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Washington, D.C. — In a new report released today, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) provides new data to document the increasing predominance of non-tenure-track faculty in America’s colleges and universities. Read the Full Article
While it is certain that there is a technology presence on all campuses, further investigation suggests that faculty use of teaching with technology is far from a universal phenomenon. Anecdotal reports from staff tell of low turnouts among faculty who claim that they have no time to invest in learning the necessary skills despite expensive […]
AbstractWeblogs or blogs are being heralded as the “next big thing†in education. In this article we examine the advantages and disadvantages of this form of Internet-based interaction using the Community of Inquiry model with its focus on social, cognitive and teaching presences. We conclude that blogging has distinct advantages over more common threaded discussion […]
mGBL – mobile Game Based Learning is a research project with the aim of improving the effectiveness and efficiency of learning and guidance in the target group of young people through the development of innovative learning and guidance models based on mobile games.
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) attempts to capture some of the essential qualities of knowledge required by teachers for technology integration in their teaching, while addressing the complex, multifaceted and situated nature of teacher knowledge. At the heart of the TPCK framework, is the complex interplay of three primary forms of knowledge: Content (C), Pedagogy […]
The University of Southern California’s Center for Scholarly Technology (CST) launched Confluence, a pilot campus-wide wiki service, to facilitate collaborative learning activities. USC found that the wiki flexibly combines features of an e-portfolio system, a content management system, and a blog, while also supporting collaborative knowledge construction. The pilot wiki supports over 35 course projects, […]
New college focuses services on recent high school grads, those new to higher education
About six months since the University of Illinois announced its plans to establish the Global Campus – an online education initiative that could eventually be like a fourth campus, an accredited, degree-granting entity – faculty, students and administrators are still negotiating the program’s details.Read the Full Article
DENTON — Army Sgt. 1st Class Will Elias Ristom finished college while he fought in Iraq.Read the Full Article
SANTA CRUZ — A Santa Cruz County fire department was recently caught in one of the fastest-growing scams on the World Wide Web.Read the Full Article