Sep 03
Campus Technology reported on a recent survey of college students’ technology textbook preferences. Nearly 60 percent of students buy their own books. The survey also indicated that while 40 percent of students surveyed had experience with an eBook, there were disparate levels of satisfaction with the technology. The percentages of students somewhat or very …
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Aug 19
Where do scholarly citations belong? Incorporated into the work which they were used to support? Or can an author safely (and ethically) compile and store those references, bibliographies, and footnotes on the web and still maintain high scholarly standards? That debate is once again rippling throughout higher education as a history author recently chose the …
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Jun 05
Envision the online student sitting alone, in their home, staring at a computer. Their only communication with the professor is on the computer screen. With this image in your mind, build your course prior to the start of the term with organized and comprehensive content. The first week of class, the faculty should communicate seven …
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May 28
Adobe recently released Voice, a storytelling app currently available only on the iPad. It allows a user to create presentations by narrating images, using either stock images from Adobe or from the iPad’s own Camera Roll. The user can also select a “soundtrack” for their presentation from a library of royalty free songs provided by …
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May 08
Thank you to the faculty who were able to attend the Sloan C Emerging Technologies Recap Session. Below are the session resources, including PowerPoints and the session recording. Professor Tina Lancaster PowerPoint Recap Dr. Denise Pheils PowerPoint Recap Dr. Denise Pheils Conference Presentation Recap Session Recording (requires Flash) There were a few articles referenced during …
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