ELI7014.pdf (application/pdf Object) The Educause Learning Initiative produces a series of short handouts that provide concise information on emerging learning practices and technologies like podcasting, wikis, and “little clickers.” Each brief focuses on a single practice or technology and describes what it is, how it works, where it is going, and why it matters to…
Category: Notebooks
OK, No More Professional Development
Link to: 2 Cents Worth » OK, No More Staff Development David Warlick’s recent post suggests replacing the notion of a staff development plan for schools considering 1:1 computer or tablet initiatives with a more comprehensive concept of creating a staff development infrastructure. That infrastructure would include some key components of building ongoing communities of…
The Highly Designed Dorm Room
The Highly Designed Dorm Room One of the highlights of working with students in our fall startup program has been watching the interaction among students and parents in decorating their rooms. Can’t say that I’ve seen anything like this, though. Patrick Baglino, a Dupont Circle designer, works with multimillion-dollar budgets. He’s decorated mansions in Spring…
IM Back Channels In Class
Future Present » Blog Archive » IM channels in class !?! One of our ongoing concerns/interests as part of the myNotebook Project at William and Mary is how to integrate the student machines into medium and large classes so that they contribute to the learning–rather than distract from it. Larry Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of…
Thinkpad 43 Review
IBM ThinkPad T43 First Thoughts Review (pics, specs) The IBM ThinkPad continues to get excellent reviews. As noted here, the T43 is virtually the same as the T42. Upon a quick glance the only thing that would differentiate the T42 from the T43 is the model number engraving on the lower right hand side of…
Laptops Make Math More Stimulating
Laptops Make Math Stimulating One of the drivers for the myNotebook initiative has been to help be sure that we’re ready to respond to a generation of students who will be entering William and Mary with much different experiences with computers than those of the past. One of the most interesting parts of the article…
Security Awareness Test at West Point
Fostering E-Mail Security Awareness: The West Point Carronade Over the last several months, the logisitics committee for the myNotebook initiative has been involved in a spirited debate about the effectiveness of group training exercises in helping to build safe computing practices. An article in the spring Educause Quarterly describes an experiment in which a bogus…
