Nancy Cheng's List: Collaboration, Productivity & Scholarship Tools

Local resources for Portland community, including facilities, course reserves, and faculty services. This page sits within the larger UO library website which provides access to a wide variety of online resources. The university subscribes to many fee-based services that can be accessed for free with a UO login. See Library Services for Course Reserves and the Scholar's Bank repository.

Image library for scholars and educators. Features off-line viewing, automatic export to Powerpoint, citation creation, etc. UO users should enter through the UO LIbrary (http://libweb.uoregon.edu).

Zotero helps you keep track of books, web links, journals and other references. It automatically creates bibliographies in many different styles.

A syllabus "outlines the course, it denotes what students may expect from the course, and it locates the course in the curriculum." Explains how to structure the information so it is easily accessible.

Explains the required Grad / Undergrad distinction.

Course Descriptions for University of Oregon Architecture Department. Includes studios and support courses in Eugene and Portland

Wordpress is a free open source publishing platform. Quickly start a blog or website with through online forms. Themes and plug-ins allow quick customization. You can use the software on the Wordpress.com server or on another server (such as http://aaablogs.uoregon.edu). A large user base creates strong documentation and tutorials.

This accessible guide for students and teachers explains in clear language how to conduct academic research and avoid plagiarism through careful note-taking and citation. This well-organized website reviews basic principles of copyright and fair-use, then gives lots of practical tips.
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Publish your presentations online, with or without audio narration and video. Find presentations by others.

Organize photos into sets. Share them with families and friends. Make contacts with similar interests. Find images shared through Creative Commons licenses for presentation.

Prezi's novel interface provides a fun way to navigate through ideas about what students will need for the future.

Well-crafted analog animations make it fun to learn about Web2.0 technologies. Explains Wikis, Blogs, RSS feeds, cloud computing in simple terms.

Enjoy browsing the diversity of color moods with Kuler. Interact with a color picker with pre-set relationships. Select palettes from photos, see how others use color.

Scenarios and case studies of Web 2.0 in education in hopes to show others where we are with today’s education and where it could be. The article covers: educational blogging, photo sharing, educational podcasting, wikis, video sharing, Web 2.0 courses, School 2.0, and more.

Google Sites example. Workshop by Nancy Cheng and John Arndt on tea utensils