February - March 2011 Faculty Spotlight Dr. Brendan McConville, Assistant Professor, and Dr. Barbara Murphy, Associate Professor School of Music "Blackboard vs. Facebook Study: A Learning Management System Comparison in Music Courses" Some technologies, like UTK on iTunes U, lend themselves readily to the study of music. But what about Facebook? Drs. Brendan McConville and Barbara Murphy decided to put it to the test. Check out the latest faculty spotlight at http://itc.utk.edu/spotlight to find out what possibilities – and caveats – arise when social platforms become learning platforms. While you’re there…Check out our former spotlights. They still shine a bright light on ideas that might work for YOU! Dr. Jean A. Derco Executive Director, Office of Information Technology OIT Support Organization The University of Tennessee 109 Hoskins 1400 West Cumberland Knoxville, TN 37996.0520 Phone: 865-974-9551 [cid:3379659919_5773634] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= To view the ITC-FORUM archives or Join/Leave the list go to: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/itc-forum.html