Know Your Ed Tech Terms
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
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Faculty Affirm Ed Tech Funds Are Well Spent
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
Handy Learning Theories Chart
Can you remember dozens of different learning theories? Who could? This post shares a link to an interactive learning theories map that will serve as a good pedagogical resource. Continue reading Handy Learning Theories Chart
More On The EdTech Surge
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
The Learning Styles Debate Continues
Do you believe in the validity of learning styles? Even if the scientific evidence doesn’t necessarily support them there may still be value in keeping in mind the need to mix up instructional approaches in the classroom. Learning styles are not without some degree of controversy and the debate continues. Continue reading The Learning Styles Debate Continues
When Digital Becomes the Norm
Whether we talk about digital libraries or digital humanities, it must only be a matter of time until the digital is so fully developed and firmly embedded in practice that it will seem redundant to keep prefacing our professions and disciplines with the “digital” qualifier. What about Blended Librarianship? Does it still make sense in a digital world? Continue reading When Digital Becomes the Norm
That Other Reason Students Spend Less On Course Material
There has been some debate about how much college students are spending annually on textbooks. What is less debatable is the continued rising costs of textbooks. Academic librarians are playing role in the changing dynamics of student spending for textbooks. Continue reading That Other Reason Students Spend Less On Course Material
Tech Gadgets Emerging As Next-Gen Instructional Technology
When it comes to instructional technology our thinking tends to focus primarily on how we integrate software into the learning process. A new generation of tech gadgets suggests that Blended Librarians should be paying as much attention to hardware as they do to software. Continue reading Tech Gadgets Emerging As Next-Gen Instructional Technology
Sharing EdTech Stories
Looking for some new ideas to promote on your campus or library for innovative uses of educational technology. The Office of Educational Technology may have just the thing for you. Continue reading Sharing EdTech Stories
Librarians and Teachers: Not Exactly Eye-to-Eye on Data Privacy
How should academic librarians respond when administrators request data on student use of research products, attendance at instruction sessions or number of books borrowed? What about K-12 educators? They and their schools collect considerable amounts of student data. Perhaps a conversation about big data and student privacy is the next fertile area for discussing common interests and having a united front on privacy policies for student data. Continue reading Librarians and Teachers: Not Exactly Eye-to-Eye on Data Privacy