primcutter

Drop in on University of Kentucky Island to view the Primcutter exhibit, featuring the virtual world work of Dwight Newton, known in SL as Oriscus Zauberflote, or “Oz.” In real life, Dwight is a musicologist and public information coordinator for the University of Kentucky School of Music, but his alter-ego Oz in SL is a [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

technology180 will be on a break for the next few days to have a relaxing Thanksgiving. Enjoy your holiday!
Here’s something for your viewing pleasure. Why can’t my videoconferences be like this?

More Panic!

Check out University of Kentucky Libraries’ Stacey Greenwell speaking on ebooks at UK and online library databases in TASC’s Panic! Pandemic Series. Visit UK iTunes U (click here for instructions if you need them) and you’ll find her presentations, and the rest of the Panic! series, in the TASC area under Tools for Teaching.
Coming up:

Dec. [...]

hashtag hashtag

A popular way to “tag” (or classify, if you will) Twitter tweets (messages) is to use a hashtag, or the # key with a key word. So, this recent message by @lexhistory (Lexington History Museum), which was a RT (or re-tweet of someone else’s message), read

RT @geneabloggers: Who’s your black sheep ancestor? Tell us! [...]

accessing UKy iTunes U

I’ve had a few questions from our instructors and staff about how to get into the University of Kentucky’s iTunes U collection, so here are some brief instructions:

Ensure you have the free iTunes software on your computer. It may be downloaded from the following Web site (you may need to request that a college or [...]

wave-ing

I’m currently testing Google Wave, trying to see what kinds of activities it can support, all in the same place. If you’re interested in starting a Wave with me and have an account, you can connect with me (in your Google contacts) as patsy.carruthers@googlewave.com – yes I know it’s long, get over it.

big classes, extra help

Picture it: 700 students. No TA for help with instruction. And now students are pressing you for more information about one of the more complicated things you teach. Maybe you live that scenario already. Kim Woodrum in Chemistry at the University of Kentucky certainly does.
In one of TASC’s recent Panic! series presentations, Kim talks about giving [...]

help with copyright

The University of Louisville has launched a new copyright education site: Copyright Guidelines and Resources at UofL. Especially helpful is the section on Copyright Basics (see the menu at left on the Web page), including information about the TEACH Act and Fair Use. Scenarios are also included.
Really useful copyright sites have been rare, but they [...]

Panic! (not)

Whether you’re concerned about widespread illness affecting class attendance and need ideas for alternative assignments or communications, or if you just want to know more about how others are using technology in their courses, then join us for one of TASC’s half-hour sessions featuring University of Kentucky instructors.
All workshops are on Fridays at 3pm in [...]