Instructional Technology in Higher Education

01/09/2013

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/01/08/how-mainstream-video-games-are-being-used-as-teaching-tools/

People who worried that the technology boom would lead to kids playing video games in class were right: In schools around the country, students are playing such games as Minecraft, World of Warcraft, and Angry Birds—and their teachers are encouraging it.

01/08/2013

http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2013/01/07/ipad-school-program

One year after every public high school student in Burlington, Mass. was given an iPad, we get an update. Plus, we'll hold a live web chat after the show, from 2:30-3pm Eastern.

01/03/2013

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/01/03/what-u-s-schools-can-learn-from-russia/2/

There is a tendency to beat up on our public schools based on the performance of American students on international tests. The impression that is created is that our schools are not as good as those in the rest of the world. Let me tell you, that’s a crock.

01/02/2013

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/12/18/how-social-networking-in-school-can-drive-innovation/?

Countries around the world are leveraging the power of social networking in school to prepare students for highly competitive workplace environments, and the U.S. education system could learn from some of those best practices, ed-tech experts say.

03/15/2010

Architecture students in Egypt and the U.S. are collaborating on design concepts in Second Life, and will soon meet in person - fulfilling Obama's 'K2C' vision.

03/11/2010

The LT Green Room is a podcast for Renewal, Retooling and Conversations about Learning. It is co-hosted by Susan Manning and Dan Balzer and its show topics are often drawn from members of LearningTimes.org, a free online community of education and training professionals from across the globe. ...

03/11/2010

The LT Green Room is a podcast for Renewal, Retooling and Conversations about Learning. It is co-hosted by Susan Manning and Dan Balzer and its show topics are often drawn from members of LearningTimes.org, a free online community of education and training professionals from across the globe. ...

03/11/2010

Check out the other teacher resources on Ken Bain's website, too.
Home | Faculty | Application | Resources | Ken Bain | Promising Syllabus on the Web | Natural Critical Learning Environments | Peer Instruction | Goal Based Scenarios | Evaluation of Teaching

03/09/2010

The students in Michael Dubson's physics class at the University of Colorado fell silent as a multiple choice question flashed on a screen, sending them scrambling for small white devices on their desks.

03/03/2010

By virtually every measure, electronic learning is experiencing unprecedented growth and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. A new analysis and forecast released this month by research firm ...

02/25/2010

New York Institute of Technology's videoconferencing capabilities have brought the school closer to its overseas learning partners.