That said, I have seen a general increase in the use of technologies that are free. Blogs, wikis, Google apps, Twitter have all come to be used effectively in classrooms, but not because an educational technologist was there to make it happen. Most of the uses I've seen have come from the faculty themselves, who increasingly are using these tools in their own work, so it becomes natural to them to try to use them in their teaching. No extra staff needed. And usually, no cost for the tools themselves.
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Top 50 Education Technology Blogs - 5 views
Using learning environments as a metaphor for educational change - 2 views
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"Using learning environments as a metaphor for educational change"
Social Bookmarking - 0 views
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Education World ® Technology in the Classroom: Sites to See:
Education's Subtle Transformation - 1 views
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"Richard Ludlow, founder and chief executive office of the site Academic Earth, launched in January of 2009, said websites like his are popping up because the technology now allows it to be affordable. The cost is relatively low for sites such as these, and there is a potentially large benefit, whether it is public relations for the university, in licensing content, or just because of altruism, Ludlow said."
Characteristics of High Quality Technology Teaching and Learning - 0 views
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Characteristics of High Quality Technology Teaching and Learning
The Three-E Strategy for Overcoming Resistance to Technological Change (EDUCAUSE Quarte... - 0 views
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Gardner Campbell put it nicely last year when he wrote, “For an academic to risk ‘failure’ is often synonymous with ‘looking stupid in front of someone’.”2 The safe option for most users is to avoid trying something as risky as new technology.
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lattening of knowledge production
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Technology of the Week
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Gardner Campbell put it nicely last year when he wrote, "For an academic to risk 'failure' is often synonymous with 'looki
Case studies on ePortfolio implementation - 2 views
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In July 2009 the Department for Interactive Media and Educational Technology of the Danube University for Continous Education in Krems, Austria organized an international conference on the potential of E-Portfolios for Higher Education. These were some of the cases presented
Why backward social-network-banning education authorities are wrong - edublogs - 2 views
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Like the dinosaurs, the ignoranti will eventually die out. It is just a matter of time. Until that happens I feel sorry for all those kids who fall victim to cyberbullying because their overprotective school or college denied them the digital safety/digital literacy education they deserve.
Modern Learning with Modern Tools - The Learner's Way - 1 views
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Tools like 'PhotoMath' present educators with a genuine challenge and leave many asking should we allow our students to use tools such as these?
How might we prepare our students for an unknown future? - The Learner's Way - 0 views
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How might we prepare our students for an unknown future? If we accept that we are living in times of rapid change and that the world our children will inhabit is likely to be very different from the world of today, or perhaps more importantly, different from the work our current education system was designed to serve, what should we do to ensure our children are able to thrive?
Understanding the true nature of science - The Learner's Way - 1 views
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As thousands take to the streets as part of a global 'March for Science' it is worth considering the significant role that education has to play. What are the messages we need to send our students about science and what role have schools played in creating the current climate? Now seems like the time to pause and reflect on the place of science in our community and our schools.
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