January 2008

I have been having a world of trouble getting my hands on SPSS software (from problems finding an online retailer who would accept my academic verification as a new ODU student to problems with the software being on backorder after I was told it shipped). In desperation, I went to the SPSS corporate site and […]

Through a link posted in the edtechtalk del.icio.us folder, I stumbled across Ajax IM – discussed and tested by NCS-Tech blog. It looks like a promising way to set up a private IM network on your own server. I’d be interested to hear from anyone who has tried it.

I just watched the PBS Frontline special Growing Up Online. PBS has made the full version of the program available online, along with extended clips, discussion boards, and chat room (live on Wednesday 01/22 at 11 a.m. ET). FRONTLINE: growing up online | PBS via kwout While I am quite familiar with the issues and

It seems straightforward enough, right? However, in my Foundations in Distance Education course, we are exploring definitions of distance education that vary widely. This difference in definition and perception has profound implications on research and instructional practices … if you aren’t talking about the same thing, how can you compare results and recommendations? My “off

The good folks at Utah State University have a faculty opening in ­their Instructional Technology Department. In a typically "open" fashion, David Wiley mentions the opening in his blog. The job description is also online. Based on my experience last fall, you would be joining an awesome group!

Not much to write since it is my first day of classes in my new doctoral program at Old Dominion University, but I felt a “first day” post was somehow newsworthy – even Tom gave me a, “Be a good girl, have a good time, and learn a lot ” so it must have meant

Tinymap.net is an awesome mapping tool. Based on Google Maps, you search to pinpoint a location, annotate it, add waypoints / points of interest, save it to its own URL, share it, and add optional password protection … and best of all … it works!

Tinymap.net is an awesome mapping tool. Based on Google Maps, you search to pinpoint a location, annotate it, add waypoints / points of interest, save it to its own URL, share it, and add optional password protection … and best of all … it works!

Thanks to a link submitted by Gary into the EdTechTalk del.icio.us folder, here is a post from the ReadWriteWeb tackling the 10 most common objections to social media adoption. It is interesting to read the point / counterpoint, but it is really intended to create conversation which we will do on Sunday’s EdTechWeekly at 7:00

A reminder to visit the conference web site for the 24th Annual 2008 Distance Learning Conference to be held August 5 – 8, 2008 in my home state of Wisconsin (Go Badgers). The deadline for proposals is January 15th. Recordings of past sessions are in the Resources Library section. Also, check out the link to