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University professors with Twitter accounts, categorized by discipline.

Linked resources of how to use universal design for development, procurement, and use of technology

Thanks for the great resource. I don't think we can ever have enough info on UDI, particularly how tech can support it.

The authors, a working group of architects, product designers, engineers and environmental design researchers, collaborated to establish the following Principles of Universal Design to guide a wide range of design disciplines including environments, products, and communications.

Technology Students are emboldened, but they can also hijack discussions Maybe Sugato Chakravarty should wear a helmet to class. The professor of consumer sciences and retailing at Purdue University repeatedly attempts the instructional equivalent of jumping a motorcycle over a row of flaming barrels.

Technology Students are emboldened, but they can also hijack discussions Maybe Sugato Chakravarty should wear a helmet to class. The professor of consumer sciences and retailing at Purdue University repeatedly attempts the instructional equivalent of jumping a motorcycle over a row of flaming barrels.

Technology Students are emboldened, but they can also hijack discussions Maybe Sugato Chakravarty should wear a helmet to class. The professor of consumer sciences and retailing at Purdue University repeatedly attempts the instructional equivalent of jumping a motorcycle over a row of flaming barrels.

Claudio Sanchez #TT1251 Technology Reaches Remote/Isolated Locations

This was a very interesting article. I perused the comments and it is very evident that there is still a high degree of skepticism with online education.

Check out this free education from elite eniversities

Will great free courses drive down applications to places like Stanford? That's doubtful. It's more likely that these offerings will help build a stronger university brand. Writing about the success of a Stanford online computer science course in the Wall Street Journal, Holly Finn implies that free Web-based education is about to or should replace elite universities: It's a thrilling collegiate coup.

This was really interesting...there are so many free online courses. The issue seems to be quality and accreditation.

See PDF Guide to Using Twitter in university research, teaching, and "impact activities".

A blog for and about Princeton University faculty use of technology for teaching and research.

6 universities participating to crete a database that measures 33 variables for the online coursework of 640,000 students - tracks student performance and retention across demographics.

Free University Courses I recommend SIMS 141 - Search Engines - Fall 2005 to learn more about discovering quality open content in the deep web.

Article about Academic Honesty which includes information about Securexam Proctor, used at Troy University in Alabama

The University of Oregon's Teaching Effectiveness Program (TEP) works with educators to assess and improve teaching. TEP provides assitance with setting up midterm analysis of teaching, videotaping assessments, consultations, library search services, using technology, and teaching portfolio assistance to the UO academic community. TEP also maintains an extensive library of education resources, many of which are available online.

The Faculty Summer Institute (FSI) is a three-day conference that brings faculty members and instructional-technology professionals together each May at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Attendees come from across Illinois and as far away as Canada. The conference features keynote presentations, networking, and hands-on training on the use of modern communication and information technologies in higher education.

Also, they always do a live feed to watch online.

Utube video about how students feel with social networking in university classes.

Starting place for explanation and resources for learning objects