Teaching in the Cloud Presentation
Katie Gibson and I just finished up our presentation at the OSU Innovate! ELearning in Action Conference. Lot’s of great questions and comments. Unlike most presentations, this one felt like a true discussion. Pretty cool all around.
The Abstract:
Teaching in the Cloud: Replacing Monolithic Course Management with Web 2.0Course management software (CMS) used in higher education is often multi-layered, poorly organized, and difficult for students to navigate. At Miami University, six librarians teaching different sections of a course in the Interactive Media Studies department bypassed institution-supported course management software in favor of Ning.com. This breakout session will present lessons learned from this experiment, discuss pros and cons of abandoning institutionally supported systems, and explain how the adoption of this new technology affected teaching.