MVCR Tech Tools

College course work is meant to be challenging. The content and the vocabulary used are often unfamiliar to many students. For at-risk learners, the challenges are even greater.

By KATIE DAWSON, Indiana Daily Student The Indiana University eText initiative has saved 5,300 IU students as much as $100,000 by allowing professors to select eTexts instead of traditional textbooks to teach in class. eTexts first became available for faculty to consider for classes in September 2011 but are now available for all classes to use this spring semester.

This article is aimed toward faculty in mathematics departments who are working to increase the number of high-achieving mathematics students from racial and ethnic minorities and for researchers investigating these endeavors. The Emerging Scholars Program (ESP) is one of the most widespread models for supporting such increases. It is also one of the oldest, so there is a considerable body of research, both quantitative and qualitative, related to its impact. Whether or not one chooses to implement an ESP, this discussion of the history, philosophy,

Recent review of the ways teachers have turned to twitter to discuss teaching and share resources.

Institutions of higher education have witnessed a proliferation of online courses in the past several decades. Culture and the impact of it must be considered.

Site I found with tons of math info for students

Diigo's latest upgrade has made it all the rage. My twitter is full of diigo related tweets and many, many of the blogs that I read contain posts and comments about this excellent web application.

Thanks for the post Rick - Twitter was a breeze in comparison to Diigo. Maybe I'll come around. :-)

A selection of Facebook Pages providing resources and dialogue focused on education and instructional technologies.

Thanks Rosa, this may just change my mind.

To enjoy the full benefits of Diigo (seamless bookmarking, tagging, highlighting, clipping, sharing, annotating, searching, plus more!), we highly recommend that you install the Diigo toolbar (ie. a browser add-on extension). It installs in seconds, and no adware / spamware! Best of all, it's fully customizable to save desktop space!

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

This blog contains information to create an engaging E-Learning course.

Just sharing another resource with the class. I hope this hasn't been posted already. Enjoy!

These resources actually provide over 110 ideas for, and examples of, using Twitter in the classroom.

I've not used social bookmarking until this week, so I first checked to see what platforms are available. And now....[drumroll]....my first social bookmark!

Facebook isn't just a great way for you to find old friends or learn about what's happening this weekend, it is also an incredible learning tool. Teachers can utilize Facebook for class projects, for enhancing communication, and for engaging students in a manner that might not be entirely possible in traditional classroom settings.

Welcome to the Center on Instruction, your gateway to a cutting-edge collection of scientifically based research and information on K-12 instruction in reading, math, science, special education, and English language learning. Part of the Comprehensive Center network, the Center on Instruction is one of five content centers serving as resources for the 16 regional U.S.

So many levels of separation...I know, it's weird to be posting a link to a collection of links on a collection of links. But this is a good one.

Education World provides a home for educators on the Internet, where teachers can gather and share ideas.

1. Last night President Obama continued his misleading claims about Warren Buffett's tax rate.  David Leonhardt recalls that I rebutted those claims several years ago.  David usefully asks for a response to my rebuttal from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal-leaning research group in Washington.