Educational Technology Project Examples at St. Edward's University
CULF 3331 Global Social Problems: Local Action and Social Networks for
Change: http://academic.stedwards.edu/globalsocialproblems
- Delivered as a pilot course in Fall 2011, this Cultural Foundations course
used a values-driven, gameful philosophy to help students critically
research and take real-life action to address global social issues.
CNEL 6335 Mindfulness: History, Religion, Philosophy, and Practice:
http://academic.stedwards.edu/mindfulness/
- Delivered in Fall 2011, this Master of Arts in Counseling Course adopted a
gameful approach to engage students in their study of Mindfulness.
India Study Abroad: http://academic.stedwards.edu/india2011/
- This is a companion blog site for the Fall 2011 India Study Abroad
program which involved six participants and one professor. The theme of
the trip was mindfulness and counseling. During their time abroad, the
group used netbooks and 3G dongles to connect online in remote villages
via mobile infrastructure.
COMM 3309: Social Media for Public Relations :
http://academic.stedwards.edu/socialmedia/
- This is the course blog for an upper-level class on Social Media taught at
SEU. This cutting-edge communications course was launched in Fall
2007, and offers students the chance to explore emerging social media
technologies and studies their application in contemporary PR practice.
Teaching and Learning with LifeSize Technology: A videoconferencing pilot
project between St. Edward's University Austin and Angers, France.
- In this pilot, two classes were taught via point-to-point simulcast between
Austin and Angers. Students learned from the course content, and
through the opportunity to experience the technology.
Defoe’s Review: http://www.defoereview.org
- This novel site precisely publishes the work of Daniel Defoe, basing its
text for volumes 1-4 and 6-8 on the set of the Review in the Harry Ransom
Center at the University of Texas. The site is searchable by keyword and
topic.
Global News from St. Edward's: http://academic.stedwards.edu/globalnews/
- This site displays articles and podcasts of news articles compiled by
students in the International Organizations course as well as a Freshmanlevel Global Issues course.
Discovering France - From the Hilltop of Austin to the Valley of the Loire :
http://academic.stedwards.edu/angers/
- This site chronicles the adventures of the SEU Summer Study Abroad
Program in Angers, France. In summer, 2011, 14 SEU students studied
French in Angers and took classes on social media and mass media.
Team Space: A Practical Way of Improving Student Ability to Function as a Team
- Team Space is a tool that is designed to help students learn how to work
as a team. Team Space provides an opportunity for instructors to reflect
and share the reasons for using team assignments, apply a methodology
that can be used in the classroom to improve student teams, establish a
feedback and accountability process, and provide students with the
opportunity to give and receive feedback throughout the class.
A-HIST 3343: Welcome to the Twentieth Century: Triumphs and Tragedies:
http://academic.stedwards.edu/joannes/ahist3343/
- This course site contains course information and resources to help
students to learn about the technological, medical, demographic, and
social changes in the twentieth century.
A-HIST 4353 Modern Revolutions:
http://academic.stedwards.edu/joannes/ahist4353/
- This course site offers information, online lectures and resources to help
students learn about French Revolution of 1789, the Russian revolutions
of 1917 and 1991, the Chinese Revolution, the Iranian Revolution, the
Eastern European the South African revolutions of the later half of the 20 th
century, as well as current events in some of the 2011 Arab spring
uprisings.
A-HIST 4352 Mexico from the Aztecs to the Revolution of 1910:
http://academic.stedwards.edu/joannes/ahist4352/
- This course site offers the information and resources to help students to
learn about Mexican history, including the Aztec civilization, Spanish
colonial society, Mexican independence and the outbreak of revolution in
1910, as well as the leaders of this revolution and the changes they
envisioned for Mexico.
A-CAPS 4360 Moral Issues in Society:
http://faculty.stedwards.edu/s_acaps4360/index.html
- This course site was designed as a resource for both New College
Capstone students and instructors, and includes online resources for
research and writing as well as course information and documents used in
the course.
Student Documentary Projects with Joe Vitone:
http://academic.stedwards.edu/joedoc/
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This site contains the photography by students in a Spring 2011 Texas
Documentary Photography project in Lockhart, Texas.
Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE):
http://academic.stedwards.edu/source/
- SOURCE is an annual symposium that provides a unique opportunity for
students to present academic research, visual art and other forms of
creative expression as undergraduates, and to generate a common forum
for university-wide communication among faculty and students.
New Literati - The New College Literary Journal:
http://academic.stedwards.edu/newliterati/
- Founded in 1993, the New Literati, encourages creative expression by
featuring works of art including short stories, poems, essays and
drawings.
2011 Lucian Symposium: http://academic.stedwards.edu/lucian/2011/
- Organized by the School of Natural Sciences at SEU, the Lucian
Symposium is a free event open to the public and features topic related to
the natural sciences.
Arete: St. Edward's University's Academic Journal:
academic.stedwards.edu/arete
- Arete is a student run, award-winning academic journal that has been
published annually since 1991.
Library Tech Talks: http://academic.stedwards.edu/libtechtalks/
- Library Tech Talks are hands-on workshops for Library-related technology
at SEU.
ENGW 3332: Writing Online: http://academic.stedwards.edu/writingonline/
- This course helps students to learn how to apply the approaches and
elements of successful writing and design to a variety of web-based
communication tasks.
Deutsch Zusammen : http://academic.stedwards.edu/deutschzusammen/
- This site provides a wealth of resources to help students learn to speak
German in several classes at SEU.
SEU Computer Competencies: http://academic.stedwards.edu/competency/
- The Computer Competency Requirement’s mission is to ensure the
Traditional Undergraduate and New College students at SEU are capable
of demonstrating knowledge about basic computer skills that are used in
most classroom environments.
Worth Considering: http://academic.stedwards.edu/worthconsidering/
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This project invites students to listen to podcasts with journalists to help
them build an opinion on contemporary political issues.
COMM 1317: Presentational Speaking:
http://academic.stedwards.edu/comm1317/
- This site serves as an information site for the Communications program at
SEU and has links to course information and resources for the
Presentational Speaking course
Pending Pilots:
iPads for hands-on Graphics Design: Kim Garza (pending Spring 2012)
- In this pilot, graphics design students will integrate known design tools
with tablet computing devices and apps to explore the potential of touch
interaction, create a testable prototype of an application without the need
for coding, and in the process mimic collaborative working environments.
World of Warcraft for Spanish Language Learning: Cory Lyle (pending Spring
2012)
- In this pilot, a small group of students will work with the instructor and
Instructional Technology staff to explore how game play in World of
Warcraft (WoW) can support language learning. Students will use the
Spanish version of WoW on the Latin American servers to play the game
and communicate with others in Spanish.