Technology Wonderings

I love how one thing leads to another…After receiving an e-mail about Course Management Alternatives at universities in the Boston area I looked that the pps that was attached to the e-mail.  In the pps, I saw a screenshot of a wiki (which is hosted at Tufts) from the Bureau of Study Council and Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard called Millennial Students:  A conversation.  There are some great links on this wiki-resources from the PBS and PEW project and EDUCAUSE.  One that resource that particularly spoke to me was this video from Michael Wesch and his students at KSU.  I wonder if information like this has been presented in this format to my faculty before…I wonder if hearing from students how disconnected their lives are from their education would make a difference to my faculty… 

After a handful of years working towards technology integration at the k-12 level, I’m transitioning into a new role in HigherEd as an Instructional Designer.  The process is exciting, I’m learning a much different angle on technology implementation and the university is supportive and welcoming.  The first part of my transition is an updated look for my blog.  You’ll also notice new links on my del.icio.us account related to mentoring (we’re setting up a technology mentor program with the faculty) and technology competencies (we’re interested to know what kinds of faculty technology standards you use…) and general faculty development related to technology.  I’ve also joined http://college2.ning.com/ to start some new higher ed friendships, brain-picking, and collaboration.  There is a solid program in place here at WIT and I’m thrilled to be a part of its evolution.

If you have thoughts, ideas, or resources on any of these topics-please share!  One of my goals is to make my blog more of a “Stephanie CMS”.  The first action step is posting more often.  Here goes…