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RSS has become a new communication medium.

Over the past 10 years, the Internet has become a powerful research and communication tool in education. It has changed the way faculty and students locate, manage, and use information. RSS is a new Internet technology that makes it easier to filter and access the rapidly growing number of resources coming online every day.

This self-paced online module is a resource for faculty and staff to learn about RSS and how to find and incorporate RSS feeds into their Online@UT (Blackboard) courses. It consists of four sections.

• What is RSS? This first section defines RSS, describes its gaining popularity, and how to read an RSS feed. [allow 5 minutes to complete this section]
• Is It for Me? The second section covers examples of and strategies for using RSS feeds to facilitate collaborative learning within the online environment. [allow 5 minutes to complete this section]
• RSS Tutorials: The third section contains tutorials on how to find, select, build, and add a feed to your course site. [allow 35 minutes to complete this section] Note: In order to add an RSS feed to your course site, you must have completed CMS 110 training and have instructor status in your course site. (To register for a CMS 110 workhop, go to http://itc.utk.edu/workshops/.)
• Resources: The final section provides some additional resources to broaden your understanding of RSS.

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