Technology

Students’ Evolving Use of Technology: The technology habits
of “digital natives” have infiltrated the classroom. What does
that mean for professors and their teaching methods?
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/09/17/it

Office Hours: Coming to a Computer Near You: The days
of coming in to see the professor aren’t over, but some courses
at traditional colleges are experimenting with virtual office hours
and help in real time:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/09/18/officehours

YouTube Studies: Pitzer College class is both dedicated to
and cataloged on the video-sharing Web site:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/09/06/youtube

Testing for Technology Literacy: The California State University
system is considering an aggressive tack in assessing
students’ competence:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/01/04/techtest

In Support of the E-Test: Study makes the case
that administering exams electronically can reduce cheating
and save faculty time:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/08/29/e_test

When ‘Digital Natives’ Go to the Library: Colleges urged
to teach information literacy by embracing the learning styles
of video games:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/06/25/games

Not Just Child’s Play: False chronologies aside,
some professors are using off-the-shelf historical
video games to engage students:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2005/11/28/civ

Google: Friend or Foe? Academic librarians and
information experts debated that and other questions
at a conference session on disruptive technologies:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2005/04/11/google

Spreading the Wealth: Four years after unveiling
a plan to share course materials with the world, MIT
assesses its impact:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2005/04/07/mit

Programming with Pictures: User-friendly, 3-D animation
software catches on in intro computer science courses
as concerns about plummeting enrollments continue:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/05/22/compsci