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Goucher College president Jose Bowen is outspoken for his views on how college teaching has to change. In a new interview with EdSurge, he explains his views and how “naked teaching” could help all of us improve our teaching. Continue reading Get Naked: Rethinking Technology in the Classroom
Where do you stand on educational technology. Do you actively support its use and are you willing to try just about anything at least once? Or are you skeptical and concerned that most edtech is taking learning in the wrong direction? Perhaps we are emerging from a phase of edtech development to one of edtech productivity. Continue reading EdTech as Friend or Foe: Where Do You Stand
Do you like discovering and learning about new edtech tools? This column shares a few new ones – or at least new to this blogger. Should librarian-educators stick to the edtech they can use – or should they learn about the ones that might be useful to non-library faculty? Continue reading Knowing and Recommending Edtech Tools (even when you might not use them)
What’s your method for determining if any particular edtech is likely to help you and colleagues achieve desired outcomes. Here are some ideas for a more methodical approach to determining the efficacy of educational technology. Continue reading Does It Work: Five Checks for Efficacy
If instructors were recognized and rewarded for experimenting with and adopting new educational technologies in their classrooms that could significantly change Blended Librarians’ ability to work collaboratively with faculty for greater use of library and non-library learning technology. The current system is the problem not the solution Continue reading What’s Holding Back Faculty Adoption of EdTech?
Did you know there is a National Educational Technology Plan? While it mostly addresses the K-12 learning environment there’s worthwhile information here for academic blended librarians. Today’s K-12 students are our future students, so it’s valuable to see how edtech is developing in their learning environment. Continue reading Yes – There is a National EdTech Plan
I was interested to see what Marc Prensky, the educational technology advocate, had to say about Toyama’s book. Blended librarians bring together skills in research, information technology and instructional design. I believe this positions them to be good leaders at their institutions to collaborate with faculty, educational technologists and those working across the spectrum of academic support services, to identify and implement thoughtful technology applications that will contribute to enhanced student learning. Continue reading Educational Technology as Amplifier
How familiar are you with some of the Ed Tech buzzwords. Here’s an opportunity to test your knowledge. Continue reading Know Your Ed Tech Terms
Higher education institutions invest significant funds on educational technology. From learning management systems to the latest generation of wireless projectors and personal response systems, there is a demand to keep up with the latest tools to support learning. But if faculty fail to use these technologies or don’t believe they can actually make a difference, then the investment is likely going to waste. Here’s what a new survey has to say about that. Continue reading Faculty Affirm Ed Tech Funds Are Well Spent
Sharing news about two new things. First, a resource for keeping up with the EdTech Surge and second, announcing a new award for librarians doing innovative work with educational technology. Continue reading More On The EdTech Surge