ePresence beta-testing underway

November 23, 2009

We just had a successful implementation of the system for both the live broadcasting and publishing of events for the Interactive Futures 09: Stereo conference that was held from November 19 to November 21. You can view the archived lectures at http://hosting.epresence.tv/emilycarr/interactive_futures.aspx See the complete information and details of the conference at http://interactivefutures.ca/schedule.htm
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Interactive Futures ‘09 Stereo

November 10, 2009

Interactive Futures ‘09: Stereo (IF’09: Stereo) will be hosted by the Intersections Digital Studios at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver. IF’09: Stereo offers a broad thematic reading of “stereo” to include research and art works that use techniques and devices to lure the body into ephemeral spaces. Examples include stereographic films and [...]

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Google allows users to view, delete personal information

November 6, 2009

Photograph by: Christian Hartmann, Reuters
The article is from this Vancouver Sun Article
Google Inc. on Thursday launched new privacy controls so users can see the reams of personal information the Internet giant is storing about them and insist the data are deleted if they want.
People who have signed up for any of Google’s consumer services, such [...]

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ETUG Fall 2009 Workshop – Reflections

October 23, 2009

The ETUG (Educational Technology Users Group) Fall 2009 Workshop with the theme of Learning Design, was recently held at the Segal School of Business at Simon Fraser University on Oct. 20th and 21st, 2009. Day 1 : Grainne Conole from the Open University, UK, helped participants explore Compendium LD and Cloudworks – tools developed [...]

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Web 2.0 Tools for Teaching

September 30, 2009

This post is a survey of popular Web 2.0 Applications that may assist with teaching classes.

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Education Conferences – Fall 2009

September 27, 2009

Interactive Futures ‘09: Stereo (IF’09: Stereo) will be hosted by the Intersections Digital Studios at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver. IF’09: Stereo offers a broad thematic reading of “stereo” to include research and art works that use techniques and devices to lure the body into ephemeral spaces. Examples include stereographic films and animations, linked interactive performance spaces, simulated touch interfaces, binaural sound works, and mixed-reality art works

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Faculty Fall 2009 Workshops

August 27, 2009

Using Moodle in the Classroom – Forums to Grades

Time: TBA
Room: Mac Lab 203C (North Building)
Instructor: Grant Gregson
This hands-on workshop is intended for faculty who are interested in how to use the Moodle gradebook for online-grading using Moodle.
Please RSVP to tlc@eciad.ca if interested in taking.
Web 2.0 Applications
Time: Friday, September 25th, 10:30am to 12:00pm
Room: Mac Lab 203C [...]

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Video Resources

August 20, 2009

Coming this year to Emily Carr – Video Publishing
(capture live events, record lectures, webcast)
This year several faculty will be involved with piloting our video capturing softwares and publishing systems. We will be publishing the results as the projects unfold, as we move towards implementation throughout our academic community.
ePresence  Capture Software and Publishing Server
ePresence Capture [...]

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About Moodle

August 19, 2009

Moodle is a Course Management System, a type of software that allows you to post course content, communicate with students, set up quizzes or surveys, and manage grades online.
How is Moodle different from a course web site? Traditional internet-based web sites are well-suited for recruiting students to courses and programs, since they are public and [...]

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A Powerful Way to Edit Images Online

May 8, 2009

Last fall, a New York-based startup called Aviary went live, offering digital artists an online image-editing tool with features that could normally only be found in expensive software.

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