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technology articles
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"Asking
the Right Question: What Does
Research Tell Us About Technology
and Higher Learning?"
By Stephen C. Ehrmann, Ph.D.,
Director of Flashlight
American Association of Higher
Education
"
What
do computers teach best? It
takes just as much effort
to answer a useless question
as a useful one. The quest
for useful information about
technology begins with an
exacting search for the right
questions. This essay discusses
some useless questions, a
few useful ones (and the findings
that have resulted), and one
type of question that ought
to be asked next about our
uses of computing, video and
telecommunications for learning."
http://www.learner.org/edtech/rscheval/rightquestion.html
"Implementing
the Seven Principles:
Technology as Lever"
By Arthur W. Chickering and
Stephen C. Ehrmann
This essay, then, describes
some of the most cost-effective
and appropriate ways to
use computers, video,
and telecommunications
technologies to advance
the Seven Principles.
http://www.tltgroup.org/programs/seven.html
"Teaching
Thinking Online: Better
or Worse than Face to
Face?"
By William
Peirce - while not
completely convinced
of the value of online
classes, Peirce
gives some compelling
reasons and worth
while teaching strategies
for online content
delivery.
http://academic.pg.cc.md.us/~wpeirce/MCCCTR/ttol.html
"Why
Bother?"
By Steven Gilbert -
this article brings forth
some interesting arguments
for the use of academic
information
technology. Gilbert
does address some of the
inherent challanges of
technology emphasizng
what he calls the support
service crisis.
http://www.tltgroup.org/gilbert/WhyBother.htm
"Concrete
Steps for On-line
Discussion"
By
Karen M. Peters -
this primer is part
of the WebCT weekly
newsletter and provides
some simple steps
for facilitating successful
online dialogue.
http://booboo.webct.com/otln/Asynchronous_Strategies.htm
"Teaching
with Technology :
Seven Tips for Getting
Started"
By
Alan Aycock Ph.D.
- the seven steps
mentioned in this
document are very
useful for any instructor
thinking of gravitating
towards the online
environment.
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/LTC/tips.doc |