Using games to teach Latin

Fusch, D. (2010) An innovation in learning games Academic Impressions March 11

This is a report of a ‘minimal technology’ approach to using games in the teaching of Latin by Roger Travis, associate professor of classics and director of the video games and human values initiative at the University of Connecticut. The article contains [...]

A critique of Tapscott and William's views on university reform

Tapscott, D. and Williams, A. (2010) Innovating the 21st century university: It’s Time Educause Review, Vol. 45, No. 1

First of all, thanks to both Burkhard Lehmann and Clayton Wright for directing me to this article. I had however seen it myself a couple of weeks ago, and have hesitated to respond to it, for reasons [...]

Old mantras instead of new thinking

Tolley, R. (2010) A New Year – but Old Mantras? e-Folio in the UK, January 3

In an excellent diatribe from the UK, Roy Tolley comments on the curse of old thinking when using new technology, or as he more eloquently puts it:

‘Transformative change’ is not so much about the use of contemporary technology [...]

Online conference on social networking in the workplace

The Canadian Network for Innovation in Education invites you to an online conference on 16 December at 1:00 P.M. Eastern on:

Social Networking in the Workplace

Stephanie Taylor, Manager of Systems Development Services at the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo hopes to better engage our citizens, champion innovation, improve employee collaboration, and [...]

Using clickers on multiple sites in a distributed undergraduate medical program

Terris, B. (2009) University Uses ‘Clickers’ to Quiz Students in Multiple Location Chronicle of Higher Education, September 14

The University of British Columbia recently completed a trial of a new satellite polling system by i>clicker, which sells student-response systems. The new system allowed students on three campuses, all part of the university’s Distributed Undergraduate Medical Program, [...]