‘Educational Technology’
Wireless in the Classroom – Some Resources
Sep. 14, 2010—Below you’ll find some resources relevant to today’s CFT workshop, “Wireless in the Classroom: Is a Ban on Student Laptop Use During Class a Good Idea?” CFT “Wireless in the Classroom” Teaching Guide – This guide includes questions to consider when developing course policies about wireless in the classroom, as well as sample syllabus statements...
9/14 Workshop: Wireless in the Classroom: Is a Ban on Student Laptop Use During Class a Good Idea?
Sep. 7, 2010—Time & Date: 4:10 – 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 14 Facilitator:Derek Bruff, Assistant Director, CFT Audience: Faculty, Graduate and Professional Students, Post-docs, and Staff Panelists: Cherrie Clark, Managerial Studies Jim Lovensheimer, Music History and Literature; Pearl Sims, Leadership, Policy, & Organizations Recent stories from the Washington Post and NPR describe choices by university instructors to...
Call for Proposals – HP EdTech Innovators Award – Due June 30, 2010
May. 14, 2010—From the blog of Jim Vanides, who works with education programs in the Hewlett-Packard Office of Global Social Innovation, info about a new round of grant funding from HP: HP and the New Media Consortium (NMC) have teamed to launch the HP EdTech Innovators Award to showcase and support educators who are using technology in...
Laptops in the Classroom – To Ban or Encourage?
Mar. 15, 2010—The Washington Post published a widely cited article last week titled “Wide Web of Diversions Gets Laptops Evicted from Lecture Halls” concerning the banning of student laptops during classes at several universities. Some instructors find that students are too easily distracted by their laptops and feel that banning the devices helps students stay attentive during...
Highlights from Last Week’s Workshop on Digital Writing
Feb. 15, 2010—During last week’s “Digital Writing: Using Social Media to Enhance the Teaching of Writing” workshop, CFT Assistant Director Derek Bruff tweeted some highlights from the panelist remarks and subsequent conversation. For those of you not following the CFT on Twitter, you’ll find Derek’s comments below. Please also visit the online “home base” for the workshop...
Highlights from Yesterday’s Workshop on the Technology Horizon
Feb. 10, 2010—CFT Assistant Director Derek Bruff tweeted some highlights of yesterday’s Conversation on Teaching titled “The Technology Horizon at Vanderbilt,” a discussion of the 2010 Horizon Report identifying six emerging technologies likely to impact campuses in the next few years. For those of you not following the CFT on Twitter, here are Derek’s comments. Rhett McDaniel...
What Is the Future of Mobile Computing in Teaching at Vanderbilt?
Feb. 8, 2010—According to the 2010 Horizon Report, a report issued by the the New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) identifying emerging technologies likely to impact institutions of higher education in the near future, “mobile computing” is going to play an increasingly important role on campuses in the next two years. (Please note that...
Snow Day? Keep Class Running with a Little Technology
Jan. 29, 2010—Worried about the effect of today’s snowpocalypse in Nashville on your teaching? This might be a good time to experiment with some technology to help you communicate with your students if you or they can’t come to class. Last fall, CFT Educational Technologist Rhett McDaniel put together a guide for instructors preparing for a widespread...
Wireless in the Classroom? Advice on Policies and Strategies
Jan. 26, 2010—CFT educational technologist Rhett McDaniel has written a “teaching guide” on wireless Internet access in the classroom. Most students at Vanderbilt have a laptop, netbook, or smart phone that lets them access the Internet provided they have a Wifi signal. Should instructors encourage this during class? Should they discourage it? How can a wireless classroom...
Rhett McDaniel Quoted in USA Today Story on Backchannel
Jan. 19, 2010—Educational technologist Rhett McDaniel was quoted in a USA Today story on Purdue University’s new Hotseat tool, a Web application that allows students to contribute to “backchannel” conversations during class via text-messaging, Facebook, and Twitter.