Free Computer Classes

People will learn and improve computer skills during free classes at Pierce County Library on Thursday, Jan. 6 – Monday, Feb. 28. Participants with little or no computer experience will gain basic skills in the classes for beginners. Students may also choose from classes in job searching, small business and investment, as well as e-mail, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and creating a resume or website. Additional classes will offer instruction in how to appraise antiques and collectibles or download audiobooks using online Library services. More...

Meeting the Needs of Special Needs Students Virtually

Students who interact with their peers during lessons are more motivated, more engaged with material, and more capable at learning language, communications, and listening skills. How do you retain that interaction for special needs students who might not have regular access--or any access--to a traditional classroom? More...

Instructing online instructors

Campus official helps faculty members adjust to teaching online college courses as students clamor for web options More...

The Plagues & Pains of Plagiarism

Plagiarism is a plague and a pain - and we need to be aware of best practices when we're writing and when we're teaching.

Join Dr. Meggin McIntosh for this special teleseminar with writing and plagiarism-prevention expert, Dr. Caroline L. Eisner. Here's where to get the details and get registered: http://meggin.com/Plagiarism.php

Lit2Go

Lit2Go - a collaboration between the Florida Department of Education and the University of South Florida College of Education - supports literacy by providing access to recordings of historically and culturally significant literature. The extensive collection of hundreds of audiobooks, stories, and poems, including classics such as Alice in Wonderland, Aesop's Fables, and A Tale of Two Cities - all for free on iTunes. Check it out here.

10 Rules of Teaching in this Century

We’ve been predicting a technology revolution for decades, and actually, it happened 5 years ago. We are now past the tipping point. Suddenly, we find that higher education no longer has a corner on knowledge-making and distribution. But on the bright side, the entire culture is learning-resource rich, technology has a more human face, and education has become more critical than ever. [More...]

Panel: Remove barriers to digital learning

Digital and blended learning have the potential to improve U.S. education dramatically, because they can help teachers provide a more personal learning experience for their students. But for this to happen, policy makers must remove... [ Read More ]

It's Time to Trust Teachers with the Internet

Although this article is talking about K-12 much of what she has to say applies to higher ed.

It's Time To Trust Teachers with the Internet: A Conversation with Meg Ormiston For Meg Ormiston, it's a wonder sometimes that teachers don't just give up. Restrictive Internet policies in schools, coupled with unresponsive IT departments and beleaguered administrators, present teachers with a nearly impossible situation: They're being pressured to incorporate 21st century teaching and learning into their classrooms, but they're not being allowed to use the tools they need to do that. More...