<div class="gmail_extra">Graduates, </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I would like to share this new tool out of Columbia University. I think it has real potential in our work.</div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Dr. Franklin<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Laura Costello</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lauraacostello@gmail.com">lauraacostello@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 10:52 AM<br>Subject: Vialogues: a video tool built for teaching<br>To: <a href="mailto:franklit@ohio.edu">franklit@ohio.edu</a><br><br><br><div><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hi Professor Franklin,</span><br>
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<span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Here at the </span><a href="http://edlab.tc.columbia.edu/?utm_source=EdLab&utm_medium=email%2BLC&utm_content=LC&utm_campaign=Vialogues%2BOutreach" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">EdLab</span></a><span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> we produce technologies that support teaching and learning. Housed in</span><a href="http://www.tc.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Teachers College, Columbia University</span></a><span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, we have a vested interest in creating tools to help teach teachers and help teachers teach. One such technology that we have developed is </span><a href="https://vialogues.com/?utm_source=Vialogues&utm_medium=email%2BLC&utm_content=LC&utm_campaign=Vialogues%2BOutreach" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Vialogues</span></a><span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, a unique video discussion platform. Our faculty members and students have been using this tool in-house for the past year and we're finally ready to introduce it to other institutions.</span><br>
<span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Our community uses Vialogues:</span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<li style="list-style-type:disc;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">as a time-coded feedback tool for </span><a href="https://vialogues.com/vialogues/play/2171?utm_source=student%2Bteaching%2B2171&utm_medium=email%2BLC&utm_content=LC&utm_campaign=Vialogues%2BOutreach" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">student teaching</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">to encourage critical video viewing with </span><a href="https://vialogues.com/vialogues/play/615?utm_source=tests%2Bquizzes%2B615&utm_medium=email%2BLC&utm_content=LC&utm_campaign=Vialogues%2BOutreach" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">tests and quizzes</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">for discussing </span><a href="https://vialogues.com/vialogues/play/324?utm_source=current%2Bevents%2B324&utm_medium=email%2BLC&utm_content=LC&utm_campaign=Vialogues%2BOutreach" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">current events</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in real time</span></li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">as a private discussion space for </span><a href="https://vialogues.com/vialogues/play/2098?utm_source=course%2Bvideos%2B2098&utm_medium=email%2BLC&utm_content=LC&utm_campaign=Vialogues%2BOutreach" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">course videos</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">to liveblog conferences and </span><a href="https://vialogues.com/vialogues/play/1937?utm_source=special%2Bevents%2B1937&utm_medium=email%2BLC&utm_content=LC&utm_campaign=Vialogues%2BOutreach" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">special events</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></li>
</ul><span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Vialogues is totally free and has flexible privacy controls aimed at educational institutions. We’d love to help you get started with the platform. </span><a href="https://vialogues.com/login?utm_source=login&utm_medium=email%2BLC&utm_content=LC&utm_campaign=Vialogues%2BOutreach" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sign up</span></a><span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> at the site or contact me via email for more information.</span><br>
<span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sincerely,</span><br><span style="font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Laura Costello</span><br>
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