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In this episode, Dan Ream of VCU Libraries joins us to provide an introduction to open access publishing. In the course of the conversation we explore issues driving the practice of open access in higher education, look at some examples of successful university projects and briefly discuss what VCU is doing in regard to open [...]

In this podcast episode we feature a conversation with Marcus Messner and Jeff South both faculty members at VCU’s School of Mass Communications. In the course of the conversation we explore how the use of social media has begun to impact their teaching, learning and professional practice. We begin with a brief description of their [...]

This episode of the CTE’s Teaching and Learning podcast series features a conversation with Dr. Lynda Gillespie, Director of Technology for Chesterfield County Public Schools and adjunct professor for the VCU School of Education, and Dr. Britt Watwood from the VCU Center for Teaching Excellence. Lynda and Britt co-taught an online graduate course this Fall [...]

This episode of the CTE’s Teaching and Learning podcast series features a conversation with Dr. Teresa Carter from the VCU School of Education, and Bud Deihl from the VCU Center for Teaching Excellence. The podcast begins with an introduction to the process of digital storytelling, and an introduction to the CTE’s digital storytelling program. In [...]

As students continue to use Facebook to connect and communicate in increasing numbers, it has also become common for faculty members to consider the use of this social networking site to facilitate interaction in educational contexts. One of the perennial questions that arises is whether faculty should accept Facebook “friend requests” from students. In this [...]

In this podcast episode, Dr. Sara Wilson-McKay, Assistant Professor of Art Education at VCU, discusses the use of wikis to support teaching and learning in her courses. As the discussion unfolds, Dr. Wilson-McKay provides some wonderful insights about how wikis worked in her classroom, and how she was able to establish an inter-institutional collaboration with [...]