New Web Tools utilize Cell Phones
A recent new blog, From Toy to Tool Cell Phones in Schools, highlights new developments in web 2.0 applications focusing on mobile learning in k-12 and higher education. With the …
Teaching Chemistry with Second Life
An interview with Drexel University’s Jean-Claude Bradley discusses educational uses of Second Life. Jean-Claude Bradley also indicates when Second Life might not be appropriate to use. Among the benefits mentioned …
Gender differences in Technology Use
This article at MIT’s Technology Review suggests that there may be gender differences in the way technology is used. This has potential implications about the way we look at academic …
Wikis and Web 2.0 Webinar
Date: September 6, 2007 Time: 2:00pm Eastern To register: https://www.1105info.com/igdkfde_xzebraw.html From a Campus Technology email: “Social networking expert Howard Rheingold and Boston College’s Jerry Kane share strategies for using wikis …
Improved 3D Brain Imaging
Developed by researchers at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, the home grown software uses multiple MRI images to create a sophisticated 3D interactive model of the brain. For full article …
Managing GIS datasets and tracking technology innovation
Jonathan Goodall, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Geospatial Analysis, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment Project description In Advanced Geospatial Analysis (ENVIRON 359), students used Geographic …
Advanced Hindi
Satendra Khanna, Associate Professor of the Practice Asian and African Languages and Literature, Arts & Sciences Project description In this advanced Hindi language course, Professor Satendra Khanna includes a wide …
Issues of education and immigration
Joan Clifford, Visiting Assistant Professor Romance Studies, Arts & Sciences Project Description In this ongoing Service-learning project, students explore issues of cultural assimilation, literacy, and access to educational opportunities for …
Audio flashcards for elementary Russian
JoAnne Van Tuyl, Associate Professor of the Practics Slavic and Eurasian Studies, Arts & Sciences Project description Russian isn’t more difficult to study than French or Spanish, it just takes …
Using Blackboard to improve student participation
Deborah Gold, Associate Research Professor, Sociology Project Description Gold received funding to explore Blackboard as a means to improve access to materials and increase student participation in her course Sociology …