Fair Use
The Center for Social Media at American University in Washington, D.C. has provided a document outlining best practices when it comes to using copyrighted material for media literacy courses. Though the focus is specific, the general information is very useful.

CADE Design Workshop
The Jesuit Distance Education Network is hosting a workshop called Competency Assessment in Distributed Education that helps faculty rethink course design for both on-campus and online environments.
If you're interested in taking part in this in-depth 60-hour course, please contact Faculty Technology Support.

21st Century Bloom
In 1956, Benjamin Bloom, an educational psychologist, developed his classification of learning objectives, which became a key concept in educational theory. In the late nineties, Lorin Anderson revised the taxonomy to include categories for the digital age, making it a very useful tool for assessing technical competencies.

Livescribe
The pen and pencil have finally found their place in the digital age. The Pulse Smartpen allows students to take traditional hand-written notes on special paper. At the same time, the pen records these notes digitally while also synchronizing audio recordings to what they have written. After class, students can replay any part of a recorded lecture by simply tapping on that section of their notes.

Battle of the Blogs
While you can start up a blog on any number of sites, the ABA's Technology Resource Center has a great article comparing the three most known sites: Blogger, TypePad and Wordpress.