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Microsoft Technology Source, May 1998

  • 1.  Microsoft Technology Source, May 1998

    Posted 05-02-1998 00:53
    Below is a description of the May issue of The Technology Source. If you are
    interested in contributing an article, please see the call for manuscripts
    at http://horizon.unc.edu/projects/TS/

    Jim

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    Professor of Educational Leadership CB 3500 Peabody Hall
    Microsoft Scholar The University of North
    Editor, On the Horizon Carolina 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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    The Technology Source for Higher Education
    May 1998

    In this issue
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/

    Our Vision article for May comes to us in the form of an interview between
    James Morrison and James C. Spohrer, who heads up the Educational Object
    Economy (EOE) program. This endeavor is designed to make the acquisition and
    use of technology as a learning and teaching tool easier for all involved.
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/vision.htm

    This month's Commentary brings yet another installment in our continuing
    discussion concerning the vices and virtues of technology in the classroom.
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/comment.htm

    Case Studies covers an issue that is increasingly more topical in higher
    education, as evidenced by the recent announcement at the University of
    North Carolina-Chapel Hill of a new campus-wide requirement that all
    incoming freshmen own laptop computers by Fall of 2000. Ray Brown writes
    about a number of institutions that have become "Notebook Universities," and
    discusses the pros and cons of the various implementation strategies
    employed by these schools.
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/action.htm

    Frank Tait writes our Featured Product article this month, focusing on the
    use of "object technology" software like SCT Workflow.
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/products.htm

    The Site of the Month for April is the Southern Association for
    Institutional Research (SAIR) homepage. With a strong focus on issues of
    institutional planning and operations, this site houses a number of outside
    links and original materials for those involved with the organizational
    study of higher education. While the site deals specifically with groups and
    institutions in the South, there is a sizable amount of material useful to
    generalists within this field as well.
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/site.htm

    Also in this issue
    Special Offer! Get a Microsoft Academic Training Pack
    Over $300 worth of training materials for just $99!
    http://www.microsoft.com/education/k12/resource/train_pack.htm

    Thank you for subscribing to The Technology Source. If you have feedback on
    any of the articles you've read on our web site, please send email to
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