Author Archives: Alvin Trusty

TWEP

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Rappold has posted the first episode of The Web Edtech Podcast.  The topic is Learning Management Systems.  You should recognize a couple of the people participating.

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Crayon Physics

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Years ago I remember a computer game which involved creating a Rube Goldberg sort of contraption to complete an assigned task.  I can’t remember the name of this game.  It was something like The Machine… it’s been a long time. Today … Continue reading →

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I’m telling you for the last time

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Lawrence Lessig gives his Free Culture presentation for the final time on January 31, 2008 at Stanford University.

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Edmodo

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

It’s going to be twitter for educators, or so they say. http://www.edmodo.com See the screen shot here.

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Techno-Cheating

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Last week we had two speakers on campus that both addressed academic dishonesty and technology’s role in cheating. Most of the examples were what I would consider low-tech because they involved nothing more than a scanner, Photoshop and a color … Continue reading →

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