Comments for CIT Blog http://cit.duke.edu/blog What's new and interesting in instructional technology Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:13:05 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Lively – Google’s New Virtual Worlds Application by jayvee http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/07/09/lively-googles-new-virtual-worlds-application/comment-page-1/#comment-175181 jayvee Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:13:05 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/?p=1261#comment-175181 I agree with okinawa - Gaming specifically MMORPG has dominated or has a big share (to say the least) the entertainment industry. It is in a way integrated in our everyday activities/lives that makes it more interesting. I have read once in a blog that those who played online Role playing games are more likely to have a conversion type of defense mechanism - escaping reality in a sense that they would want to excel in another aspect. I agree with okinawa – Gaming specifically MMORPG has dominated or has a big share (to say the least) the entertainment industry. It is in a way integrated in our everyday activities/lives that makes it more interesting.

I have read once in a blog that those who played online Role playing games are more likely to have a conversion type of defense mechanism – escaping reality in a sense that they would want to excel in another aspect.

]]> Comment on Wordle: making Tag Clouds into ‘Beautiful Word Clouds’ by Shawn Miller http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/07/03/wordle-making-tag-clouds-into-beautiful-word-clouds/comment-page-1/#comment-174511 Shawn Miller Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:59:23 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/?p=1161#comment-174511 Hi Michelle, Here's what I do - I choose 'Print' and then 'Print' the Wordle as a PDF. Open the PDF in Preview (mac) or Acrobat (PC) and save it as an image (jpg, etc). The other option is to use a tool like Jing or Skitch to take a screen capture. Hi Michelle,
Here’s what I do – I choose ‘Print’ and then ‘Print’ the Wordle as a PDF. Open the PDF in Preview (mac) or Acrobat (PC) and save it as an image (jpg, etc). The other option is to use a tool like Jing or Skitch to take a screen capture.

]]> Comment on Wordle: making Tag Clouds into ‘Beautiful Word Clouds’ by Michelle http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/07/03/wordle-making-tag-clouds-into-beautiful-word-clouds/comment-page-1/#comment-173621 Michelle Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:51:05 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/?p=1161#comment-173621 I want to download the image from wordle to a power point for presentations. Any reason why the web designer doesn't allow for that or how to do it? I want to download the image from wordle to a power point for presentations. Any reason why the web designer doesn’t allow for that or how to do it?

]]> Comment on Conference on Literature in Virtual Worlds by PTLLS Course http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2008/07/17/conference-on-literature-in-virtual-worlds/comment-page-1/#comment-168991 PTLLS Course Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:52:26 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/?p=1301#comment-168991 In Europe lifelong learning takes now has a different approach, we hope to see more development as a result of new legislation, good luck all teachers! In Europe lifelong learning takes now has a different approach, we hope to see more development as a result of new legislation, good luck all teachers!

]]> Comment on Bb Tip: Catch up with your reading on the Blackboard Discussion Board by Allison Rossett http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2009/09/28/bb-tip-catching-up-with-your-reading-%e2%80%93-blackboard-discussion-board/comment-page-1/#comment-156621 Allison Rossett Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:21:28 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/?p=6051#comment-156621 thx, Kyle. Bb Discussion Board is clunky. This is helpful. thx, Kyle. Bb Discussion Board is clunky. This is helpful.

]]> Comment on The next wave of e-readers by Marc Sperber http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2009/09/29/the-next-wave-of-ereaders/comment-page-1/#comment-155131 Marc Sperber Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:46:27 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/?p=6361#comment-155131 Princeton recently conducted a Kindle pilot. According to an article yesterday in the Daily Princetonian, the e-reader did not fare well in an academic setting. One student said: “Much of my learning comes from a physical interaction with the text: bookmarks, highlights, page-tearing, sticky notes and other marks representing the importance of certain passages — not to mention margin notes, where most of my paper ideas come from and interaction with the material occurs. All these things have been lost, and if not lost they’re too slow to keep up with my thinking, and the ‘features’ have been rendered useless.” The article also mentioned that the absence of page numbers in the Kindle makes it more difficult for students to cite sources consistently. To read the full article: http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2009/09/28/23918/ On the surface, e-readers seem to be the perfect solution to cut down on the number of physical books that have to be printed and carried around by students. Text is text, right? A textbook doesn't have any interactive features, e-readers don't have to either, right? Apparently, Princeton students who were involved with this pilot have answered both of those questions with a "wrong." The upgrades required to make e-readers more flexible and interactive seem feasible to me. Maybe one day e-readers will replace textbooks. But, for now, it seems that adoption is not the problem, the products are. Princeton recently conducted a Kindle pilot. According to an article yesterday in the Daily Princetonian, the e-reader did not fare well in an academic setting.

One student said:

“Much of my learning comes from a physical interaction with the text: bookmarks, highlights, page-tearing, sticky notes and other marks representing the importance of certain passages — not to mention margin notes, where most of my paper ideas come from and interaction with the material occurs. All these things have been lost, and if not lost they’re too slow to keep up with my thinking, and the ‘features’ have been rendered useless.”

The article also mentioned that the absence of page numbers in the Kindle makes it more difficult for students to cite sources consistently.

To read the full article: http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2009/09/28/23918/

On the surface, e-readers seem to be the perfect solution to cut down on the number of physical books that have to be printed and carried around by students. Text is text, right? A textbook doesn’t have any interactive features, e-readers don’t have to either, right? Apparently, Princeton students who were involved with this pilot have answered both of those questions with a “wrong.”

The upgrades required to make e-readers more flexible and interactive seem feasible to me. Maybe one day e-readers will replace textbooks. But, for now, it seems that adoption is not the problem, the products are.

]]> Comment on EtherPad: real-time collaborative writing by Jeff VanDrimmelen http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2009/09/25/etherpad-real-time-collaborative-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-154871 Jeff VanDrimmelen Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:08:54 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/?p=5761#comment-154871 What a great find! Thanks for posting this Shawn! What a great find! Thanks for posting this Shawn!

]]> Comment on The next wave of e-readers by Jeff VanDrimmelen http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2009/09/29/the-next-wave-of-ereaders/comment-page-1/#comment-154861 Jeff VanDrimmelen Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:07:55 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/?p=6361#comment-154861 Thanks for this great article Randy. I personally love reading books on my iPhone. I wasn't sure when I started if I would like it, but after one book, I am hooked. I always have it with me and read a little bit of Louis L'Amour almost every night. :) It is small and easy to read and navigate. It is perfect for me. I think that from the student perspective this is where we are going to see the largest adoption as well. They don't want another device to carry around. But so much is dependent on what phone they have. Thanks for this great article Randy. I personally love reading books on my iPhone. I wasn’t sure when I started if I would like it, but after one book, I am hooked. I always have it with me and read a little bit of Louis L’Amour almost every night. :) It is small and easy to read and navigate. It is perfect for me.

I think that from the student perspective this is where we are going to see the largest adoption as well. They don’t want another device to carry around. But so much is dependent on what phone they have.

]]> Comment on Bb Tip: Catch up with your reading on the Blackboard Discussion Board by Newman http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2009/09/28/bb-tip-catching-up-with-your-reading-%e2%80%93-blackboard-discussion-board/comment-page-1/#comment-154341 Newman Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:57:33 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/?p=6051#comment-154341 Excellent! Well done, Haiyan and Neal. Excellent! Well done, Haiyan and Neal.

]]> Comment on EtherPad: real-time collaborative writing by Kyle Johnson http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2009/09/25/etherpad-real-time-collaborative-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-152811 Kyle Johnson Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:45:02 +0000 http://cit.duke.edu/blog/?p=5761#comment-152811 Hmmm, the link in my last post disappeared. Let's try this again: http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=44680 Hmmm, the link in my last post disappeared. Let’s try this again:

http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=44680

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