Monday, March 28, 2016

[Mind] Mapping the Path to Plagiarism

Using mind maps is a creative and dynamic way to visually develop and manage projects, concepts and ideas - from organizing a website to office workflows and academic planning. In this example, I updated our website on plagiarism. 

                                                  

Mind Mapping Ideas

Presentation Organization

Writing Processes
Website Design
Timelines
BrainstormingStrategizing
Proposals
Theme-Based Activities
Classroom Projects
Office Workflow
Project Management
Assessment Planning
Syllabi Development
Learning Outcomes

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Fabulous "Open Source" SCALAR

From The Alliance for Networking Visual Culture*


Scalar is a free, open source authoring and publishing platform that’s designed to make it easy for authors to write long-form, born-digital scholarship online. Scalar enables users to assemble media from multiple sources and juxtapose them with their own writing in a variety of ways, with minimal technical expertise required. Multiple authorship is supported.


Watching the Scalar video introduction will make you want to drop everything and start writing!

VIDEO INTRODUCTION: http://scalar.usc.edu/scalar/

*Scalar is a project of the Alliance for Networking Visual Culture (ANVC) in association with Vectors and  IML, and with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Hello! My Name is Twiddla!

Twiddla is a web-based meeting playground white board. Mark up websites, graphics, and photos, or start brainstorming on a blank canvas. Browse the web with your students or make that conference call more productive than ever. No plug-ins, downloads, or firewall voodoo - it's all there, ready to go when you are. Browser-agnostic, user-friendly. And it's FREE!

How is it different from other collaboration tools? (e.g., WebEx)

  • First of all it's free.
  • Second it's available to anyone, anytime.
  • Third, there are no plug ins - all you need is your web browser.
  • Fourth, you can interact with the web (or any uploaded picture, PDF document or widget) AND mark it up at the same time.
  • Fifth, it incorporates chat and voice.
  • Read the FAQ

Click HERE to start a new meeting or, try it now in the Sandbox HERE