Colleges and professors exist, in great measure, to help "liberate" and connect the knowledge and ideas in books. We should certainly pass on to our students the ability to do this. But in the future those liberated ideas—the ones in the books (the author's words), and the ones about the books (the reader's own notes, all readers' thoughts and commentaries)—should be available with a few keystrokes. So, as counterintuitive as it may sound, eliminating physical books from college campuses would be a positive step for our 21st-century students, and, I believe, for 21st-century scholarship as well. Academics, researchers, and particularly teachers need to move to the tools of the future. Artifacts belong in museums, not in our institutions of higher learning.
sheryl barnes on 29 Sep 09New! State of LMS in Higher Education - Understanding the Big Picture In coordination with the California State University System, Delta Initiative collected information from various statewide systems on their approach for an LMS strategy. The study involved the collection of information through interviews and web-based research from a dozen systems of higher education. Our conclusion: The future of learning management has reached another crossroads in its path as a key enterprise system for higher education. This session will provide insight on the current state of the LMS vendor market, present timely research findings concerning the LMS profiles of several statewide systems, and engage the audience in a discussion of key issues encountered in the evaluation and deployment of an LMS approach on a statewide basis. Moderator: Rhonda Epper, Co-Executive Director, Learning Technology, Colorado Community College System, and Vice Chair, WCET Steering Committee Presenter: Phil Hill, Executive Vice President, Delta Initiative (IL)
