Campus Computing Project

This is interesting:

Begun in 1990, The Campus Computing Project^TM is the largest continuing study of the role of information technology in American higher education. The project's national studies draw on qualitative and quantitative data to help inform faculty, campus administrators, and others interested in the use of information technology in American colleges and universities. The US Campus Computing Project also provides the foundation for affiliated research projects in other nations, including Brazil Canada, China, and Hong Kong.

Each year some 600 two-and four-year public and private colleges and universities in the United States participate in the annual Campus Computing Survey, which focuses on campus planning and policy issues affecting the role of information technology in teaching, learning, and scholarship.

 

Minding the Gap

Friday's keynote was presented by Ellen D. Wagner. The presentation was by based on signs in the London Underground. Click here. The analogy was how to move forward and do training for jobs that currently do not exist. It is hard to get past the gap and we need to be aware of this. She sees five gaps: Innovation to implementation, Difference between research and practice, Difference between academic and corporations, differences between products and solutions, traditional elearning to emerge elearning.

Here is the abstract of her presentation:

This session explores the impact of technological innovations on emerging elearning practices. It reflects on the challenges facing learning advocates who strive to find the best balance between new and exciting technological developments with the demands of enabling learning, education, training and performance support solutions that engage and inspire.  It also considers the question: What will it take to drive real enterprise learning value while staying true to the needs of learning stakeholders, anytime anywhere?

Fixing Problems

I heard a Professor review Sources of Power yesterday, and I am planning on reading it. This professors noted that Firefighter tend to make decisions based on patterns in high stress situations. I have read similar statement before and I have to agree. When I am faced with computer problem, I seem to operate based on patterns and move in that area. This pattern recognition comes from years of experience, and I find that over the years I am getting better. This might be in my dissertation.

Patterns of Decision Making

Room in Vegas

I sent this picture from my phone. It was just test to see if I could do it. I had to set my blog up to allow for publishing through email.

Easier that upload and then using a computer.

Personal Data Management

I heard a presentation about personal data management and I realized that I have a real need to manage my data (Barker, 2008). I have been going to school and I have so much data that I am overloaded. I have been using reference management software but that has limitations (Reference Works). The database is only setup to provide citations not searches. This might be an area for the future software development. I am wondering if I can use a blog but how long will it last.

 

References

Barker, P. (2008). Using wikis and weblogs to enhance human performance. E-Learning World Conference. Las Vegas.

New Learning Theory

 

I came across a new learning theory today. It is called connectivism. This is a theory by George Siemens. The theory is really trying to explain how learn in wired world and how they are all connected. I might come back to this later. Here is a link.