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IMAGE: created using www.wordle.net

I just discovered Wordle, which is a free, web-based tool that allows you to make your ideas visual. You can paste in a paper you've written, a journal, an article, or even a URL to your blog. Wordle then takes all those words and analyzes which ones appear more frequently. The more often a word shows up, the larger it appears in your ‘cloud.'

The cloud above is from this very blog… but you can go and try it yourself with your own words.

Bonni Stachowiak

Bonni Stachowiak is the producer and host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, which has been airing weekly since June of 2014. Bonni is the Dean of Teaching and Learning at Vanguard University of Southern California. She’s also a full Professor of Business and Management. She’s been teaching in-person, blended, and online courses throughout her entire career in higher education. Bonni and her husband, Dave, are parents to two curious kids, who regularly shape their perspectives on teaching and learning.

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