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A Chronicle Tech Fix

Increasingly I am finding the Chronicle's technology pages worth monitoring--not because they are particularly cutting edge but because they can tell you quite a bit about which way the winds are blowing.

The key resources are their main technology page and their blog (The Wired Campus), which I find particularly interesting. Some samples follow below:

on emerging reader device technology

on social media and college teaching

on videos and college teaching/learning

originally posted in LettersTech

Online vs Onsite: The Plot Thickens!

An interesting piece in the NY Times documents research suggesting that online learners tend to score higher in various testing programs.

Although I have found retention numbers lower in my online and hybrid classes, I have long felt that rapidly evolving technology is erasing the liabilities in the online setting for me. As the article suggests, chat, easy video, and social networking functions are making the online setting much more appealing.

I have been experimenting with a social network based system for my onsite comp course (signsabound.com) and enjoying it so far.

Seeing this study summarized in the Times simply strengthens my resolve to keep developing my online skills.

Posted on LettersTech

Boot Camp 08 Short Video

 

Use this boot camp 08 link to check out a short video of last summer's boot camp.