Category: Posts
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I Want MyEdTechNews
Looking for more ed tech news? There are plenty of ed tech blogs to keep up on the latest innovations and trends. Great examples include: ProfHacker – Chronicle of Higher Education. Ed tech from a faculty perspective. It can be a great source for new tools for faculty teaching and scholarship. Hack Education – If…
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2 weeks with a Mac
Wow! Look how much time has gone by since my first post this month! It’s been busy here – lots of projects to plan for, one of our librarians just had a new baby (yay!). And, after working here for 10 years, I finally have a Mac at work. So I’ve been busy running it through its…
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Mindmapping Software – Essential for Law School
A few years back my employer (California Western School of Law) contracted with Mindjet to give every student, faculty and staff member access to MindManager mind-mapping software. I encouraged this collaboration as I felt the graphical qualities of mind-maps were particularly well suited to breaking down complex legal concepts into more digestible components, something our students would find…
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Introducing the Law School Educational Technology Blog
As instructional technology takes on a greater role in legal education, more law schools are using educational technology experts to support the instructional needs of their faculties. At the 2010 CALI Conference, Barbara Glennan and I hosted an educational technology meeting which was attended by over 50 people. It was clear that there was a…
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Critical Commons
In a recent EDUCAUSE LIVE! webinar entitled “The Future of Fair Use” hosted by Steven Anderson, Assistant Professor of Interactive Media at USC and author of technohistory blog, Anderson highlighted Critical Commons, a project he started to fill a void he saw in the open and free use of media arena. As described on its…
