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Blogs authored by UCSF Library staff.

Convergence

Creating Tomorrow's CLE

Updates, best practices and resources on content creation for the CLE

Collaborate Support for Moodle 2 Available
With the Moodle 2 pilot up and running, LTG staff has been busy updating documentation to help support UCSF CLE users. Collaborate moderators will notice some subtle changes in the way Collaborate sessions are created and managed in Moodle 2. But rest assure, the changes are not too significant and...
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The Better Presenter

Learn to be a better presenter at UCSF

News, tips and insights that will help you become a better presenter.

Top 10 Moments from “Confessions of a Converted Lecturer”
I stumbled upon a real gem this week, thanks to the Presentation Zen master himself, Garr Reynolds. The gem is a recorded lecture given by Harvard physicist, Eric Mazur, titled “Confessions of a Converted Lecturer.” He describes the trials and tribulations that he went through while...
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In Plain Sight

Ways to access, manage, and publish your information

Searching and citation management tips and educational insights for faculty, researchers, clinicians, and students.

Have an iPad? Help the Library Evaluate the Research Tool BrowZine
BrowZine works by organizing the articles found in Open Access and subscription databases, uniting them into complete journals, then arranging these journals on a common news-stand.  The result is an easy and familiar way to browse, read and monitor scholarly journals across the disciplines:...
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Mobilized

Tips for your mobile life and work

Tips, reviews, and commentary on mobile apps and devices in higher education and health sciences.

Replace Google Reader with NewsBlur — I Did!
For a long time, Google Reader served as the hub of my online life. It’s how I kept up with a certain segment of friends from college, a number of colleagues, and the news more generally. Then, in late 2011, Google announced it would be “updating” Reader, and getting rid of all of...
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CKM Blog

From the UCSF Center for Knowledge Management (CKM)

Software development practices, website performance, and related topics.

Fostering a Culture of Sharing with Code
Here’s a short talk I gave earlier today.
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