Below are the "Editor's Notes" for the June 1998 issue of The Technology
Source (TS).
The existing contract between UNC and Microsoft expires at the
end of the month, at which time TS will move to the Horizon
Web site (http://horizon.unc.edu/TS). The focus of TS will expand to include
integrating information technology in all educational organizations(K-12
schools, higher, continuing). Our assumption is that we can learn from the
efforts of people in all sectors who are attempting to use information
productivity tools to improve organizational effectiveness and enhance
learning. In addition, we will add a "faculty and staff development" section
and we will eliminate the "featured products" section.
As always, we seek insightful, illuminating, and useful articles. See our
call for manuscripts at
http://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
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
June 1998
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ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE
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In Vision for this month, Claudia Rebaza writes about faculty members at
universities and colleges who are wary of adopting technology into their
teaching methods. She discusses some of the causes of such reticence
(frustration with lack of training, support, space, and equipment) and
suggests a number of strategies designed to make the transition from
traditional educational methods to technology-assisted ones simpler and more
attractive for teachers in general.
http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/vision.htm
Our Commentary comes to us from Ed Neal, who critically examines Jerald
Schutte's oft-cited study on the benefits of incorporating technology into
the classroom.
http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/comment.htm
Case Studies for June focuses on management education, specifically on ways
in which management programs at business schools have (or have not) mirrored
the methods of the larger business community in adopting technology into
everyday use.
http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/action.htm
In the Featured Product section, James Morrison describes how Microsoft Word
enhances his use of the Nominal Group Process (NGP). He explains the utility
of the NGP in facilitating class discussion and how he uses Word to perform
some of the tasks associated with the NGP technique.
http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/products.htm
Our Site of the Month for June consists of the homepages for the B.F.A. and
M.F.A. in Computer Art programs at New York's School of Visual Arts (SVA).
http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/site.htm
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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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Empowerment Through Accessibility: Access to technology is an important
focus for community colleges in serving student populations under the
American Disabilities Act, and in training individuals with disabilities
who, as a group, comprise 20% of our population and have the highest
unemployment rate in the nation.
http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/ccpage.htm
An Interview with Dean Robert May of UT Austin's Business School,
http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/admin/showcase.htm
Download a whitepaper on University of Minnesota's Clarity project.
http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/admin/clarity.htm
You can now add the ability to search the Encarta Concise Encyclopedia from
your web site. Encarta Concise Encyclopedia contains more than 16,000
encyclopedia articles and more than 2,200 photos, illustrations, charts,
tables, maps and over 13,000 Web Links. It is a free, abridged edition of
the best-selling Encarta Encyclopedia CD-ROM version.
http://encarta.msn.com/sitetools/default.asp
A Promotional Offer for Students from Microsoft and Dell: Campus Essentials.
http://www.microsoft.com/education/hed/students/essentials.htm
And finally, we want to thank you, our subscribers, for your support over
the last 12 months. The Technology Source has grown dramatically in its
first year -- from 7,000 to 140,000 subscribers! The Techology Source will
move to the Horizon site <http://horizon.unc.edu/ts/> in July, where James
Morrison will continue to edit and nurture it. We will take a brief summer
break from publishing articles and then start up again September 1 with a
new look. If any of you have suggestions for changes or additions to our web
site for next year, please send them to
highered@microsoft.com. We welcome
any comments.
Thank you. Enjoy your summer!