There’s a lot of talk in higher education circles about where technology fits in education these days, with the continuing expansion of online courses and degree programs and continually evolving tools, from mp3 players to social networking sites.
In an Inside Higher Ed column entitled, iCranky, Laurence Musgrove,an associate professor of English and foreign languages at [...]
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iCranky
Posted in higher ed, technology on October 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Dialogue-Intensive Learning — Online
Posted in education, faculty, higher ed, online learning & teaching, students on July 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Most of us have participated in a course—either as a student or instructor—that required online discussions. Just as can happen when classes meet face-to-face, some discussions take off and others fall flat. In eLearn Magazine, Richard Dool offers insight into ensuring that online course discussions are productive opportunities for learning.
The “dialogue intensive” model is built [...]
Cents and Sustainability
Posted in higher ed, sustainability on May 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
According to this article over at Inside Higher Ed:
As the green campus movement continues to sprout, it’s not just administrators who are pledging to spend bucks on energy-efficient buildings and renewable resources.
Students at a growing number of colleges are voting to increase their own fees to start environmental sustainability funds.
A “green fee” seems a perfect [...]
Teaching Naked
Posted in higher ed, technology on April 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In Teaching Naked: Why Removing Technology from your Classroom Will Improve Student Learning, José Bowen argues that technology can be employed most effectively outside the classroom, freeing class time for substantive discussions among students and faculty that increase learning.
Flashy powerpoints with video and synchronous e-conferences are impressive, but the best reason to adopt technology in [...]
Graduate Education: The Backbone of American Competitiveness and Innovation
Posted in higher ed on April 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
According to Inside Higher Ed:
We talk about graduate education as a kind of national treasure,” Debra Stewart, president of the Council of Graduate Schools, told her audience at the Library of Congress on Thursday. “What’s new is that other countries have discovered our secret.”
Those introductory remarks, at a forum [...]
A Lesson in Viral Video
Posted in anything 2.0, higher ed on April 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last Wednesday, Michael Wesch was one of thousands of Internet users to add material to the video-sharing site YouTube. He posted a five-minute clip, set to techno music, that helps explain Web 2.0 — the so-called second wave of Web-based services that enables people to network and aggregate information online.
Read more at Inside HigherEd.
