Building champions: an online course development program for faculty
Several years ago, Seton Hall University created a course template with the goal to provide consistency and quality in online courses offered at the University. Unfortunately, that was not enough. Through informal facult..
Champagne IT project management and governance on a beer budget
The presenters share with the audience their newly implemented (and still a work in progress) IT Project Governance process including how they developed their own internal tracking system using products they already owne..
Cloud computing at Brookdale Community College: the solution to a multitude of challenges
The demand for cloud computing is on the rise so institutions can reap the benefits from low cost data centers, free software, computing capacity, and resources. Brookdale has moved away from a siloed IT environment towa..
Drawings for door prizes
The winners are drawn and prizes are awarded.
E-readers and e-books: the good, the bad, and the ugly
This session discusses two projects using e-readers at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a project using e-books at Berkeley College. The use of e-readers and e-books for textbooks has been a "hot topic" in higher edu..
Expanded technology utilization in nursing education: the iNurse initiative
This presentation describes implementation of The iNurse Initiative. The Initiative includes use of iPod touch and iPad for: point of care access to nursing references, learner response system, procedure tracking, learni..
Experiments in learning in new media environments
In this session, Professor Michael Wesch demonstrates his own experiments using new media to create more participatory and collaborative learning environments. This frank discussion includes the failures as well as the s..
For maximum videoconference use: Vidyo connects to and from access points
Connecting from the classroom to personal tele-presence and beyond, iPhone, Android and iPad is commonplace among students. Their smart phones combine phoning, texting, social networking, and getting course notes. Vidyo..
From classrooms to cyberspace: what is lost & what is gained in online learning environments?
Online education offers an opportunity for educators to explore and innovate a virtual learning landscape and renegotiate the material and conceptual structures of education. However, trying to embed classroom learning i..
From the clouds: Google digital books and education apps in large classes
The next generation of students brings a different set of expectations and technical experiences to school. Meeting the changing educational learning habits of these students and providing the tools necessary to enable 2..
