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#OneNewThing – Padlet

by Mendi Benigni | Dec 13, 2016 | Collaboration, discussion, instructional technology, iPad, Mobile, Portfolio, Presentation, Research

“Padlet is a virtual wall that allows people to express their thoughts on a common topic easily. It works like an online sheet of paper where people can put any content (e.g. images, videos, documents, text) anywhere on the page, together with anyone, from any...

Faculty Guest Post: Evolution of a Group Research Project

by Jessica Smith | May 5, 2016 | 1-1-1, Assessment, Best Practices, Research, TLT

Today’s Faculty Guest Post is from Chris Mothorpe, Assistant Professor of Economics. Chris attended TLT’s 2015 Faculty Technology Institute. In this post, he reflects on the process of revising and improving a group research project in two of his...

Give Sheets A Chance

by Mendi Benigni | Apr 29, 2016 | Google, Google Apps, Productivity, Research, TLT

I am a huge fan of Microsoft Excel. It’s my second favorite application, after Photoshop. However, I’ve been attempting to move all of my work to Google Apps for Education and I felt like Google Sheets was just not as robust a program as Excel. That being...

Online Collaboration with RealTimeBoard

by Jessica Smith | Apr 18, 2016 | Collaboration, Productivity, Research, TLT, Web 2.0

Does this scenario seem familiar? You’re in the midst of a team project. One day you realize that you’ve been playing phone tag with one colleague for a week; another colleague keeps emailing Word documents; while the rest of the team is trying to work...

Using blogs as a learning tool

by Laura Plotts | Mar 15, 2016 | Google Apps, Research, TLT, Web 2.0

A blog can be used for more than just news and announcements. Some ways your students might use a blog are: Alternative to traditional research paper Learning Journals Collaborative Authoring – This presentation is from a CofC faculty member who had her...

Dear TLT: How do I Combine Text from Two Columns into One (in Excel)?

by Chris Meshanko | Dec 17, 2015 | Dear TLT, Productivity, Research

Dear TLT, I’m working with a rather complex data set, and I need to combine text from two separate columns into one. Is that possible? Sincerely, Professor James Moriarty Mathematics Dear Professor Moriarty, While it is not “elementary,” as some...