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Higher Education as Virtual Conversation

ckeller — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:34:36 -0500

Virtual worlds can become an important tool in an educator’s arsenal. But using this tool requires a shift in thinking and an adjustment in pedagogical methods that will embrace the community, the fluid identity, and the participation—indeed, the increased conversation—that virtual spaces can provide.

The nanoHUB: Community and Collaboration

ckeller — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:22:54 -0500

nanoHUB is an online portal for nanotechnology researchers, instructors, and students created by Purdue University and the National Science Foundation. It uses cyberinfrastructure to provide access to scientific tools for research, demonstration, and collaboration, as well as instructional materials. Users can run experiments, review research, or download lectures. nanoHUB is a virtual toolkit as well as a community where students and faculty contribute to the science of nanotechnology.

Active Learning and Technology: Designing Change for Faculty, Students, and Institutions

ckeller — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:29:08 -0500

Transformational faculty-development efforts must involve systematic, goal-directed, sustained activities that are integral to the daily work of academic community members.

New Media and Learning in the 21st Century

drupal — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:42:25 -0600

The author discusses recent IT progress at universities, including the use of gaming and other multimedia resources.

Future of the Learning Space: Breaking Out of the Box

drupal — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 10:37:00 -0500

This discussion of the inadequacies of traditional classrooms, of ideas that break with these traditions, and of suggested areas for the design team to keep in mind can help campuses plan pioneering, rather than imitative, learning spaces for the future.

Learning Objects: A Rose by Any Other Name...

drupal — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:46:02 -0500

The author discusses numerous reasons to explain why learning objects have not fulfilled their promise of transforming education as originally anticipated.