Author Archives: Chris Meshanko

April 2013 Newsletter

Download the full PDF of the Newsletter: TLTNewsletterApr2013.pdf Topics for this month include: How Tech is Changing College Life Apply now for the Maymester FTI GoodNotes and more GoodNotes Bye Bye Google Reader Here is a quick preview (click to download full PDF):…

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Guest Post: GoodNotes in the Math Classroom

Tom Kunkle, an Associate Professor of Mathematics at CofC, and all-around good guy, writes here about his experiences with GoodNotes in the Math Classroom. For instruction, he balances the tech gamut from chalk to the iPad, and (spoiler alert) the technology does not necessarily win out in the end. Of all the applications we saw…

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Engaging the #TechGeneration

There are many varied opinions (and some myths) about the characteristics and capabilities of current students. In fact, there is no single accepted label for Americans born after 1990: Net Generation, Digital Natives, and the Tech Generation are all referring to the same demographic. However, here are three commonly held beliefs about this generation of…

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March 2013 Newsletter

Download the full PDF of the Newsletter: TLTNewsletterMar2013 Topics for this month include: Using YouCanBook.Me for Scheduling Attention iPad Users! (note-taking apps) Reading and Marking up PDF Texts for Teaching: Observations on Using iAnnotate (Mike Duvall) QR Code Safety Here is a quick preview (click to download full PDF):…

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How Tech is Changing College Life [Infographic]

With the most recent Faculty Technology Institute still fresh in our minds, we are still thinking about techniques to engage our #TechGeneration students. From the teaching perspective, there will always be an issue of ageism (“Get off my lawn!”), and there will always be content dependent issues (teaching Art versus Chemistry).  However, as illustrated by…

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