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CIT INFOBITS October 2005 No. 88 ISSN 1521-9275
About INFOBITS
INFOBITS is an electronic service of The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill's Center for Instructional Technology. Each month the
CIT's Information Resources Consultant monitors and selects from a
number of information and instructional technology sources that come to
her attention and provides brief notes for electronic dissemination to
educators.
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Surveys of Campus IT Practices
Educational Technology Research Series
New Learning Technology Newsletter
Podcast on Podcasting
PowerPoint in Education
Halloween Link: Original Works of Fantasy and Horror
Recommended Reading
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SURVEYS OF CAMPUS IT PRACTICES
EDUCAUSE has announced the release of the "EDUCAUSE Core Data Service
Fiscal Year 2004 Summary Report," which summarizes data from 908
colleges and universities about their campus IT environments and
practices. Some of the findings from the survey include:
-- an across-the-board increase among all institutions in offering many
kinds of support to faculty in the use of IT in teaching and
learning
-- a significant increase in student computer ownership
-- a striking growth in wireless network access
-- significant increases in the use of voice-over-IP, video-over-IP,
enterprise directory, smart card, and Web services technologies
The report is available in PDF format at
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/pub8002.pdf.
EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher
education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.
The current membership comprises more than 1,900 colleges,
universities, and educational organizations, including 200
corporations, with 15,000 active members. EDUCAUSE has offices in
Boulder, CO and Washington, DC. Learn more about EDUCAUSE at
http://www.educause.edu.
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The Campus Computing Project's "2005 Campus Computing Survey" summary
is now available online. Begun in 1990, and now in its 16th year, the
project surveys "some 600 two-and four-year public and private colleges
and universities in the United States . . . [focusing] on campus
planning and policy issues affecting the role of information technology
in teaching, learning, and scholarship." Some of the findings of this
year's survey include:
-- Network and data security are the "single most important IT issue,"
-- Wireless networks (WiFi) continue to expand across all sectors of
higher education, but there is "evidence of a backlash against wireless
from some faculty who would prefer that students not hide behind their
computer screens during class."
-- While campuses are still affected by past years' IT budget cuts,
there is evidence that major improvements and much-needed stabilization
in campus IT funding have taken place.
The summary of the survey is available at http://campuscomputing.net/.
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EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH SERIES
With "Educational Technology Research that Makes a Difference: Series
Introduction" (by M. D. Roblyer, vol. 5, issue 2, 2005), CONTEMPORARY
ISSUES IN TECHNOLOGY AND TEACHER EDUCATION "introduces a series of
examples designed to address one of the central problems of providing
useful educational technology research: quality assurance." Roblyer
discusses the weaknesses in past research: "fragmented and
uncoordinated approaches to studying technology resources and
strategies, methods that lack rigor or are ill-matched to the research
questions at hand, and poorly written reports that render problematic
subsequent attempts at replication and follow-up." He describes the
criteria that future research should follow to make it more useful to
educators. The article ends with an invitation for educators to suggest
exemplary studies for future papers in the journal's series. The
article is available online at
http://www.citejournal.org/vol5/iss2/seminal/article1.cfm.
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE) [ISSN:
1528-5804] is a free, online publication of the Society for Information
Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). It was established as an
electronic counterpart of the Journal of Technology and Teacher
Education and funded by a U.S. Department of Education Preparing
Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) catalyst grant. For more
information, contact: Lynn Bell, Co-Editor of CITE, c/o Center for
Technology and Teacher Education, PO Box 400279, Charlottesville, VA
22904 USA; email: lynnbell@xxxxxxxxxxxx; tel: 434-924-4542; fax:
434-924-4638; Web: http://www.citejournal.org/.
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NEW LEARNING TECHNOLOGY NEWSLETTER
In August the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) began a new
publication, ALT ONLINE NEWSLETTER. Issues include software and
conference reviews, project updates, and case studies. Although the
focus is on events and projects in the UK, much of the educational
technology information is applicable to a wider audience. Articles in
the first two issues include:
"Developing Tools for Visual Communication: Visual Communication and
Collaboration Tools within Blackboard"
"E-Learning and Accessibility: New Resources for Staff Development"
"Scenario-based learning using PowerPoint"
ALT Online Newsletter [ISSN 1748-3603] is published quarterly and is
available at no cost both on the Web and via email subscription. The
Web version is available at http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/.
The Association for Learning Technology (ALT) is a professional and
scholarly association located in the UK which seeks to bring together
all those with an interest in the use of learning technology. For more
information about the ALT, contact: ALT Administration, Gipsy Lane,
Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP UK; email: alt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; tel: +44
(0)1865 484125; fax: +44 (0)1865 484165; Web: http://www.alt.ac.uk/.
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PODCAST ON PODCASTING
"Podcast on How to Podcast" by Elliott Masie, of The Masie Center, is a
ten-minute step-by-step instruction on how to create education
podcasts. Masie explains what equipment and software are needed, how to
record telephone interviews, and how to make transcriptions. He also
discusses the future of podcasting in learning environments. The
October 5, 2005, podcast link, as well as a text file transcript, is on
the Learning 2005 conference website at
http://www.learning2005.com/university/.
The MASIE Center is an international e-lab and think tank located in
Saratoga Springs, NY. The Center is dedicated to exploring the
intersection of learning and technology. For more information, go to
http://www.masie.com/.
For how podcasts are being used in colleges and universities, see:
"Lectures on the Go: As more colleges use 'coursecasting,' professors
are split on its place in teaching" by Brock Read
The Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. 52, issue 10, p. A39
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v52/i10/10a03901.htm
(Subscription required to access article online.)
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POWERPOINT IN EDUCATION
Presentation consultant Ellen Finkelstein acknowledges that most
PowerPoint advice focuses on its effective use in business. In
"PowerPoint Principles for Education" (PRESENTATIONS, vol. 19, no. 9,
September 2005), recognizing that their goals are different,
Finkelstein advises educators when and how to incorporate PowerPoint
slides that will enhance their classroom presentations. The article is
available online at
http://www.presentations.com/presentations/creation/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001179164
Presentations: Technology and Techniques for Effective Communication
[ISSN 1041-9780] is published monthly by VNU Business Media, 50 S.
Ninth St., Minneapolis, MN 55402 USA; tel: 612-333-0471; fax:
612-333-6526; Web: http://www.presentations.com/.
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HALLOWEEN LINK: ORIGINAL WORKS OF FANTASY AND HORROR
This year our annual Halloween link is The Harrow [ISSN: 1528-4271], an
Open Access peer-reviewed online literary magazine devoted to
publishing original and complete works of fantasy and horror. Each
issue contains short stories, poetry, and book reviews.
Young, new, and amateur writers are invited to submit their work.
Writers will participate in a formal review process and work with the
editor on revisions. The Harrow is edited and published by Dru
Pagliassotti, an associate professor in the communication department of
California Lutheran University.
To read current and past issues of The Harrow or for more information
on submitting works, go to http://www.theharrow.com/journal/index.php.
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RECOMMENDED READING
"Recommended Reading" lists items that have been recommended to me or
that Infobits readers have found particularly interesting and/or
useful, including books, articles, and websites published by Infobits
subscribers. Send your recommendations to carolyn_kotlas@xxxxxxx for
possible inclusion in this column.
Using Technology in Teaching
By William Clyde and Andrew Delohery
Yale University Press, 2005
ISBN 0-300-10394-8
256 pp. w/CD-ROM, $25 US
"Computers can help teachers accomplish many of their tasks more
efficiently and effectively, but how can a time-strapped teacher
determine which pieces of technology are likely to be most helpful?
This easy-to-read book offers useful guidance for real-world
situations. Organized around specific instructional goals (improving
student writing, promoting collaborative learning) and commonly
encountered tasks (communicating with students between class,
distributing course materials), the book shows teachers at all
instructional levels when and how technology can help them meet
everyday challenges."
More information:
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=0300103948
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