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Caroline Barratt commented on the post, Wanted: A New Teaching/Learning Landscape [Session Idea], on the site THATCamp Southeast 2011

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:37:51 +0000

I think we are gearing up for a third iteration of a course management system at my institution. I am definitely interested in learning the strengths/weaknesses of what’s out there and how we might help shape what develops.

Caroline Barratt commented on the post, Multimedia ebooks, on the site THATCamp Southeast 2011

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:35:32 +0000

I was involved with an e-book for an academic press. We were asked to turn our “traditional” manuscript into something digital by inserting URLs, screen shots, and media. It was an interesting process – trying to […]

Caroline Barratt commented on the post, Teaching the Psycho-Spiritual Impacts of Technology, on the site THATCamp Southeast 2011

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:22:15 +0000

I am very interested in this idea. We are experimenting with using Kindles in the writing classroom and I have long wondered if technology affects comprehension in any way or alters the way readers interact with […]

Caroline Barratt wrote a new post, Session Idea - Kindles in the writing classroom / library, on the site THATCamp Southeast 2011

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:20:05 +0000

My proposal, along with Phoebe Acheson, is to take a look at how e-readers like Kindle change (or do not change) the writing classroom. We are currently performing a study in an English Lit classroom where we have […]