Below is a description of the October issue of The Technology Source, a free
webzine at
http://horizon.unc.edu/TS.
As always, we seek illuminating articles that will assist educators as they
face the challenge of integrating information technology tools in teaching
and in managing educational organizations. Please review our call for
manuscripts at
http://horizon.unc.edu/TS/call.asp
Jim
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James L. Morrison
morrison@unc.edu
Professor of Educational Leadership CB 3500 Peabody Hall
Editor, On the Horizon The University of North
http://horizon.unc.edu/horizon Carolina at Chapel Hill
Editor, The Technology Source Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3500
http://horizon.unc.edu/TS Phone: 919 962-2517
Fax: 919 962-1693
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This month's Vision article brings us an interview with UNC President Molly
Broad, former Executive Vice President of the University of California State
University System and a major player in the development of the California
Virtual University. Ms. Broad discusses the potential of using information
technology tools in the classroom, barriers to its use, and the state of
virtual learning today.
James L. Spira discusses the inherent differences between progressive
education and essentialist education as applied to distance learning in this
month's Commentary. By applying progressive education philosophy to the use
of technology in learning, instructors can develop a program that is more
interactive, creative, and natural than those currently prevalent.
In this month's Case Study, Kristen Betts relates a 1998 study at George
Washington University that asks the question Why do Faculty Participate in
Distance Education? At a time when distance learning is becoming
increasingly important, it is vital to know which factors will motivate
faculty to become involved, and what types of faculty are likely to want to
be involved in distance learning.
In academia today, changes in the process of instruction have outpaced
changes in the reward structure for instructors. In our Faculty and Staff
Development section, Erwin Boschmann discusses the current dichotomy between
the two, and what can be done to bring scholarly work and reward back into
sync with each other.
The Site of the Month for October is The NODE, a Canadian site designed as a
center for information, activities, and collaboration among universities in
the use of technology in education. This site includes a cornucopia of
useful information and links, as well as other resources such as online
forums and search functions.
The debate over technology and outcomes-based learning continues in this
month's Letters to the Editor, as Gary Brown and Steve Ehrmann respond to Ed
Neal's critique of the Flashlight project as a tool for evaluating the
effects of educational technology.