July, 2007

Quotes of the Month
instructional technology; iPods

Replacing Old Technologies
By Thomas Warger
Old software, hardware, facilities, and the skills and habits of usage accompanying them can prove difficult to retire. The popular conception of information technology, often voiced around campus, claims that change is constant (and unpleasant). In reality, technologies turn out to be fairly tenacious, in large part because people do not want to part with them.

The Edutech Report - July, 2007 - Full Issue PDF
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Newsbriefs
ECAR Expands International Research Coveraage; Libraries and Dorms and CIOs in Second Life

A One Day Student: Personal Reflections on Learning with (or without) Technology
By Linda Fleit
You may have heard about One Day University. It’s a collection of four college-level classes given in a single location on one day, taught by four professors who are “borrowed” from their institutions and who are considered experts in their fields. I signed up recently for a day that included “The Psychology of Terrorism,” “The Genius of Leonardo da Vinci,” “Positive Psychology and the Science of Happiness,” and “Hitler: The Man and the Mystery.” Although all the topics turned out to be interesting, the use of technology by these four professors ranged from completely absent to totally chaotic. Not a single one of them employed even the simplest bit of technology in a way that enhanced, engaged, or enlightened the audience.

Edutech Responds
accommodating new faculty; learning management systems and drop-add; copyright infringement; electronic services for recent graduates