10 Rules of Teaching in this Century
One author’s view of teaching in the 21st century – with technology of course, since this comes from the Campus Technology Journal 10 Rules of Teaching in this Century — […]
Technology
Preventing Online Dropouts: Does Anything Work? – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The first study cited below seemed to indicate that engagement strategies did not affect the online retention rate. Further down in the article, another campus tried the intervention of informal […]
5 Analog Tools …
Here’s Prof Hacker’s list. Click the link below to read the comments – they are delightful! A one-serving coffee press A black ink pen A small notebook A paper gradebook […]
New Open Ed Resource from NBC
NBC has organized their video and primary source archives of news stories under discipline topics for higher ed. This appears to be a great resource for topic-specific reporting. They also […]
An Hour on the Internet
This is across all demographics…
Web accessibility study
Note the key points found that promote accessibility in this 2010 study of website accessibility: – Inclusion of a “skip navigation” link – Keyboard-accessible links (no hover menus) – Accessible […]
Ping – In School Systems, Slow Progress for Open-Source Textbooks – NYTimes.com
Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems weighs in on the Open Textbook movement… Ping – In School Systems, Slow Progress for Open-Source Textbooks – NYTimes.com.
Justice Department Weighs Putting Web Sites Under Disability Rules – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The ADA was signed in 1990, prior to the proliferation of the Internet. A proposed updating of the ADA Act may have implications for esp. public colleges. This is currently […]
Bill Gates Predicts Technology Will Make ‘Place-Based’ Colleges Less Important in 5 Years – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education
There are some pretty superficial and breezy remarks in here, but if we are able to retain net neutrality, what Mr. Gates predicts may be more true than false. All […]
IPad Gets The University Treatment This Fall | Epicenter | Wired.com
The iPad is being put to some real pilots this Fall. It will be interesting to see the outcomes. IPad Gets The University Treatment This Fall | Epicenter | Wired.com.
