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Uncommon Beyond the Classroom – Authors & Ideas Fest ’2011

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At the Commons, our team celebrates “being uncommon” as a motto and way of serving you. This fits in nicely with how we learn and work at MIIS to be the solution, rather than just talking or studying about it. … Continue reading

Are you innovating?

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In collaboration with TEDx organizers, the DMC has successfully launched the InnovateAble 2011 idea contest!! If you are not familiar with this event, we strongly encourage you to check out InnovateAble 2011 blog!! We have a series of events leading … Continue reading

Istream… Ustream…

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It’s getting easier and easier for organizations and individuals to broadcast audio and video from just about anywhere.  With cameras built into most new computers, and the cost of webcams getting cheaper, most of us have likely participated in a … Continue reading

Skype + Etherpad = Instant Classroom Collaboration

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I recently had a phone message from Kate Walker, a professor in our Translation and Interpretation program.  She was calling from Florida and inquiring about how she might be able to teach from a distance given that she lives in … Continue reading

Innovative Presentations in Spanish

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On Tuesday, April 22, 2009 I gave a presentation in the DMC on using technology for innovative presentations for the Spanish 375 class taught by Profesor Vicky Porras.  Students in this class are required to complete an oral project outside … Continue reading