This year’s adventure in technology planning–also know as EPPL 639 has officially launched, and seven brave souls (graduate students) have agreed to join me in exploring how a better understanding of technology might help them make better decisions in their future careers as K-12 or Higher Education administrators. (The second class met last night, but…
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Design for learning: New Classroom Models
CNN.com – Design for learning – Aug 12, 2005 Both K-12 educators and those of us in higher education are trying to find effective ways to align what we know about effective student learning with the contruction and renovation of our classrooms and buildings. Jeffery Lackney, an architect and professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,…
Systematic Support for Teaching and Learning at Tech
EDUCAUSE | Professional Development | Systemic Progress in Teaching and Learning 2005 Award Winners Virginia Tech has developed a multi-faceted program of supporting teaching and learning through a “suite of supporting programs that include the Center for Innovation in Learning (CIL), Faculty Development Institute (FDI), Graduate Education Development Institute (GEDI), as well as the well-known…
Writing the Living Web
10 Tips on Writing the Living Web: A List Apart A List Apart is required reading for most of the web developers and designers I know. The comments made about this article on writing for the “living web” imply that many bloggers found the piece to be common sense or common knowledge, but I think…
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…
Seven Things You Should Know About Wikis
Seven Things You Should Know About Wikis I’ve been fascinated by the possibilities of Wiki-Wikis for years, but have always had a hard time getting past the inherent ugliness of most implementations and the difficulty of getting nontechnical users comfortable with the interface. The succes of Wikipedia and the increased use of more attractive skins…
Exploring Faculty Ratings Sites
“He Will Crush You Like an Academic Ninja!”: Exploring Teacher Ratings on Ratemyprofessors.com Most universities spend an enormous amount of time, money and energy in evaluating courses and faculty performance, but the information gathered is seldom available to students. A number of faculty ratings sites have been established that offer an totally open and accessible…
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…
“This I Believe” Essays on NPR
National Public Radio is reviving a radio series from the 1950’s called “This I Believe” that was hosted by Edward Murrow. The show featured essays from both the both the famous –Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Robinson, Helen Keller and Harry Truman– and the not so famous. One of the more interesting entries on the site is…
Open Position: Director of the Media Studio
After years of planning and discussion, the launch of the Multia Media Studio at the College of William and Mary is one step closer to reality with the advertisement of the position of Media Center Director. Information about the position is available at the: Staff Employment Opportunities page at the Swem Library.