About Me
Michael Edwards is an Instructional Designer for the Center for Distance Education at Rhodes State College. This blog contains his thoughts on various elearning resources, pedagogy, technology, and web 2.0 tools as well as feeds from some of his favorite resources.
Category Archives: News
Off to Denver!
I’m pleased and excited to announce that I am accepting a position at the University of Colorado in Denver! I’ll be joining the Academic Technology team to push innovative uses of technology in teaching and support faculty. I’ve spent the … Continue reading
Google Wave: The Future of Online Collaboration
This is cutting edge, breaking news in web products. Google announced Wave yesterday. General information http://wave.google.com/help/wave/about.html In a way, it’s a combination of several familiar forms of communication, including: Email Discussion Boards Wiki Instant Messaging Text Document Image sharing, files, … Continue reading
Attending: Sloan-C Workshop on Blended Learning
I will be attending the Sloan-C Workshop on Blended Learning and Higher Education this weekend hosted by the University of Illinois at Chicago in Lisle, Illinois. You can find more information on the conference page, but during the event I … Continue reading
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Attending LLT 2009
I’ll be attending OLN’s Learning, Libraries, & Technology conference in a couple of weeks along with a few others from Rhodes. I’m excited to see some of these presentations. I’d like to offer a shout out to friend and former … Continue reading
NY Times: High Cost of Driving Ignites Online Classes Boom
From the New York Times: Although some four-year institutions with large online programs — like the University of Massachusetts and Villanova — have experienced these increases, the greatest surges have been registered at two-year community colleges, where most students are … Continue reading