Nice CHE article featuring 12 tech innovators who are transforming college campuses.

As a former Air Force officer, I completely agree with the title of this article. It is simply amazing to see how simulations, video games and other technological platforms are being used to educate and train our nation's soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen.

The Obama administration is looking at video games to improve citizens' understanding of health, civic engagement and the environment.

Interesting game on getting kids interested in aviation and math.

This article describes how Stanford University Medical Center is using a web-based medical game called "Septris" to train its physicians on sepsis.

Another article on digital textbooks. The author describes how students in Joplin, MO, went digital after the tornado destroyed their schools. Mixed results.

This is a blog about a mother's concern for her 6-year-old child's iPad addiction. I saw a similar experience when I visited my 3-year-old and 1-year-old nieces over break. They constantly asked for their mother's iPad and iPhone. It was shocking to see how they could navigate, select songs/videos, and yes, download apps! Moreover, they would spend hours playing with them. It's simply amazing to see how quickly a child can learn a particular piece of technology if they are engaged and motivated to use it.

This is an interesting article on how information technology has created the "new student." Largely due to technology, students are finding an imbalance between their expectations of a learning environment and what they are finding in college and university classrooms. This implication has begun to affect decisions concerning courses, curricula, programs and services.