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  • Three Free Ubiquitous Apps Professors Need Even If They Don’t Have A Smartphone

    • Posted by David Wicks
    • March 14
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    What are important characteristics of a good education app?  Okay, free is good.  I will give you that one. What else?  For me, I love ubiquitous apps, or in other words, programs that work on all my devices, including my phone, my iPad,...

  • Answers to Four Questions about iTunes U

    • Posted by David Wicks
    • November 15, 2011
    • 2 comments
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    • 915 views
     
    In this screencast, I address four common questions faculty have about iTunes U. The questions are:
    What is iTunes U?
    How do you access iTunes U?...  more

  • iPads in Medical School: The Student Perspective

    • Posted by David Wicks
    • October 25, 2011
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    Over a year has passed since incoming medical students at UC Irvine were each given a white coat and an iPad. In that time, students have integrated the iPad as their primary device in the lecture hall, hospital wards, and sometimes even for a bit of f...

  • Thoughts on Updating to the New Public Site Manager

    • Posted by David Wicks
    • January 12, 2011
    • 9 comments
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    Our first iTunes U site was published in September of 2006, before Apple developed policy and documentation on how to best organize content within iTunes U. Because the majority of Seattle Pacific University content made available on iTunes U at...

  • Are you looking for a new email solution?

    • Posted by David Wicks
    • November 13, 2010
    • 5 comments
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    Microsoft recently released Office 2011 for Mac. In the new version, Outlook 2011 replaces Entourage as the email client. For those of us at institutions with Microsoft Exchange email servers, this is a welcomed update. Both Entourage and t...

  • AirSketch: Turn your iPad into a wireless whiteboard substitute

    • Posted by David Wicks
    • September 1, 2010
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    AirSketch (from Qrayon LCC) is an iPad App that allows users to share real-time drawings with computers on the same Wi-Fi network.In the classroom, AirSketch can be used as an inexpensive whiteboard substitute.An instructor can model how to work a ma...

  • So you think you want to create an iTunes U site? 3 tips for a successful site

    • Posted by David Wicks
    • May 16, 2010
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     An iTunes U site can be a valuable resource for your institution.  Students love having access to course content on their mobile devices and computers.  Faculty appreciate recognition of their scholarly work. Administrators enjoy hear...