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

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 right now

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 right now

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 right now

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 […]