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Blog and Wiki Week @ DU, May 14th - 18th

The Digital Union invites you to learn about the world of wikis and blogs , two tools for user-created content. With a Blog and Wiki Open House on Monday, May 14^th from 1 to 4pm, a Blog and Wiki Workshop on Friday, May 18^th from 1 to 2:30pm, and new resources available on our website all week long, you’ll find out how these tools are being used to create more dynamic and interactive teaching and learning environments across campus.

Blog and Wiki Week Events

Blog and Wiki Open House
Monday May 14th, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Room 370, Science and Engineering Library

Stop by this exciting interactive open house to check out examples of innovative uses of blogs and wikis in educational environments across campus. This session involves interactive poster sessions with faculty, staff and students who work with wikis and blogs and featured presentations from some of the leaders in blog and wiki use at OSU.

Browse through interactive demonstrations of wikis and blogs used in English, Engineering, Art & Technology, Horticulture & Crop Sciences, the OSU Libraries and more!

Featured Presentations Include:

1:30 pm What are Wiki & Blogs and Why Use Them
Nicholas Johnson, The Digital Union

2:00 pm Wikis in the First Year Engineering Program
Phil Schlosser, Department of Engineering

2:30 pm Multimedia Blogs in the College of the Arts
Dan Shellenbarger, Art and Technology

3:00 pm Collaborative Strategies of Students in Open-Ended Wiki Projects
Chris Manion, Center for the Studies of Teaching & Writing

3:30 pm Creating and Maintaining a Faculty & Staff Wiki
Beth Black & Joe Shaw, OSU Libraries

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Blog and Wiki Workshop (Workshop Full)
Friday May 18th, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Room 370, Science and Engineering Library

This workshop will cover the basics of what blogs and wikis are, some tools on how to use them and ideas for you to incorporate them into the classroom experience.

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Blog and Wiki Week Resources and Links

• "Wikis in Education" a paper by Nicholas Johnson
• "Blogs and Education" a paper by Nicholas Johnson
• A Tale of Two Wikis

• Email: use our contact form
• Phone: (614)292-2793
• Address: Room 370, 175 W 18th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210

The Digital Union is a partnership of TELR, The Office of the CIO, and University Libraries

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