Axio Learning

Note to the Community

By Scott Finkeldei

As another academic term winds down, along with the year 2010, my thoughts turn to reviewing our previous work and planning for our future endeavors.

As always, the Axio Quarterly wants to assist you with …

Tips & Tricks: How to Tell When Students Accessed and Submitted Assignments

By Amanda Tross

Have you ever had a student say they submitted an online assignment but you didn’t see the grade? There are ways for you to tell exactly when a student accessed the assignment, how long …

Capturing Video and Your Students' Attention

By Luke Mueller

I caught up with Artur Gregorian, assitant video coordinator with Axio Learning, for an interview about audio and video techniques. He offered some helpful advice for instructors, and provided tips to keep the students more …

Going Green

By Luke Mueller

In an effort to keep evolving, the Quarterly will become an all online publication. We will be revealing our first HTML email this issue in concurrence with the final print version.

“We feel that our …

Ridiculously Easy: Helping My Sister Find Meaning

By Amanda Tross

Jessica

I have heard Michael Wesch speak before and I have seen his videos online, so I knew I would be inspired by his keynote speech at the 2010 Axio Conference.

What I didn’t …

Flexbooks: What Can They Do For You?

By Luke Mueller

Who needs textbooks?

With the rising cost of tuition and traditional college textbooks, is there a way professors can help defray these costs for their students? Yes, by using flexbooks, said Brian Lindshield, assistant professor in the Department …

Open Forum: You Say It; We Do It

By Amanda Tross

The annual Open Forum at the Axio Conference is a chance for community members to discuss their likes, dislikes and what they want Axio to do differently.

In addition to members suggesting new tools and …

Launching Your First Videoconference

By Kurt Gartner

(Reprinted with permission from the Percussive Arts Society and Kurt Gartner)

Whether it’s a timpani pedal mechanism, a metronome, or an audio recording device, yesterday’s cutting-edge technologies generally represent today’s “old news …

Axio Partner Profile

By Axio Staff

Name: L. Sue Williams

Title: Associate Professor of Sociology & Criminology

Education: Ph. D University of Connecticut

Course taught: “I primarily teach Criminology courses: Serial Murder; Women & Crime; Criminology; Death Penalty; Crime, Media & Culture; Constructing the Criminal Mind …

Axio Conference 2010 videos now available online

By Luke Mueller

Videos and presentation materials from the 2010 Axio Conference are now available on the conference website: axioconference.org/followup

• Keynote: “ From Knowledgeable to Knowledge-able in a Digital World: What’s at Stake” by Dr. Michael …