New Spotlight Issue
Copyright in the Age of YouTube
By Cristina Lopez, with contributions from Wendy Lougee, Dale Mossestad and Gil Rodman
Emerging technologies can create confusion about the use and creation of copyrighted materials in education and research. Read full article.
New Spotlight Issue
Data-driven Applications in Teaching and Learning
By Tonu Mikk
Wood-degrading fungi are an important part of forest ecosystems, but they can be a nuisance to people. Jonathan Schilling, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, is developing an online database of community-contributed case studies for teaching biodeterioration diagnostics. Image courtesy of Jonathan Schilling.
New technologies create new opportunities to engage students. Each year TEL Grant recipients focus their energy on creating learning applications that are innovative, support learning, and motivate students. At the heart of these new technologies is data, which can be used in many different ways to enhance teaching and learning. In many cases, databases make it possible for new educational technologies to be dynamic and interactive. Databases make it possible to collect, organize and present information in novel and engaging ways. Through the collection of Web site data instructors can learn more about students' learning styles and revise learning activities accordingly. Regardless of what data is used for, it is often employed to increase student engagement.
During this TEL Seminar session, panelists will discuss how they developed databases and data mashups to create multimedia learning opportunities, a repository of case studies, an internet mapping application and online learning style models to promote authentic, engaged learning in varied modalities. Read full article.
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