Author: Paul R. Pival
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CFP: 6th Annual Illinois Online Conference (IOC) for Teaching & Learning
The 6th Annual Illinois Online Conference (IOC) for Teaching & Learning will be held February 13-15, 2008. Once again, LearningTimes is proud to produce this unique event, which features dozens of presentations by and for K-20 professionals. Keynote Sessions this year span both 3-D virtual *and* physical learning spaces. Julian Lombardi of Duke University will…
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Librarian Chick Free eBooks Wiki
Stacy Reed of Librarian Chick has a pretty nice list of free e- and audio book sites on her wiki, which is dedicated to free online resources for educators – lots of other good stuff here too. Technorati Tags: ebooks, wikis
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Random Tuesday Tech Tip #4 – Google Reader Keyboard Shortcuts
I’ve been using Google Reader for quite some time now – really like it. I used to use a desktop aggregator because it was a lot more flexible and customizable, but being tied to a single machine eventually did that one it for me. I’ve found Google Reader to be very reliable, and it gets…
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You think you’ve got it rough?
Going the Extra Mile: Supporting Distance Education at University of Alaska Fairbanks, Suzan Hahn, Lisa Lehman, Rheba Dupras Abstract:The Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has a long history of supporting distance education through state-of-the-art, remote access services. Harsh climate conditions (heavy snowfall and icing, high winds, and extreme temperatures), rugged…
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EZ Proxy and database RSS feeds
I haven’t been keeping up with the RSS feeds supplied by the likes of EBSCO. The other day a colleague bugged me about the fact that the RSS feeds weren’t being accepted by Bloglines (or any other web-based aggregator), and upon investigation realized that instead of receiving an RSS feed, Bloglines was receiving our authentication…
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CFP: 24th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning
24th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & LearningAugust 5-8, 2008Madison, WisconsinCALL FOR PROPOSALS Teach………Learn………ConnectWe encourage you to submit a proposal contributing to the ongoing quality of distance education development, delivery, support, assessment, and management. * Share your expertise in the application of technology to the teaching and learning process* Lead sessions on the planning and…
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Sharing Files with FileUrls (beta)
Another possible document delivery service for very small operations. FileUrls allows you to simply browse to a file on your desktop (250 MB Max), set an expiry date (1-7 days) and choose whether or not to password protect the document. The file is then uploaded and a URL generated (very much like TinyURL) which you…
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A weather report
It’s been a while since we’ve had a local weather report from the Distant Librarian. don’t take this as any kind of complaint, ’cause up until about a week ago it’s been positively balmy up here. This is the place you’re going to want to be when global warming really hits! But right now, the…