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David Wicks

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First Name David
Last Name Wicks
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City Seattle
Region/State/Province Washington
Postal Code 98119
Country USA
Social Network Profiles LinkedIn
LinkedIn URL http://www.linkedin.com/pub/david-wicks/2/35b/988
Home Page http://davidwicks.org

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Current Employer Seattle Pacific University
Job Title Assistant Professor, Director of Instructional Technology
Professional Organizations MERLOT, Sloan-C, NWACC, NW eLearn
Areas of Interest Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, Lecture Capture, ePortfolios, Community of Inquiry
Biography David Wicks has been involved in the instructional technology world for over 20 years. His previous positions include: high school teacher, university lecturer, school district technology facilitator, multimedia author, and project manager. His current position is Director of Instructional Technology at Seattle Pacific University. As Director, David regularly consults with faculty on appropriate uses of technology and has been involved in the development of numerous online and blended courses. In addition, he has taught online courses in the School of Education for over ten years. Recent projects include: developing a Web 2.0 electronic portfolio system based on WordPress, creating a feature-comparison matrix for lecture capture solutions, and leading SPU’s iTunes U project which averages 60,000 downloads a month. David is an Associate Editor for MERLOT’s Teacher Education Editorial Board. Recently, he was a Washington State Representative for the Northwest eLearning Community. As of July 1, 2011, he became a Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for MacLearning.org where he hopes to help other educators share their instructional technology experiences and expertise.

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Answers to Four Questions about iTunes U

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
- November 15, 2011
- James Marko, Ben Hawkridge, Richard Wolf, and Hilary Srere like this.
- James Marko Since the launch of Public Site Manger do folks think there has been a more pronounced shift in University iTunes U usage from marketing/promotion to better educational content and also more produced content and slightly less chalk and talks?
  
  November 16, 2011
- David Wicks I think the quality of the content continues to improve. There are some amazing collections. We need to find better ways to let each other know about these collections. Any ideas?
  
  November 18, 2011

Three Free Ubiquitous Apps Professors Need Even If They Don’t Have A Smartphone
- March 14
- 2 comments
- 2 likes
- 264 views
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
- November 15, 2011
- 2 comments
- 4 likes
- 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
- October 25, 2011
- 0 comments
- 1 like
- 954 views
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
- January 12, 2011
- 9 comments
- 0 likes
- 3,025 views
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?
- November 13, 2010
- 5 comments
- 0 likes
- 2,197 views
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...

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March 15, 2012 10:13:10 AM PDT

in the topic Academix 2012? in the forum All Things Considered

We should know more about this soon. Please stay tuned.
March 7, 2012 8:10:30 PM PST

in the topic Can the iPod Touch replace Flip (and others)? in the forum iOS and Apps in Education

Now you might want to add the new iPad to your list.
May 14, 2011 8:33:46 AM PDT

in the topic OpenLearn eBooks for iTunes U - slides in the forum ePub / eBooks

Gerald, I loved your presentation. Thanks for being so willing to share. One concern I have with ePub is the lack of devices that take advantage of its potential. Any word on when iBooks will be a Mac App?
November 16, 2010 2:00:05 PM PST

in the topic What's your favorite iPad app for education? in the forum All Things Considered

My current favorite is Audioboo, a great app students can use record and share reflections. They can comment on other students' reflections. One strategy (called AudioMo) asks students to record a boo everyday for a month, reflecting on what they are learning. At the end of the month students can record a metaboo where they summarize their learning. Boos are limited to five minutes in length. You can even find Audioboos in iTunes.
November 15, 2010 2:02:49 AM PST

in the topic What's your favorite iPad app for education? in the forum All Things Considered

Nathan Stevens has created a wiki called Teach with your iPad. He dedicates several pages to reviews of educational iPad apps. What is your favorite iPad app?

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

Answers to Four Questions about iTunes U

iPads in Medical School: The Student Perspective

Thoughts on Updating to the New Public Site Manager

Are you looking for a new email solution?