Feb 2007 PAETC done

I just finished processing all of the files for the podcast and screencast of the Philadelphia Area Educational Technology Conference held on Feb 22 and 23 at Drexel this year. I've gone back to a standard audio podcast with the screencast in streaming Flash format. The quality is so much better than the much larger (vodcast) m4v files generated by Camtasia 4, especially for slides with lots of small text.

We had some good discussions during my workshop on the afternoon of Feb 22 on the use of blogs and wikis in education. Here is the wiki I used as an outline and to add notes.

More comments from my co-organizer Laura on day1 and day2.

Where is technology most effective: inside or outside of the classroom?
Dan King, Drexel University

iTunes U Implementation
Brian Gall and Russ Pritchard, Philadelphia University

Don't Make Me Think - I'm Here to Learn
Mike Zarro, Drexel University

Leveraging Wikis and Blogs for Teaching and Research in Chemistry
Jean-Claude Bradley, Drexel University

Interactivism: Blogging in Freshman Writing
Laura Blankenship, Bryn Mawr College

Towards Preparing Educators for Multiliteracy
Tim McGee, Philadelphia University

PAETC this week

There are still a few more seats available - register here.

Philadelphia Area Educational Technology Conference (PAETC)
"Multiliteracies"
February 22-23, 2007
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Program Schedule

Thursday, February 22

Workshops from 1-5

Registration Open beginning 12:30

Using Moodle

Marcie Hull, Science Leadership Academy
1-3, Korman 110

Using Blogs and Wikis

Jean-Claude Bradley, Drexel University
1-3, Location, Korman 111

Learn how to incorporate blogs and wikis into your classes. Learn how to set up a blog and a wiki and how to use them effectively in your courses.

Powerpoint: It's not just for lectures anymore!

Michelle Sims, Gwynedd-Mercy College
3-5, Korman 116

Podcasting

Brian Gall and Russ Pritchard, Philadelphia University
3-5, 110 Korman

Friday, February 23

All Sessions will be taking place in 2019 MacAlister

8:30 Registration open

9:00-10:00 Opening Keynote, Chris Lehmann

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-11:15 What does it all mean?: Exploring Issues in Multiliteracy

Towards Preparing Educators for Multiliteracy
Tim McGee, Philadelphia University

What are the digital natives doing before they get to college?
Jean Bennett, Ursinus College

11:15-12:00 Blogging, a new way of looking at text literacy

Interactivism: Blogging in Freshman Writing
Laura Blankenship, Bryn Mawr College

Leveraging Wikis and Blogs for Teaching and Research in Chemistry
Jean-Claude Bradley

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:30 Assessment: What are students learning and how do they learn it

Where is technology most effective: inside or outside of the classroom?
Daniel King, Drexel University

Don't Make Me Think! I Just Want to Learn
Mike Zarro, Drexel University

Assessing Aesthetic Responses
Christine Boyland, Bryn Mawr College

2:30-2:45 Break

2:45-3:45 BOF gatherings and Planning meeting

3:45-4:00 Break

4:00-5:00 Podcasting: Using Audio in Education

Podcasting and Web 2.0: Implications for Education
Rodney Murray, Thomas Jefferson University

iTunes U Implementation
Brian Gall and Russ Pritchard, Philadelphia University

Australian Visitor in April

Update: Thangaes just told me that he is canceling this visit

Thangaes Waran, a secondary school teacher in Adelaide, will be visiting Drexel on April 2, 2007 as part of an amazing month long world-wide journey starting in Australia and bridging India, Europe and North America.

From his blog, here is the ambitious plan:

This is my blog of my study tour to USA, UK and India in 2007. The purpose of my tour is to study how technology is used in schools in other parts of the world. In particular, I would like to find out how schools are using web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, wikis and podcasts in their teaching and learning. I was awarded the Westfield Premiers Scholarship, to undertake this study.

I invite anyone at Drexel or in the Philadelphia area with an interest in educational technology to contact me for details about meeting times.

My Talks at Spring 07 ACS

The schedule for the American Chemical Society meeting in Chicago is finalized. There are some really great sessions on Web2.0 tools and chemistry.

Here are my talks - I hope to see some of you there!

PAPER TITLE; "Teaching organic chemistry with blogs and wikis" (final paper number: 25)
DIVISION: Division of Chemical Education
SESSION: Using Social Networking Tools to Teach Chemistry
DAY & TIME OF PRESENTATION: Sunday, 25 March 2007 from 11:15 AM to 11:35 AM
LOCATION: McCormick Place North, Room: Room N230B, Level 2

PAPER TITLE; "Open notebook chemistry using blogs and wikis" (final paper number: 1607)
DIVISION: Division of Chemical Education
SESSION: Communicating Chemistry
DAY & TIME OF PRESENTATION: Tuesday, 27 March 2007 from 9:45 AM to 10:05 AM
LOCATION: McCormick Place North, Room: Room N227B, Level 2