October, 2005

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The Edutech Report - October, 2005 - Full issue
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Low-Tech and Non-Tech Obstacles to Information Technology
By Thomas Warger
High technology stands on the shoulders of low technologies that are too easily undervalued, forgotten, or simply neglected. As the new semester begins, a lot of work goes into making sure that computers, networks, and software are in place and functioning. These components are essential, but they are not the only supports needed for success in information technology. Labs, classrooms, and other facilities where technology is used must be well designed, managed, and maintained. Instructional media are built from a variety sources, many from analog originals. Pedagogical styles, skills, and choices have to be open to innovation if technology is to be usefully exploited. These low-tech and non-tech factors make high technology work.

Newsbriefs
Hurricane Relief Community Exchange, Technology Source Archives, Rating Open Source Software

Wireless for All of Us
By David Cossey, Union College, New York
Whether we are ready for it or not, the wireless “revolution” is here. One of the most common technology buzzwords is “wireless,” and it’s clear that it represents the future for us all. Everything is being converted to wireless access—telephones, PDAs, notebook computers, etc. I’m still waiting for “wireless power!” It used to be that our goal was a wired campus—now we are all pursuing an unwired campus. The “most wired” list has been replaced by the “most unwired” list.

Edutech Responds
Should frontline support positions for instructional technology and facilities be centralized? How can we be more successful with student workers? How can we tell whether we are serving facutly well?