The Internet is set to change the education landscape. Much like it did with the entertainment, communication, and information industries, we’re seeing a shift in how education is obtained. With easier and cheaper access to content and customized/personalized instruction, it is not surprising that teachers and students alike are embracing online [...]
02
Jun
Twitter is an application that everyone loves to hate. Maybe you have noticed people, probably younger than yourself, manically using the tool or have heard tales of the frivolous interaction it encourages i.e. “I’m eating fruit yogurt” To the casual uninformed user the value of Twitter is minimal.
30
Aug
As a University Alumni myself, I frequently remember searching online for a number of the items listed below. I remember searching as if I had been on Safari. Reflecting on the amount of time I spent lurking my own school’s online website and Intranet (and not studying!) makes my skin crawl. Somethings just need to be [...]
How do you engage with a student body that is constantly distracted by the internet, cell phones, socializing and/or some combination of the three? You enable them.
