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University in Canada Guarantees Jobs
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Technology-Enhanced Active Learning in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at MIT : An Interview with Phillip Long
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Started this discussion. Last reply by James Morrison Sep 8.
The Future of Higher Education in the Western World
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Started this discussion. Last reply by jame Nov 16.
Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership, UNC- Chapel Hill
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Jim, not a problem. The PDF files come up quickly.
Note: In my response to various participants in this discussion below I reference two Innovate articles: (1) My interview with Phil Long titled "The iCampus Technology-Enabled Active Learning Project at MIT" in the April/May 2009 issue and (2) an ...
I also think shifitmg to trisemester will be a good idea.I really agreee with you many eductaion institute primary focus is to make profit and by doing this they are making the students suffer.There should be a proper Contact Center set up by the ...
Whether a person is allowed to take a year or more to complete a course is up to the institution offering the course. Please know that some institutions do allow students to extend course completion times, and may require a fee to do so.
I don't ...
Wisdom is not necessary. As Steve points out, the semester/trimester/quarter system is based on tradition.
Some schools are revolutionizing the college calendar. For example, Rio Salado College in Phoenix starts each of its online courses every t...
Michael, you are correct; I was using the terms profit and turning something into a revenue stream as having the same meaning. I doubt that MIT is considering either course of action with respect to their OCW program.
If someone uses a course ava...
Michael, I doubt that the MIT provost is considering strategies to make a profit out of the OWC initiative because changing OWC directions at this point would be dramatically counter to what MIT has publicly stated. However, I could see someone ap...
Michael, if MIT and the other 160 or so institutions participating in the OCW initiative wanted to make money via online courses open to anyone in the world, they would have already done so. However, given their stature as leading research univers...
Profile Information
- What are your current professional responsibilities?
- I am professor emeritus of educational leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2004. My biographical sketch at http://horizon.unc.edu/bios/Morrison.html describes my career to date and provides links to many of my publications and seminars/workshops on planning and using information technology tools to enhance education.
- Do you have a personal Web site? If so, what is the URL?
- http://horizon.unc.edu
- Do you have a LinkedIn profile? If so, what is the URL?
- http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmorrison
- What is the site you have been to lately that captivated you? If so, what is the URL?
- http://www.epals.com/
- Why are you interested in joining Innovate-Ideagora?
- I am delighted that we have added Innovate-Ideagora, the brainchild of Alan McCord and Denise Easton, to Innovate’s functions and look forward to learning a great deal.
- What do you think are the most pressing issues/challenges in using technology to enhance the educational process?
- One of the most pressing challenges is encouraging educators to use technology-enhanced active learning strategies to facilitate learning. A detailed description of this problem is provided in the Forum section. I look forward to reviewing and responding to the comments and analyses that members of the community provide in the Forum.
Speculations on the Future of Higher Education
On April 18, 2008, I gave a presentation at the University of Georgia titled Education 2018, which speculated on the future landscape of higher education as a result of the driving forces of demography, globalization, economic restructuring, and information technology. The presentation (30 minutes with 20 minutes of discussion) is available as a Quicktime movie at http://tinyurl.com/5h3clk (Warning: this is not streaming video; it takes around 15 minutes to load). A streaming video of just the presentation is available at http://gallery.me.com/jameslmorrison2/100194
The presentation was followed by a 15 minute interview on technology enhanced active learning strategies, available as a Quicktime movie at http://tinyurl.com/6k5wlq (Warning: this is not streaming video; it takes around 10 minutes to load). The streaming video is available at http://gallery.me.com/jameslmorrison2/100213
The presentation was followed by a 15 minute interview on technology enhanced active learning strategies, available as a Quicktime movie at http://tinyurl.com/6k5wlq (Warning: this is not streaming video; it takes around 10 minutes to load). The streaming video is available at http://gallery.me.com/jameslmorrison2/100213
Comment Wall (10 comments)
- At 2:49pm on August 9, 2009,
Therese Langevin Frech said… - Thank you for your feedback. This issue matters to me a great deal. I can't understand why my son gets only 15 minutes a day on the internet at school at the end of the day as a reward for good behavior. This IS the future. Therese
- At 12:48pm on January 19, 2009,
Mark Cruthers said… - Hi James,
In response to your desire to see user comment of Wiziq see the below link.
http://wiziqedu.ning.com/group/powered
Sincerely,
Mark Cruthers
- At 7:03pm on January 18, 2009,
Mark Cruthers said…
- Hi James,
Have you ever taken a look at Wiziq's virtual classroom and authorstream's power point presentation platform. Both are web based platforms, have a bunch of features and free basic service.
- At 9:40am on November 2, 2008,
Claude Almansi said… - Hi Jim,
Thank you for Innovate-Ideagora.
- At 11:56pm on October 27, 2008,
Helena Baert said… - Hi Jim,
Thus far I have focused on getting published in a journal focused on PE as there was so little known about wikis and its pedagogical affects in PE but I would like the opportunity to write an article for Innovate. I have research completed on wikis in PETE (physical education teacher education). My current research is on wikis in PEAC (Physical education Activity courses) and research in the Spring will combine NING with wikis/blogs in PEAC courses.
If you have the criteria for writing articles for Innovate, I would love to look into it! Thank you for the suggestion.
Helena
- At 10:29am on August 26, 2008,
Denise Easton said… - Hi Jim,
I have given you a "shout out" in my Tool Box Diary blog here in Ideagora.
Thanks. Denise
- At 8:39pm on August 23, 2008,
Ellen Cohn said… - Jim,
Many thanks! This is a terrific concept!
Ellen
- At 1:00pm on August 23, 2008,
Jim Shimabukuro said…
- Hi, Jim. Thank you for the invitation! I'll be sending you one, too. This SN is a great idea! Very exciting. Adds another dimension to Innovate. The forum is very dynamic. I couldn't stop reading until I reached the end of the thread. The topics and prompts you're providing are setting the gears in motion.
- At 4:42pm on July 23, 2008,
Hamish Macleod said… - Expect some new arrivals from Edinburgh. :-)
Hamish
- At 12:18pm on July 23, 2008,
Hamish Macleod said…
- Thanks Jim - will do.
I was trying earlier to play with my "profile" in the system, and had so far failed to get the addition of a profile image to work. But I shall have another go, and think about what to add.
And I assume that I can invite colleagues from Edinburgh to join in too?
Best wishes.
Hamish
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