McAndrew, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University
Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET


Enjoy!


Sincerely,


Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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