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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.

The article seems more relevant for K-12 although it may be used to enlighten educators who continue to embrace the sage on the stage methodology of teaching.

Great article! While reading the article I immediately thought about how young children are taught to memorize the ABC's and numbers through rote learning. Young children actively engaged with letters and numbers using concrete objects to guide them in their learning results in higher-order thinking.

I don't even know what tumbler is! I better get back in the game...

#TT1921 (Beverly Bradley) Hi Tess and Margaret! I agree Margaret Tumblr is a great asset. I would also suggest Peergrade.

Role of social media in higher education

A survey of literature regarding use of Twitter in the higher education classroom finds substantial support and good advice regarding its usefulness in pedagogy. More research is needed to determine if Twitter can affect active learning, class participation, and learning outcomes.

A survey of literature regarding use of Twitter in the higher education classroom finds substantial support and good advice regarding its usefulness in pedagogy. More research is needed to determine if Twitter can affect active learning, class participation, and learning outcomes.

Tips for using Social Media in Higher Education

Don't mind if I "tweet" about this. This is spot-on!

The post looks at the expanding role of social media in higher education. It addresses 6 tips to build institutional reputation and foster a sense of community.

I hear complaints about the poor quality of student writing today as often as I read stories about the Internet causing the end of higher education as we know it (i.e., frequently). When those complaints come in the form of actual conversations with peers, instead of in print, I feel myself immediately put on the defensive.

Thanks for this post Heather. I liked that the instructor recognized that despite some challenges with using a new technique to promote his students' writing skills the energy that was expressed by his students far outweighed the "mess" that he dealt with the first time trying something new.

The lack of learning transfer is a common mantra in higher education. It's a good article for reflection. Although I've been a proponent of service learning, at the same time, I wasn't sure how students could or if they would transfer their experiences to the academic component. Now, I need to rethink my position on service learning and its impact on connected learning

Using Ipads for learning in higher education, including a list of apps and suggestions for implementing them.

Very interesting statistics in this piece. I wonder how comparable these figures would be to Canadian colleges and universities.

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.

Interesting information regarding usage of Twitter in higher education

this article from the Chronicle of Higher Education provides suggestions as to how professors can grade student blogs.

Reed College finds that the iPad excels under the same conditions in which the Amazon Kindle failed a year earlier.

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.

Having been immersed lately in reading about disruptive technologies, I am in a quandary. Which - if any - technology in higher education is truly disruptive? How would we know? Is there a way to make any technology disruptive? And finally, how might disruptive technology affect higher education's future?

Article shows 5 interesting trends facing higher education

Technology Adoption in Higher Ed

Colleges and universities are beginning to embrace social media and realizing the potential power and implications for using it as a component of their overall marketing mix. This guide will introduce you to some of the more popular forms of social media, including Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, blogs, and del.icio.us.

Integrating slack, a synchronous or asynchronous chat tool, into the higher ed classroom

Link to Blog describing first use of twitter in higher education classroom, provides tweets to follow and examples of "twitter assignments"