Teaching, Learning & Technology in Higher EducationSharing best practices from faculty around the world who are using technology to transform teaching and learning.http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highered/atom.aspxCommunity Server2009-08-23T20:00:00ZMaking Live (Synchronous) Distance Learning Come Alive - Georgia Tech and DyKnow/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/11/13/making-live-synchronous-distance-learning-come-alive-georgia-tech-and-dyknow.aspx2009-11-13T22:08:00Z2009-11-13T22:08:00Z<p>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.</p>
<p>Thankfully, innovation in instruction and technology is changing the equation, as is the case at Georgia Tech Savannah...</p>...(<a href="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/11/13/making-live-synchronous-distance-learning-come-alive-georgia-tech-and-dyknow.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/aggbug.aspx?PostID=119342" width="1" height="1">jgvanideshttp://www.communities.hp.com/online/members/jgvanides/default.aspxImagine... What a decade it has been./online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/11/07/imagine-what-a-decade-it-has-been.aspx2009-11-07T20:10:00Z2009-11-07T20:10:00Z<p><i>Imagine a future where all students<br />
are confident in approaching the unknown,<br />
armed with the ability to explore and<br />
the desire to constantly learn...</i></p>...(<a href="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/11/07/imagine-what-a-decade-it-has-been.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/aggbug.aspx?PostID=118531" width="1" height="1">jgvanideshttp://www.communities.hp.com/online/members/jgvanides/default.aspxBeyond Video Chat - Making Conference Presentations via HP Virtual Rooms/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/10/23/beyond-video-chat-making-conference-presentations-via-hp-virtual-rooms.aspx2009-10-23T17:12:00Z2009-10-23T17:12:00Z<p>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!...</p>...(<a href="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/10/23/beyond-video-chat-making-conference-presentations-via-hp-virtual-rooms.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/aggbug.aspx?PostID=117439" width="1" height="1">jgvanideshttp://www.communities.hp.com/online/members/jgvanides/default.aspxJim's 3 Tips... Second Life video archive now online/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/10/16/jim-s-3-tips-second-life-video-archive-now-online.aspx2009-10-16T20:30:00Z2009-10-16T20:30:00Z<p>Sure, Second Life is an "acquired taste", but having just participated as a guest speaker in the ISTE Eduverse Talks show, I came away thinking, "This is a WHOLE lot more fun than a typical webinar." In case you missed the live broadcast in SecondLife, the archive of my appearance on the ISTE Eduverse Talks show is <a href="http://www.iste-eduverse.org/blog/2009/10/episode-10-featuring-jim-vanides-posted-now.html">now online</a> at the ISTE Eduverse Talks blog:</p>
<p><a href="http://treet.tv/media/iste_011_13oct09_169c.mp4"><img border="0" src="/online/resized-image.ashx/__size/500x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/highered/screenshot3.JPG" alt="" /></a></p>
<p><a href="/online/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/highered/screenshot4.JPG"></a></p>...(<a href="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/10/16/jim-s-3-tips-second-life-video-archive-now-online.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/aggbug.aspx?PostID=116960" width="1" height="1">jgvanideshttp://www.communities.hp.com/online/members/jgvanides/default.aspxJim's Top Three Tips for Writing Successful Grant Proposals/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/10/13/jim-s-top-three-tips-for-writing-successful-grant-proposals.aspx2009-10-13T21:40:00Z2009-10-13T21:40:00Z<p>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...</p>...(<a href="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/10/13/jim-s-top-three-tips-for-writing-successful-grant-proposals.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/aggbug.aspx?PostID=116705" width="1" height="1">jgvanideshttp://www.communities.hp.com/online/members/jgvanides/default.aspxBloggers Compete, Schools Win - The DonorsChoose Social Media Challenge!/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/10/02/bloggers-compete-schools-win-the-donorschoose-social-media-challenge.aspx2009-10-02T21:46:00Z2009-10-02T21:46:00Z<p>Fund-raising is getting more and more Web 2.0, and if like me
you hadn't noticed, there's a great website for public schools in the US called
<a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/">DonorsChoose</a>. To make it even more
fun, HP is sponsoring this year's Social Media Competition, challenging
bloggers to get their readers to donate more than other bloggers' readers. I
guess you could say it's "social media envy for a good cause"...</p>...(<a href="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/10/02/bloggers-compete-schools-win-the-donorschoose-social-media-challenge.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/aggbug.aspx?PostID=116154" width="1" height="1">jgvanideshttp://www.communities.hp.com/online/members/jgvanides/default.aspxTonight: Teachers Talk About Tech Integration Plans @Second Life Social event/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/09/24/tonight-teachers-talk-about-tech-integration-plans-second-life-social-event.aspx2009-09-24T20:01:00Z2009-09-24T20:01:00Z<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:x-small;">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!)...</span></span></p>...(<a href="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/09/24/tonight-teachers-talk-about-tech-integration-plans-second-life-social-event.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/aggbug.aspx?PostID=115786" width="1" height="1">jgvanideshttp://www.communities.hp.com/online/members/jgvanides/default.aspxBanners and Posters @ School: Educational (and fundraising!) Ideas/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/09/18/banners-and-posters-school-educational-and-fundraising-ideas.aspx2009-09-18T23:26:00Z2009-09-18T23:26:00Z<p>While the focus of most of our grants are high-tech tools like HP Tablet PCs, for the last several funding rounds we've been including HP DesignJet wide-format printers. "What would we do with a wide-format printer at school?" Glad you asked. Here are some ideas - including ways to get the ink to pay for itself...</p>
<p><b></b> </p>...(<a href="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/09/18/banners-and-posters-school-educational-and-fundraising-ideas.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/aggbug.aspx?PostID=115174" width="1" height="1">jgvanideshttp://www.communities.hp.com/online/members/jgvanides/default.aspxUS National Ed Tech Plan - Your Chance to Speak Up!/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/09/17/us-national-ed-tech-plan-your-chance-to-speak-up.aspx2009-09-17T15:48:00Z2009-09-17T15:48:00Z<p>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". </p>
<p>For those of you involved in these
innovative projects, it's time to speak up - <b>the US Department of Education
wants to hear from you...</b></p>...(<a href="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/09/17/us-national-ed-tech-plan-your-chance-to-speak-up.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/aggbug.aspx?PostID=114211" width="1" height="1">jgvanideshttp://www.communities.hp.com/online/members/jgvanides/default.aspxFirst-time Tablet PC User? Try My Favorite "5 First Steps"/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/09/04/first-time-tablet-pc-user-try-my-favorite-quot-5-first-steps-quot.aspx2009-09-04T06:30:00Z2009-09-04T06:30:00Z<p>I recently had the privilege of introducing 50 middle school
teachers to their new tablet pcs. It was great fun, and everyone left with
something simple they could try the first time they fired up their tablet in
class. If you've just acquired a tablet pc to enhance your teaching, or if
you're still thinking about it, below are my favorite, simple, "5 First Steps"
that I shared during my workshops...</p>...(<a href="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/09/04/first-time-tablet-pc-user-try-my-favorite-quot-5-first-steps-quot.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/aggbug.aspx?PostID=109276" width="1" height="1">jgvanideshttp://www.communities.hp.com/online/members/jgvanides/default.aspxGlobal Conference on Learning and Technology by AACE.org (papers due Nov 23)/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/08/30/global-conference-on-learning-and-technology-by-aace-org-papers-due-nov-23.aspx2009-08-30T20:54:00Z2009-08-30T20:54:00Z<p>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...</p>...(<a href="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/08/30/global-conference-on-learning-and-technology-by-aace-org-papers-due-nov-23.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/aggbug.aspx?PostID=107441" width="1" height="1">jgvanideshttp://www.communities.hp.com/online/members/jgvanides/default.aspx$3000 for 3 Minutes: Tablet PC in Edu Video Contest from WIPTE.ORG/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/08/28/3000-for-3-minutes-tablet-pc-in-edu-video-contest-from-wipte-org.aspx2009-08-28T00:06:00Z2009-08-28T00:06:00Z<p>Are you using tablet pcs in K-12 (primary or secondary ed) or higher education settings to support innovative teaching and learning experiences? Now's your chance for some fame - and possibly $3000...</p>...(<a href="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/08/28/3000-for-3-minutes-tablet-pc-in-edu-video-contest-from-wipte-org.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/aggbug.aspx?PostID=106177" width="1" height="1">jgvanideshttp://www.communities.hp.com/online/members/jgvanides/default.aspxTechnology and the (possible) Future of Higher Education/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/08/26/technology-and-the-possible-future-of-higher-education.aspx2009-08-26T23:39:00Z2009-08-26T23:39:00Z<p>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...</p>...(<a href="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/08/26/technology-and-the-possible-future-of-higher-education.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/aggbug.aspx?PostID=105783" width="1" height="1">jgvanideshttp://www.communities.hp.com/online/members/jgvanides/default.aspxKnowing What They Don't Know: How Real-Time Student Feedback Transforms Teaching/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/08/26/knowing-what-they-don-t-know-how-real-time-student-feedback-transforms-teaching.aspx2009-08-26T00:18:00Z2009-08-26T00:18:00Z<p>Everyone's talking about data. But it isn't the results of high-stakes tests that's going to help students, because they don't always measure what's important and the data takes too long to show up. It's sort of like grading beef - the cow is dead. Real-time (formative) data is where the excitement is. Time after time, I'm hearing examples of how tablet pcs deployed in a classroom 1:1 (one per student) or shared 2:1 or 3:1, can expose very powerful data about students - and change the way we teach...</p>...(<a href="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/08/26/knowing-what-they-don-t-know-how-real-time-student-feedback-transforms-teaching.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/aggbug.aspx?PostID=105067" width="1" height="1">jgvanideshttp://www.communities.hp.com/online/members/jgvanides/default.aspxSuccessful EdTech: First the Verbs, then the Nouns/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/08/23/successful-edtech-first-the-verbs-then-the-nouns.aspx2009-08-23T20:00:00Z2009-08-23T20:00:00Z<p>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...</p>...(<a href="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/highered/archive/2009/08/23/successful-edtech-first-the-verbs-then-the-nouns.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/aggbug.aspx?PostID=104640" width="1" height="1">jgvanideshttp://www.communities.hp.com/online/members/jgvanides/default.aspx