Composition as media convergence?
Stephanie Vie is making a strong case for peeking over the wall between the LMS as acceptable tech medium for student learning, and social networking sites — deemed by many […]
November 2009
The Wired Campus – Too Much Reading? Try Listening Instead – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Wired Campus – Too Much Reading? Try Listening Instead – The Chronicle of Higher Education Posted using ShareThis
MCCC Adjunct Professors file health care lawsuit
Professors file health care lawsuit – The Boston Globe Posted using ShareThis
More from CCSSE report
Interesting… “For example, in focus groups, students consistently say that colleges should eliminate online orientation, which they criticize as “impersonal,” but they reliably applaud online tutoring. Why? It is difficult […]
Student Engagement Survey 2009
BCC has completed the CCSSE survey for the second time this year. Below is the link to the executive summary, which looks at trends in engagement across the hundreds of […]
Psychology Concepts in WAC
This article touches on subjects discussed at the recent adjunct dinner. In addition to intermittent positive reinforcement, the article presents “shaping,” which sounds a lot like scaffolding. Less than 2 […]
Designing PowerPoint Presentations for the Online Classroom – DE Oracle @ UMUC
Short article with common-sense advice about powerpoints online. Stay tuned for “Classroom 2.0” this Spring: one of our focuses will be narrated ppt’s. Designing PowerPoint Presentations for the Online Classroom […]
UC regents approve 32 percent student fee increase
The shape of things to come? The Associated Press: UC regents approve 32 percent student fee increase Posted using ShareThis
Are Too Many Students Going to College?
Worth skimming… Are Too Many Students Going to College? – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education Posted using ShareThis
Student technology use – 2009 ECAR Study
The Educause ECAR 2009 Study of Undergraduate technology use, which includes 12 two-year colleges and 27 4-year colleges, found the following (unfortunately, the 2500 students’ data from the two-year colleges […]
