tag:wallenberg.stanford.edu,2010:/blog/1 2010-05-21T23:22:44Z Movable Type 3.34 tag:wallenberg.stanford.edu,2010:/blog//1.96 2010-05-21T23:19:15Z 2010-05-21T23:22:44Z

U. of Michigan Professor Designs Software for Student Engagement By Mary Helen Miller May 21, 2010 http://chronicle.com/blogPost/U-of-Michigan-Professor/24204/?sid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en This article describes a web-based software that combines personal-response technology with other kinds of interactive tools that students can use on their laptops...

Helen Chen http://wallenberg.stanford.edu http://chronicle.com/blogPost/U-of-Michigan-Professor/24204/?sid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en This article describes a web-based software that combines personal-response technology with other kinds of interactive tools that students can use on their laptops in classrooms. Lecture Tools, created by Perry Samson, a professor atmospheric science at the University of Michigan, lets students use their computers during classes to pose anonymous questions, mark up lecture slides, and answer questions posed by the instructor in real time. Most interesting is this study: In a study that Mr. Samson based on a survey of about 200 students he taught, he found that about half said that having a laptop in class increased the amount of time they spent on activities unrelated to the lecture. Still, 78 percent said that laptops with the interactive technology made them more engaged in class overall. The study was published in this month's edition of Computers & Education. Lecture Tools is currently free to download and use. https://www.lecturetools.com/index.php]]> tag:wallenberg.stanford.edu,2010:/blog//1.95 2010-05-19T23:53:11Z 2010-05-19T23:54:19Z

Campus Technology May 19, 2010 ">http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/05/19/studio-classroom-designing-collaborative-learning-spaces.aspx What does the "classroom of the future" look like? In contrast to the traditional lecture-oriented room, this increasingly popular kind of space, known as a "studio classroom," emphasizes group learning and collaboration. But designers...

Helen Chen http://wallenberg.stanford.edu http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/05/19/studio-classroom-designing-collaborative-learning-spaces.aspx What does the "classroom of the future" look like? In contrast to the traditional lecture-oriented room, this increasingly popular kind of space, known as a "studio classroom," emphasizes group learning and collaboration. But designers might not always get it right. AV expert Michael Leiboff shares 14 distinct characteristics of a successful studio classroom design.]]> tag:wallenberg.stanford.edu,2010:/blog//1.94 2010-02-04T21:11:49Z 2010-02-04T21:54:49Z

Tomorrow's Professor Msg.#984 Learning in 140 - Character Bites http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/cgi-bin/tomprof/posting.php Once widely dismissed as an instrument of vanity, Twitter is now showing up in serious places. Its citizen-journalistic role after last June's Iranian election was much celebrated; in May, a...

Helen Chen http://wallenberg.stanford.edu Tomorrow's Professor Msg.#984 Learning in 140 - Character Bites http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/cgi-bin/tomprof/posting.php Once widely dismissed as an instrument of vanity, Twitter is now showing up in serious places. Its citizen-journalistic role after last June's Iranian election was much celebrated; in May, a NASA astronaut became the first to tweet from space ("From orbit: Launch was awesome!!"). Bit by bit, Twitter is finding a role in education.]]> tag:wallenberg.stanford.edu,2009:/blog//1.93 2009-11-12T23:25:34Z 2009-11-12T23:26:47Z

From Campus Technology By Trent Batson October 21, 2009 http://campustechnology.com/articles/2009/10/21/but-i-do-not-want-to-teach-my-students-how-to-use-technology.aspx Not all faculty are actively engaged in using technology in their classrooms. For some, technical support or basic technology resources on their campuses may be lacking. But still others may...

Helen Chen http://wallenberg.stanford.edu http://campustechnology.com/articles/2009/10/21/but-i-do-not-want-to-teach-my-students-how-to-use-technology.aspx Not all faculty are actively engaged in using technology in their classrooms. For some, technical support or basic technology resources on their campuses may be lacking. But still others may be clinging to the idea that nothing has changed...]]> tag:wallenberg.stanford.edu,2009:/blog//1.92 2009-11-12T22:30:37Z 2009-11-12T22:32:29Z

From The Chronicle of Higher Education November 12, 2009 http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Course-Requirement-Friend/8827/?sid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en Some professors don't let students see their Facebook pages. Peter Juvinall insists students "friend" him. The Illinois State University instructor decided the best way to connect with a bunch of...

Helen Chen http://wallenberg.stanford.edu The Chronicle of Higher Education November 12, 2009 http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Course-Requirement-Friend/8827/?sid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en Some professors don't let students see their Facebook pages. Peter Juvinall insists students "friend" him. The Illinois State University instructor decided the best way to connect with a bunch of freshman business students in a short 8 a.m. class was to conduct much of the course where they are anyway—on Facebook. So, as he explained during last week’s Educause conference and in a subsequent interview, he uses Facebook as a course-management system by instructing students to “friend” his personal page on the first day of class.]]> tag:wallenberg.stanford.edu,2009:/blog//1.91 2009-11-12T22:04:48Z 2009-11-12T22:09:26Z

From Herman Miller's Education Solutions E-newsletter November 2009 http://inform.hermanmiller.com/servlet/website/PersonalizedForm?otEVTTC_UU_.26KNJHmphgzhsNmphgluLPlsLmmLkEyLJpipLgmbK_EUUVYE.26ff_.26f7be_7.2e.2ey.26zzEosJoLgFlmHgMhkKDLKNEIkhPlLkE5 Research Confirms Trend to Learning-Centered Spaces The Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) and Herman Miller, have recently partnered on a survey to add data to our understanding of just...

Helen Chen http://wallenberg.stanford.edu http://inform.hermanmiller.com/servlet/website/PersonalizedForm?otEVTTC_UU_.26KNJHmphgzhsNmphgluLPlsLmmLkEyLJpipLgmbK_EUUVYE.26ff_.26f7be_7.2e.2ey.26zzEosJoLgFlmHgMhkKDLKNEIkhPlLkE5 Research Confirms Trend to Learning-Centered Spaces The Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) and Herman Miller, have recently partnered on a survey to add data to our understanding of just how pervasive the trend toward learning-centered space design is on campuses today. Critics of the traditional approach to learning spaces have long contended that the regimented arrangements in our educational institutions are meant for a different age than the one in which our current students must function. It's no surprise that changes in the design of learning spaces suggested by this research are being seen on more and more campuses. http://cdn.rsys1.net/ig.rsys1.net/responsysimages/hm/__RS_CP__/2009LearningSpaceDesignReport.pdf ]]> tag:wallenberg.stanford.edu,2009:/blog//1.90 2009-11-12T21:58:01Z 2009-11-12T22:10:22Z

From Herman Miller's Education Solutions E-newsletter November 2009 http://inform.hermanmiller.com/servlet/website/PersonalizedForm?otEVTTC_UU_.26KNJHmphgzhsNmphgluLPlsLmmLkEyLJpipLgmbK_EUUVYE.26ff_.26f7be_7.2e.2ey.26zzEosJoLgFlmHgMhkKDLKNEIkhPlLkE5 New Interpretation of What Learning Will Be Like in 2015 Recently, Herman Miller convened a panel of experts to re-examine 12 predictions made in 2005 about learning in the year 2015....

Helen Chen http://wallenberg.stanford.edu http://inform.hermanmiller.com/servlet/website/PersonalizedForm?otEVTTC_UU_.26KNJHmphgzhsNmphgluLPlsLmmLkEyLJpipLgmbK_EUUVYE.26ff_.26f7be_7.2e.2ey.26zzEosJoLgFlmHgMhkKDLKNEIkhPlLkE5 New Interpretation of What Learning Will Be Like in 2015 Recently, Herman Miller convened a panel of experts to re-examine 12 predictions made in 2005 about learning in the year 2015. The latest panel agreed that many of the trends identified in 2005 had already become mainstream realities. What was required was a more nuanced and contemporary interpretation to recognize how the current financial environment had affected the original discussions. That interpretation is outlined in a new research summary entitled "The Outlook for Learning: Views on the Future." http://www.hermanmiller.com/MarketFacingTech/hmc/research/research_summaries/assets/wp_Outlook_for_Learning.pdf]]> tag:wallenberg.stanford.edu,2009:/blog//1.89 2009-10-22T19:38:43Z 2009-10-22T19:39:40Z

University of Utah researchers created new iPhone programs - known as applications or "apps" - to help scientists, students, doctors and patients study the human body, evaluate medical problems and analyze other three-dimensional images. http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/2009/10/iphone-body-electric-apps-visualize.html...

Helen Chen http://wallenberg.stanford.edu http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/2009/10/iphone-body-electric-apps-visualize.html]]> tag:wallenberg.stanford.edu,2009:/blog//1.88 2009-08-28T22:23:02Z 2009-08-28T22:26:44Z

This blog, Technology and Learning: A space for conversation and debate about learning and technology, posted on the Inside Higher Ed has some interesting thoughts and useful ideas. http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology_and_learning Check out this posting in particular and two lessons learned: http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology_and_learning/the_importance_of_getting_it_wrong...

Helen Chen http://wallenberg.stanford.edu http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology_and_learning Check out this posting in particular and two lessons learned: http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology_and_learning/the_importance_of_getting_it_wrong The first thing learned from this experience was that when having classes create media projects (as opposed to traditional papers) it is necessary to set very hard limits on the numbers of these projects. The second lesson I learned was that in introducing new teaching methods it is necessary to enforce limits on students technological use, as they will gravitate to the more robust and time intensive tools if you let them. ]]> tag:wallenberg.stanford.edu,2009:/blog//1.87 2009-08-28T21:58:13Z 2009-08-28T22:00:51Z

Clive Thompson on the New Literacy Wired Magazine August 24, 2009 http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-09/st_thompson A brief article that includes an interview with Professor Andrea Lunsford and a compelling conclusion: We think of writing as either good or bad. What today's young people...

Helen Chen http://wallenberg.stanford.edu http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-09/st_thompson A brief article that includes an interview with Professor Andrea Lunsford and a compelling conclusion: We think of writing as either good or bad. What today's young people know is that knowing who you're writing for and why you're writing might be the most crucial factor of all. ]]> tag:wallenberg.stanford.edu,2009:/blog//1.83 2009-08-25T18:27:17Z 2009-08-25T18:29:06Z

Teaching, Learning + Technology at Stony Brook has launched a new TV show, viewable over the Internet, which features Stony Brook faculty and staff using innovative approaches and best practices in teaching, and applications of educational technology that have had...

Helen Chen http://wallenberg.stanford.edu https://tlt.stonybrook.edu/FacultyServices/FacDev/TVShow/ for more information and to view the show. You can also follow the show on- Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stony-Brook-NY/Innovations-in-Education/127244955162 YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyyffbxno-o Twitter http://twitter.com/sbu_iie ]]> tag:wallenberg.stanford.edu,2009:/blog//1.82 2009-08-17T09:42:10Z 2009-08-17T09:43:50Z

The Chronicle pf Higher Education By Scott Carlson July 28, 2009 http://chronicle.com/blogPost/In-the-U-of-Rochesters/7499/...

Helen Chen http://wallenberg.stanford.edu http://chronicle.com/blogPost/In-the-U-of-Rochesters/7499/]]> tag:wallenberg.stanford.edu,2009:/blog//1.81 2009-08-15T16:21:26Z 2009-08-15T16:23:46Z

Hawaii Pacific University's Teaching and Learning Center has a useful searchable FAQ database of various essays related to teaching and learning issues. http://faq.hpu.edu/tlc/faq-pro/index_hpu.php...

Helen Chen http://wallenberg.stanford.edu http://faq.hpu.edu/tlc/faq-pro/index_hpu.php]]> tag:wallenberg.stanford.edu,2009:/blog//1.80 2009-08-15T09:10:37Z 2009-08-15T09:12:36Z

MIT Sloan Management Review July 2009 http://sloanreview.mit.edu/special-report/design-thinking/ DESIGN THINKING Hard skills from a soft science Not a Thing, But a Way Design thinking — distinct from analytical thinking — has emerged as the premier organizational path not only to breakthrough...

Helen Chen http://wallenberg.stanford.edu http://sloanreview.mit.edu/special-report/design-thinking/ DESIGN THINKING Hard skills from a soft science Not a Thing, But a Way Design thinking — distinct from analytical thinking — has emerged as the premier organizational path not only to breakthrough innovation but, surprisingly, to high-performance collaboration, as well. “It’s not about the pretty,” says one design-thinking practitioner, “it’s about the productive.” In this special section of articles, interviews, illustrated cases and research findings, the Review explores how to put design thinking to work. ]]> tag:wallenberg.stanford.edu,2009:/blog//1.78 2009-08-04T19:42:44Z 2009-08-04T19:43:55Z

Some Experts See "Huge Potential" In Open Course Initiative. August 3, 2009 http://chronicle.com/article/Obamas-Great-Course-Giveaway/47530/ The Chronicle of Higher Education (8/3, Parry) reported, "If the Obama administration pulls off a $500-million-dollar online-education plan, proposed in July as one piece of a sweeping...

Helen Chen http://wallenberg.stanford.edu http://chronicle.com/article/Obamas-Great-Course-Giveaway/47530/ The Chronicle of Higher Education (8/3, Parry) reported, "If the Obama administration pulls off a $500-million-dollar online-education plan, proposed in July as one piece of a sweeping community-college aid package," online courses such as those developed by Carnegie Mellon University's Open Learning Initiative "could become part of a free library available to colleges nationwide," including community colleges. Some education experts say there is "huge potential in serving...students with open courses," helping them to "explore careers," providing "confidence before returning to school," and improving "improve retention once they get there," among other benefits. Notably, it could "guarantee standards 'whether you are in a more impoverished, underserved, or remote area of the country,'" one expert said. The article also discusses potential funding methods, notes examples of online course material developed by Carnegie Mellon and MIT, and provides an in-depth assessment of "what role the government would play in financing and disseminating" open courseware. ]]>