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Microsoft Technology Source, March 1998

  • 1.  Microsoft Technology Source, March 1998

    Posted 03-03-1998 10:09
    Below is a description of the March issue of The Techonology Source. As
    always, we seek manuscripts describing how innovative faculty members
    integrate technology in their instruction or how they envision using
    technology to enhance student learning. See our call for manuscripts at
    http://www.horizon.unc.edu/projects/TS/

    Jim
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    James L. Morrison morrison@unc.edu
    Professor of Educational Leadership CB 3500 Peabody Hall
    Microsoft Scholar The University of North Carolina
    Editor, On the Horizon at Chapel Hill
    http://horizon.unc.edu Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3500
    Editor, The Technology Source Phone: 919 962-2517
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed Fax: 919 962-1693


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    March 1, 1998
    THE TECHNOLOGY SOURCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/

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    A VISION OF A SAFE SCIENCE CLASSROOM
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/vision.htm

    In Vision this month, Thomas Marino gives us his views on what the
    "ideal" classroom of the future will look like. In the course of doing
    so, Dr. Marino shares some of his personal experience using technology
    in his teaching to further collaborative learning among students and
    instructors. He also presents a philosophical meditation on the merits
    of using technology to facilitate the "safe, holistic classroom" that he
    sees as the goal towards which educators should strive.

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    A PERSPECTIVE ON TECHNOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN
    HARRISON
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/comment.htm

    This month's Commentary features an interview between James Morrison and
    John Harrison, one of the leading figures in the implementation of
    instructional technology in the higher education system of North
    Carolina. Harrison describes several strategies used in the past by
    colleges and universities to successfully incorporate telecommunications
    and computers into their infrastructures. He also addresses a number of
    questions that persist concerning this issue and suggests some possible
    solutions.

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    COOPERATION AND COMPETITION: CASE STUDIES OF ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS USING
    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/action.htm

    Case Studies comes to us once again from a familiar source. Barbara
    Horgan contributes another in a series of articles for The Technology
    Source, this one discussing the subject of partnerships within higher
    education, in terms of inter-institutional consortia as well as ventures
    that pair up academic institutions and private corporations. Horgan
    examines projects of both types and makes a strong case for continued
    cooperation between educational providers of every stripe.

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    USING NETMEETING TO ENHANCE ONLINE PUBLISHING
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/products.htm

    The Featured Product for the month of March is Microsoft NetMeeting.
    James Morrison and Lorelei Feldman look at the way that On the Horizon
    http://www.horizon.unc.edu/
    a futures-oriented periodical published both in an online format and in
    traditional printed form, uses this software to enhance its service to
    the educational community by providing an opportunity for readers,
    authors, and the editors to come together virtually and share ideas.
    They invite you to join in a NetMeeting focusing on virtual universities
    to be held March 20, 1998.

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    PLAN AHEAD: THE ONLINE MAGAZINE OF THE SOCIETY FOR COLLEGE AND
    UNIVERSITY PLANNING
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/site.htm

    March's Site of the Month is Plan Ahead, the online magazine of the
    Society for College and University Planning. This expansive site
    contains not only information about this influential organization and
    its past, present, and future projects, but also a number of links to
    other related sources, professional articles, and reviews of books
    pertaining to issues of curricular and institutional planning in higher
    education.

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    We are proud to announce the winners of the Student Innovators in Higher
    Education contest!
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/students/contest/

    We've added a new case study for our library, featuring Cerro Coso
    Community College in central California and their foray into developing
    web-based courses using Microsoft FrontPage.
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/studies/caseh50.htm

    Another recent Case Study is University of Washington, where one of the
    nations top Computer Science programs finds that a Windows NT� Server
    operating system environment enriches its ability to fulfill its two top
    missions: research and education.
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/studies/caseh49.htm

    You might also want to check out the new Community College page;
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/ccpage.htm
    it highlights events, a sample online course, a virtual art gallery and
    a few other things that might pique your interest!

    Thank you for subscribing to The Technology Source. If you have feedback
    on any of the articles you've read here, please send email to
    highered@microsoft.com and specify which article you're referring to.

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