March 1, 2007
This month’s Instructional Technology e-newsletter offers a range of informational links on current technology trends and research in education. It also contains contact information for resources available inside the SU School of Law.
Highlights
- News and Information:
- Innovation and Research:
- Tools and Resources:
News and Information
- Internships at Creative Commons – Creative Commons is accepting applications for summer interns, tell your students. Read more here.
- AALS Podcasts – CALI has an extensive list of the 2007 AALS podcasts (over 180 hours of content), available for download here. And, in case you missed it, they also offer AALS podcasts for 2006, here.
- Fair Use and Film – Lawrence Lessig writes that the Stanford CIS Fair Use Project has created an initiative to aid documentary filmmakers whose use of fair use is challenged. Directors following the best practices laid out by the American University Center for Social Media will be eligible for pro bono or reduced-fee legal services. Lessig claims that this is the most important announcement in this area in the last 10 years. Read more here.
Innovation and Research
- Property Law and Second Life – Professor Townsend Gard’s Property class is exploring the online world of Second Life and researching virtual property. They have a blog for the class which will also feature screencasts of student presentations on their findings. Follow along, here.
Tools and Resources
· Instructional Technology Modules – Tutorials for SSRN, PowerPoint, Twen and Windows Movie Maker now available. Have an idea for a tutorial? Let us know. Find all of the tutorials here.
· PowerPoint Shortcuts – Keyboard shortcuts are great time savers, especially for repetitive tasks. The Florida Gulf Coast University has a great list of keystroke combinations for PowerPoint here.
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