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TCC08: Creating and Teaching a College-Level Undergraduate Course in Social Networking

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Provided a bunch of stats on social networking usage–I’m not taking notes on all that). Technorati Tags: socialnetworking , business , tcc08 , web20. Past predictions about online communities assumed text because that was what was available. Now YouTube and multimedia are important.

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TCC08: What can Educators Learn from Online Religious Communities?

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Provided opportunity for isolated individuals to experience community, For education. Technorati Tags: tcc08 , tcc2008 , education , religion , community , web20. Everyone can contribute. 30 minute chat, 2X a day. Fellowship time before and after official time. It’s hard to do synchronous and get everyone there at the same time.

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TCC08: Making Distance Learning Courses Accessible

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Issue isn’t just whether students have access, but whether the communication is actually as effective as that provided to others. Provide the script for narrated presentations & podcasts. Technorati Tags: tcc08 , tcc2008 , accessibility , online+learning , universal+design. ADA, Title II. Text-based files. Albert: LD.

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TCC08: Cultural Diversity in Online Education

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Provide support for students who need it so all students can be successful. Technorati Tags: diversity , online+education , culture. .&# Historically, this was a way to get away from the caste system. I had no idea–this was totally new to me. Diversity enhances our lives, helps us understand ourselves better.

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TCC08: Second Life: Teaching Tips from the Virtual Frontier

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Site to compare virtual worlds provided in chat: [link]. Technorati Tags: secondlife , education , avatar , identity , teaching , cynthia+calongne. In her environments, students sometimes don’t leave when class is done–they stay to play more. The world keeps changing, so it affects how objects behave.

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TCC08: Applying the Hedgehog Principle to Online Higher Education

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Provide resources to the people. Technorati Tags: TCC08 , hedgehog+principle , mission. These questions would be good for thinking about the purpose of a blog too–answering the question of “why am I writing?&#. How do you move from good to great? Disciplined thought–everyone needs to buy into the guiding principle.

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Wikis for Improving Productivity

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Provide links for most used pages. Provided training. A: PBwiki provides some base structure. Technorati Tags: PBwiki , productivity , changemanagement. He monitors all changes so he can revert if there’s an issue. Q: Set up? Folder structure helps for security; different departments have different access.

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