You can increase social engagement in your course with social media. While this post focuses on embedding Instagram images into your content, here are some ideas for using Instagram in your classroom. Continue reading
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What I Learned at the #ATD2015 Conference
I just got back from the 2015 Association for Talent Development Conference. It was a fantastic opportunity to learn new things and discover ways to improve upon the SUNY JCC way. Here are the sessions I attended: Continue reading
3 Ways to Virtually Tap Into a Conference
We are now entering a major conference season. I have personally scheduled to attend four events over the next three months. Yet, there are many more that I would like to attend. Using a couple of different strategies, I can still benefit from them virtually. Continue reading
Leveraging Twitter in the Classroom
This morning, I gave a Webinar on Leveraging Twitter in the Classroom. In this Webinar, I provided the basics of Twitter, reasons for using it, and ideas for using it in the classroom.
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Bring the State of the Union to Your Classroom
On 20 January, President Obama will be giving his State of the Union. Quite often, professors encourage or assign students the task of watching the State of the Union. What I have found equally interesting is also following it in real-time on Twitter using a hashtag associated with the State of the Union. Currently, #SOTU is being promoted as the hashtag to follow, although there may be others. The conversation has already started. Continue reading