Universities risk becoming irrelevant and irresponsible if they don’t equip staff to deal with the digital age, said Martin Bean, vice-chancellor of the Open University, in the 2014 Sir John Cass’s Foundation Lecture at the Cass Business School in London.
Category Archives: tech integration
Ed Tech as Imperialims and Ideology (from Hack Education)
A very interesting take on ed tech from Hack Education. What’s your view?
Will we ever get a full potential of technology for learning?
A very thought provoking and interesting post from Marc Rosenberg: “Technology can improve learning, but we may never reach its full value if the context where it is used—the school—does not significantly change as well.”. Not an easy task…
10 uses on instructional technologies and even more tools!
This great collection from EmerginTech suggests tools for interactive collaboration, collecting feedback, embedding videos into assessment/quizzes, active learning, social learning, student engagement, presentations, and more! Happy browsing!
TEI – Technology Enriched Instruction (Microsoft)
TEI – Technology Enriched Instruction: browse videos, presentations, and other resources to help systemically integrate technology into your instructional practices and improve learning experiences for NU students.
3 Ways to Get Faculty Up to Speed With Technology
Ok, suggested ways (by this CT publication) are:
- Create a self-service resource library
- Provide training in course redesign
- Build a community of practice
… and I would like add: lead by example!