Technology & Instruction for UNEX

We have had a large number of calls recently from UCR Extension students related to login problems at ilearn.ucr.edu . Almost all students and instructors should be using the CAS login button and not the iLearn Community Users login (which was used in the past). Some accounts (like mine) will continue to work with the iLearn Community Users button, but this is a temporary situation. Eventually, everyone will login using the CAS Login button. So, if you have unexpected problems logging in, make sure you are using the CAS Login button. If you have already tried to login using the iLearn Community Users button, you may need to switch browsers or clear your browser cache in order for the CAS Login to work.

Issuu is similar to iPaper in functionality and ease of use, at least for creating documents. Here's what it looks like. You only get to see the small version here. To read the full size document you have to go to the Issuu site. I'm not sure I like that:

iPaper looks like a nice way to add documents to your site. Here is an example using the document I wrote up on Blogging with Blackboard. The quality is similar to PDF and the reader doesn't have to download anything. The viewing options are pretty nice, with a page view and fullscreen mode. The slowest part is converting your documents since that is happening on their server. I'd like a local application to do the conversion to speed things up: Read this doc on Scribd: Using Blogs

The PBS resources made available through iTunesU this week look pretty good. You can find them through iTunes > iTunesU > PBS and then browse through the various areas. KQED has some nice materials, including a digital storytelling toolkit.

I have not been keeping up with much posting on this blog, but here is a nice resource I found this week. Alltop is an aggregator-type site which shows the last 5 items on a variety of websites and blogs in various subject areas. Education is one area, although there isn't a subcategory for educational or instructional technology. You can find the Alltop Education page here . You may find other pages which interest you and I'm sure they will expand as the site grows. I find it easier to use than checking my RSS feeds in Google Reader, but of course you aren't allowed to customize the site, so it is limited to what they like at Alltop.