Below is a brief description of the articles published in the March/April 2002 issue of The Technology Source, a free, refereed, e-journal at http://ts.mivu.org
IN THIS ISSUE: Information Technology and the Future of Education: An Interview with Diana Oblinger, by James Morrison and Diana Oblinger Oblinger assesses the integration of information technology in higher education: its driving forces, its specific applications, its future development trends, and its current challenges. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=983 ---- Computerizing College Composition, by Joel Foreman Foreman describes how to use customized software for guiding student revision; manage the flow of incoming assignments, peer review, and instructor feedback; and an archive that instructors can consult to measure student proficiency. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=967 ---- ABCs of the Virtual High School, by Kathy Winograd Winograd interviews virtual high school leaders on the needs their schools serve, the innovations they provide to teaching/learning models, and the future paths that virtual education at the K-12 level will take. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=988 ---- Using a Web-Based Course Management Tool to Support Face-to-Face Instruction, by Nada Dabbagh Dabbage addresses the challenges and opportunities involved with integrating face-to-face and Web-based instructional formats. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=938 ---- Open Knowledge and Open Source Initiatives: An Interview with MIT's Phil Long, by Steve Gilbert and Phil Long Gilbert and Long discuss two recent initiatives at MIT, the Open Knowledge Initiative (OKI) and the OpenCourseWare Initiative (OCW), that illustrate how open source policies can support effective online course design. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=979 ---- Drafting a Faculty Copyright Ownership Policy, by Laura Gasaway Gasaway discusses the crucial distinctions between faculty and institutional ownership and their role in determining copyright policy. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=982 ---- Using a Course Management System for Large Classes: Support, Infrastructure, and Policy Issues, by Doug Johnson Johnson evaluates the implementation of a course management system in large undergraduate courses and offers solutions to problems that may arise. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=945 ---- Training Professional Workforce Educators Online, by Sharon Pitt, Edmund Vitale, Jr., and Diane Foucar-Szocki Pitt, Vitale, and Foucar-Szocki describe the Workforce Development Campus and offer a valuable glimpse into the future of online professional development programs. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=947 ---- Delivering Web-Based Multimedia Using CD/Web Hybrids, by David Diaz Diaz argues that CD/Web hybrids represent a powerful solution to numerous problems, including bandwidth limitations, overloaded servers, and slow modem speeds. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=963 ---- Spotlight Site: The George Lucas Educational Foundation, by Stephen Downes Downes describes this site as representing force of advocacy and public service, offering a vision for the future of education that brings us closer to realizing its potential. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=999 ---- Letter to the Editor: Announcing Teacher Focus, an Online Community of Educators, by Lucy Vaysman Vaysman describes a Web site designed to foster a virtual community for teachers around the globe in which they can share experiences, concerns, and practical solutions to the challenges of teaching. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=993 ---- The Technology Source is published by the Michigan Virtual University as a service to the educational community. Please forward this announcement to colleagues who are interested in using information technology tools more effectively in their work. As always, we seek illuminating articles that will assist educators as they face the challenge of using information technology tools in teaching and in managing educational organizations. Please review our call for manuscripts at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=call and send me a note if you would like to contribute such an article. Many thanks. Jim -- James L. Morrison Editor-in-Chief The Technology Source http://ts.mivu.org Phone/Fax: 919.493.1834 Home Page: http://horizon.unc.edu ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, an NGO that is a GKP member*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
