In the ever-changing field of education technology, it's important to stay up-to-date on industry happenings, and it's even more important to understand current news in context. That's where the Dean's List comes in handy: It reintroduces higher ed stakeholders to a group of education technology thought leaders who share not-to-be-missed analyses of higher ed technology trends, challenges and opportunities.
As cost-effective alternatives to traditional college classes, online learning programs continue to gain steam in higher ed. According to statistics gathered for an Online Learning Consortium infographic, 5.8 million students are now enrolled in online courses, and the majority put tremendous stock in the quality of their education: 90 percent of students say their online learning experiences are the same or better than in-classroom options.
Yes, there are a ton of great ed-tech tools out there, but which ones should you be adopting for your classroom? One of the best ways to narrow your choices is to get in touch with experts. I sent an email out to ed-tech experts (and great teachers) asking for their recommendations.
Nice study of how higher ed faculty view social media in and outside of class. Easy to read comparison charts. Study does include video and podcasts as social media on top of networking sites.
For the next generation of college students - or Generation Z - technology has been a part of life since birth. It's no surprise that 93 percent of these students said in an Adobe Education survey that technology in the classroom was essential for their career preparedness.
Presentation for the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs (PICPA) Friday, July 13th, 2012 Hotel Hershey, Hershey, PA Technology in Accounting Education: Learning Support and Professional Readiness Suzanne C. Shaffer, M.Ed., M.S.Ed. Instructional Designer Penn State York Campus scs15@psu.edu Outline PowerPoint Context (broad and specific) of technology in accounting education Current use of technology in accounting education...
There are distinctions between traditional face-to-face and online teaching and learning. Academic policies must address both contexts. As technology evolves, academic policy and practice change may be needed at the micro and macro levels to ensure quality education--in-person and from a distance. Sample policies included.
I need to read this article a little closer. We are offering our first fully online language courses for Elem and Interm Spanish this summer. Although the grad students teaching this course will make the same amount of salary as those teaching the hybrid classes, I have a feeling they will be spending a lot more time on it. And then, we have to be careful if they go to their union about the differences in compensation.
This is an edited book that discusses emerging approaches to online teaching and learning long with various pedagogies for developing and using online teaching materials. The contributors to the book were participants at a seminar in Middlesex University in London.
Karen Cator, director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education, talks about ways her office can help connect higher education professionals with one another to share best practices for using technology, something that is not happening now.
This website has a number of helpful articles in all areas of Higher Education. Be sure to check out the Technology tab for helpful articles on the use of technology in the classroom.
Very useful videos, some long and some shorter, to help build lessons around or to supplement a lesson one has already created. TED Talks is useful as well, but this education version of it offers more potential for use in a class.