Google, Microsoft woo higher ed with free online services
August 3, 2008
Originally posted on: Retrofitting the Education Space
Alexander Says Greatest Threat to Higher Education Is Overregulation, Not Underfunding
August 1, 2008
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn) said today that he opposed the Higher Education bill – the Higher Education Reauthorization and College Opportunity Act of 2008 (H.R. 4137) – because it imposed too many regulations on schools and undermines the autonomy that has made American education so successful. “After four years of work, the Senate has spewed forth a well-intentioned contraption of unnecessary rules and regulations that waste time and money that ought to be spent on students and improving quality,” Alexander... [Read the full story]
So, how did you get started… and what difference has it made?
May 17, 2008
Originally posted on: Retrofitting the Education Space
A podcast on working with IT
April 23, 2008
Originally posted on: Retrofitting the Education Space
And we wonder why more people don’t teach!
April 16, 2008
Originally posted on: Retrofitting the Education Space
Gen. Petraeus looking for MS-13 in the ranks?
April 9, 2008
Originally posted on: The Gangfighters Network
The Washington Times, America’s Newspaper says “Rep. Tom Tancredo, Colorado Republican, who recently wrapped up a failed presidential bid based on a platform of fighting illegal immigration, just asked Gen. David Petraeus about whether members of the U.S. military in Iraq are participating in the violent gang MS-13. Tancredo has blamed the spread of MS-13 domestically on what he sees as the United States’ failure to secure its southern border. Tancredo asked whether members of MS-13 were gaining recruits... [Read the full story]
time to process, unpack, and apply!
April 8, 2008
Originally posted on: Retrofitting the Education Space
Just finished @itconference08, now to make sure all that learning doesn’t get wasted. Things I learned before, during and after (not necessarily in order of priority or importance): - you can claim your Twitter account on Technorati - I take notes better with a laptop - Twitter Vision is cool to watch — like a game of ping pong - what many in education 2.0 (two-way communication) are doing is really education 3.0 (collaborative group communication) - the world really is flat. - wireless mobile devices... [Read the full story]
everything you ever wanted to know about Twitter but were afraid to ask
April 7, 2008
Originally posted on: Retrofitting the Education Space
well, not exactly, but it is a real good primer . . . My apologies for assuming everyone knew the basics! Thanks to Marc Hustvedt for reminding me to post this - by way of posting it on his blog. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o What do you think? Read More →
Hi-tech Mid-South educators
April 7, 2008
Originally posted on: Retrofitting the Education Space
OK, so I’m at the13th Annual Instructional Technology conference here in Nashville and the featured speaker is about to begin and I see an @itconference08 on the screen. Hey — that looks like a Twitter address, I think silently (in case I’m the only one that speaks Twitter). Right after that was instructions on how to get on the WLAN, so I slide out my PPC phone and hit the site and they have (now that I’m following them) 5 followers. Not good, I think. And then I see that they aren’t following... [Read the full story]
21st Century Roman video
April 6, 2008
Originally posted on: Retrofitting the Education Space
Just now getting this finished — sometimes the to-do list gets overwhelming. This is the video of the recorded presentation of When in Rome - teaching 21st century students using 21st century tools, posted previously, complete with interaction (the only way to present). It’s from the 12th Annual Instructional Technology conference last April. The 13th starts tomorrow — so I figured it was time to get this completed (since I just figured out how). What do you think? Read More →
