CIT Blog » Uncategorized http://cit.duke.edu/blog What's new and interesting in instructional technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:52:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Ancient Rome in Google Earth http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/11/14/ancient-rome-in-google-earth/ http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/11/14/ancient-rome-in-google-earth/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:19:56 +0000 Randy Riddle http://cit.duke.edu/blog/?p=2171 Recreating historical sites can be done in many ways – structures or parts of cities have been constructed in programs such as Second Life and many other 3d programs.  Now, Google Earth has released a new beta version of their interactive mapping and visualization software that includes a reconstruction of Rome, circa 320 A.D.

Ancient Rome 3D was created in conjunction with the Rome Reborn Project 2.0 at the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities.  The virtual reconstruction includes major structures and even interiors for some buildings.

Ancient Rome 3D is available in Google Earth 4.3 (beta).

 

]]> http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/11/14/ancient-rome-in-google-earth/feed/ 0 Tuesday is Open Access Day http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/10/09/1901/ http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/10/09/1901/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:46:20 +0000 Kevin Smith http://cit.duke.edu/blog/?p=1901 Please join us for world-wide Open Access Day on Tuesday,  October 14.

Several events are planned.  Throughout the day there will be tables set up in the Perkins Library and the Medical Center Library to distribute information about how open access can benefit scholarly research, especially as new technologies are developed and adopted in higher education.

The big local event will be focused on OA @ Duke; from 2 pm until 3:30 we will gather in Perkins Library 217 to hear about what is being done at Duke and what opportunities are available for scholars.  Our keynote address will be by Prof. Jamie Boyle of Duke law school, and there will also be short presentations by Law Librarian Dick Danner, Dr. Ricardo Pietrobon of the Medical School faculty and Duke student Josh Sommer, a passionate and articulate spokesman for patients’ rights.

There is also an international webcast featuring Noble Prize Laureate Sir Richard Roberts and Prof. Philip Bourne, the founding editor of “PLoS Computational Biology” that will be recieved in two locations at Duke — the Medical Center Library and classroom 3 in the new LINK facility in Perkins Library.  This will be a wonderful opportunity to learn about the benefits and challanges of open access, especially in the area of health and medical information and scholarship.  More information about the webcast, which will take place at 7 pm on Tuesday, and the celebration of Open Access Day in general, is available at this website.

These events are specifically directed at university faculty members and academic authors.  We hope many people will turn out to listen and discuss the opportunities offered by the more open approach to scholarship that is made possible by the digital environment.

]]> http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/10/09/1901/feed/ 0 50 tips for teaching and learning with Second Life http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/05/28/50-tips-for-teaching-and-learning-with-second-life/ http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/05/28/50-tips-for-teaching-and-learning-with-second-life/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 13:35:56 +0000 Lynne O'Brien http://cit.duke.edu/blog/?p=1041 The website 50 Tips and Tricks to Create a Learning Space in Second Life describes the educational possibilities of Second Life for reaching out beyond traditional classrooms and school districts, connecting with people around the world, having interactive discussions, practicing real-world skills and keeping students engaged in a technologically-driven society. The list offers examples of educational uses of Second Life in a variety of subject areas such as CyberOne: a Harvard Law School course on Law in the Court of Public Opinion or Money and Design, an economics class using Second Life as a virtual platform for future entrepreneurs and business designers to practice their skills. You also can find tips and tools for getting started and then making the most of using Second life. For those who do not want to have to do development work, there are examples of already-created spaces, such as The Wall SL, which is a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial or the PacificRim Exchange, which hosts a private island that serves as a platform for students from schools in the Pacific Rim to connect and learn about new customs and countries.

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The KnowledgeWorks Foundation has created the highly interactive Map of Future Forces Affecting Education. The map consists of several conceptual blocks that highlight different potential ‘forces’ including various trends and social dilemmas such as long-tail economics, smart networks, mobile devices, media-saavy youth, participatory governance and more. The map also invites participation from users including links to discussions for each ‘force’ as well as the ability to tag items with new keywords.

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