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Session # 142

"Smartphones Are Taking Us Beyond the Limits! Are You Ready?!"

Blackberries! ... iPhones! They're everywhere! Come and see how smartphones can take us (and our students) beyond the limits! This presentation will address the use of mobile devices in instruction and whats needed to develop effective, accessible web sites for use on these and other popular handheld devices.

Thomas J. C. Smyth, Ph.D.
Gary J. Senn, Ph.D.

PowerPoint Presentation 1: ppt| or pptx (3.7M)
PowerPoint Presentation 2: ppt or pptx (2.6M)
Bibliography (docx, 126K)


Session # 143

"Breathing a Second Life into graduate courses"

The 3-D virtual world of Second Life has received much attention since its inception in 2003. In this presentation, learn how Second Life is being used in graduate courses for educators. Feel free to bring your avatar along with you and participate in the Second Life discussion.

Gary J. Senn, Ph.D.
Thomas J. C. Smyth, Ph.D.

SL Meeting Place - USC School of Library and Information Sciences - Davis 2.0 Virtual Center
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sunpixels/111/250/21

Presentation (ppt = 450K)