Teaching, Learning & Technology in Higher Education

Ask anyone who has attended an online webinar presentation, a live "broadcast lecture", or viewed a lecture that has been video podcast, and chances are they were multitasking - big time. Let's face it: Without actually engaging the audience, a lecture is highly ineffective - and if it's an online, non-interactive lecture, it's like watching a television show - minus the entertainment value of advertising.

Thankfully, innovation in instruction and technology is changing the equation, as is the case at Georgia Tech Savannah...

Let's face it - there are more conferences on the planet than one can possibly attend. While I always appreciate the opportunity to participate and share stories about "Re-Imagining the Classroom", I simply cannot be traveling all the time. So I have recently tried using HP Virtual Rooms - and it's a whole lot of fun!...

Once people discover what I do for a living, it's only natural that people want to know, "How do I get a grant from HP?" Other than the obvious, "Read the Request for Proposals carefully and answer the questions...", here are my Top Three Tips for your consideration...

Looking for some great ideas for using technology to enhance teaching and learning this school year? Want to experience an educator social event in Second Life? Now's your chance! The Second Life team from the International Society for Technology in Education is hosting a relaxing and informative discussion tonight at 6pm Pacific Time in Second Life (and I hear there will be prizes!)...

The US education system is at a cross-roads, and "education technology" is part of the national dialog - again. In the nearly one decade that has transpired since the last national discussion about the role technology should be in US schools, the technologies themselves have evolved many times over. Perhaps more exciting is that the innovations related to the educational use of technology has generated new and compelling "emerging evidence".

For those of you involved in these innovative projects, it's time to speak up - the US Department of Education wants to hear from you...

The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (www.aace.org) is hosting a new conference in Malaysia, May 17-20, 2010. The topics look VERY interesting...

I was recently invited to speak at the University of Illinois at Chicago. It was great to see an institution's leadership earnestly exploring what their "digital future" might look like. On the flight home, I reflected on how technology has an interesting way of changing organizations and creating exciting new business/operational models. This got me wondering what the "next transformation" in higher education might look like...

With all the "Race to the Top" coverage in the US media as of late, there's a resurging interest in using technology to enable breakthrough innovations in education. But let's make sure the national, state, and local district discussions get it right: If we want to positively impact student achievement through the effective use of technology, we have to ensure that the strategy, planning, and implementation begins with (learning) VERBS, not the (technology) NOUNS...