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This is a short talk I gave to describe my research areas for the University of Michigan School of Information visiting days for prospective students. I talked about my interested in software for teaching and learning and standard for that software as well as approaches to teaching first technoloyg courses
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Research Topic: Creating a Market for Innovation in Teaching and
LearningDr. Charles Severance | [email protected]
Clinical Associate ProfessorUniversity of Michigan School of Information
www.dr-chuck.com / @drchuck
Other Research: Teaching Technology
• SI502 - Network Computing
• SI539 - Design of Complex Web Sites
• How to Teach Technology using Technology
• Open Educational Resources
• Teaching Technology in High School
1995
20111997
2004
2008
Sakai is an open source LMS started
in 2004 by University of
Michigan, Stanford, Indiana University,
and MIT.
CambridgeOxford
YaleStanford
Johns HopkinsBerkeley
Australia National UniversityUniversity of VirginiaNagoya University
University of MichiganDuke
University of CapetownGeorgia Tech
And Many More...
Case Study: Amanda Severance
• Senior in Special Education
• Technology in the Classroom Curse
• Eleven different accounts
• Setup required technical support
2:35
LEARNINGTOOL ORCONTENT
Case Study: LMS Plugins
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Case Study: LMS Committer/TeacherMay 2007
May 2007 Case Study: LMS Committer/Teacher
August 2007
Improving Teaching and Learning
• Students and Teachers literally do not care at all if their learning software is open source
• They are limited by the software that is installed and upgraded by their local IT staff
• IT organizations almost always fear innovation
Standards
Commercial
Open Source
LMS
Publishers
www.imsglobal.org
CommonCartridge
ToolsInteroperability
2008
App Store for Learning Applications
Thank You
Dr. Charles SeveranceUniversity of Michigan School of Information
www.dr-chuck.com
