Hurdles Remain With the Move to Digital Classrooms
This brief post offers a reality check on the techno-hype about the use of technology on the college campus. This instructor presents the ground-level view. You will identify with what […]
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Links for “Academically Adrift”
Here is a link to a deli.ci.ous stack (page of links) exploring the study and several of the commentaries on it. This study was published in January 2011, and the […]
Colleges Say Tablets Improve Teaching and Learning | EdTech Magazine
This article presents a good run-through of several colleges’ implementation of tablets. It’s a short article, so don’t expect too much. Would be very nice to see what students think […]
BCC All-College Professional Day coming on March 1!
The entire BCC community is invited to our Spring Professional Day: “Write, Speak, Think & Connect: What Do Our Students Need for Their Career Success?” Thursday, March 1, 2012 Join […]
Emerging Battles Over Textbooks: Options from Apple to Open Initiatives
The curse of living in interesting times is no more evident than in the disruptive world of etextbooks/digital publishing/mobile computing/tablet/higher education discussion. Linked below is a post on the Open […]
Undergraduate Research Conference
From StacyE: This is just to remind you that the deadline for preliminary abstracts is February 15, 2012 at 11:59 pm. Anyone who would like to present at the conference […]
Moodle 2 planning underway
BCC is planning a major upgrade in the Moodle course management system this summer. A group of faculty will explore how the new version will affect their existing Moodle courses, […]
Core Competency Groups Meet at BCC
Thirty full- and part-time faculty met at BCC today to review core competency samples of student work. The student work – including a mix of excellent, average, and poor levels […]
“Students love tech” Infographic
No big surprises here, but it’s a fun use of infographics with digital post-its and “handwriting” (remember that?). Click the image for a larger view. Via: OnlineEducation.net
Tablets: At the Tipping Point?
This Pearson survey (Pearson the publisher), “Pearson Foundation Survey on Students and Tablets,” provides some interesting data on students who own tablets already, and also what students are thinking about […]
