Top Tech Trends in ‘Horizon Report’
MOOCs and Tablet Computing are some of the top trends as identified by the “Horizon Report.” Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education’s blog, “Wired Campus.”
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Tips for making online classrooms engaging
Errol Craig Sull, an online instructor at Drexel University and Excelsior College, has been teaching online courses for 19 years. Here he shares tips for making online classes engaging. Read more…
Is technology simply used as a convenience?
The Wired Campus blog reports that some professors believe technology is convenient, yet not a help for learning. What’s your opinion? Read more…
NYT op-ed piece: Revolution Hits the Universities
Thomas L. Friedman’s New York Times op-ed piece, Revolution Hits the Universities, discusses Universities and MOOCS. Read more…
Open Invitation to Attend Friday’s ITT Faculty Academy Session RSVP requested
Dear COE Community, On Friday from 1-4 pm in Room 618 Aderhold, we will be conducting the first of four sessions to support the Innovation in Teaching and Technology (ITT) Spring 2013 Faculty Academy. We have 10 COE faculty participating … Continue reading
The Vision: “A Bill of Rights and Principles for Learning in the Digital Age”
As students’ rights issues emerge with the rise of MOOCs, educators meet in Palo Alto draft a document to protect student privacy, intellectual property rights, and economic interests. Read more at The Chonicle …
AJC reports Georgia State to give credit for MOOCs
Reports circling this morning that Georgia State plans to give its students credit for online coursework completed elsewhere. Read more…
Innovation in Teaching and Technology Spring Book Club – Jane McGonigal’s “Reality is Broken”
Dear COE Community: The ITT Book Club will be meeting this spring to discuss the following book: McGonigal, Jane (2011). Reality is broken. New York: Penguin Press. Here is a description of the book: “With 174 million gamers in the … Continue reading
Innovation 20/20 Sessions: Call for Nominations
We are again soliciting your nominations for Innovation 20/20 sessions. The idea is for people known to be innovative in their teaching to give a very short presentation of the innovation in about 20 minutes, followed by engaging in a … Continue reading
Online Learning Keeps Building, Growing
Check out Richard Reis ‘ blog, Tomorrow’s Professor , and this story about the predicted growth of online learning . This picture, created by the opte project , is a representation of the Internet in 2005.