Archive for September, 2009

iPhone App Reads My Prof’s Lectures to Me…

September 1st, 2009
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phoneGraduate courses are typically jam packed with a plethora of assigned readings. I could spend days and nights digesting the course materials. So I looked for a way to have someone whose time is worth less, read to me. Enter Read2MeApp.com’s new app by the same name. I copied and pasted all the documents into a text file and saved them as .txt, uploaded them to my ftp folder, pointed the app to the folder and Voila! And did I mention you can choose the accent and voice gender? Nifty. Making good use of my driving time.

In my online grad course management system, I create a print view of all the lessons. Copy and paste to my Text editor. Save as .txt and upload. That’s it. Assigned PDF files are just as easy. Auditory learners will love it.

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A Personal Learning Network Concept Map…

September 1st, 2009
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A great way to visually explore new territory is to browse maps. Concept maps are visual representations of how we perceive the arrangement of particular knowledge domains. A hot buzzword among educational technologists is the PLE or Personal Learning Network. I could explain it. Or you could just look at my map below. But if you want to REALLY get an eyeful of understanding, scroll through these creative concept maps at the edtechpost.wiki site. Crazy good times.

How do personal learning environments work?

Whether you know it or not, everyone has a PLE. What's yours?

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