Social Distancing Education: Questions Abound over Online Courses One major response to social distancing in light of the Coronavirus has been a rapid move of schools and universities to online education. To many, this is a stopgap measure that will end when guidance on social distancing ends. To others, this was an innovation long waiting … Continue reading Social Distancing Education
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A Virtual Professor: Putting Herself in the Hands of Others
The Department of Media and Information at Michigan State University had one of its (now) annual retreats on a beautiful Friday in the clubhouse of a local golf course. One of our faculty members, Professor Carrie Heeter, was in San Francisco, but she worked with colleagues to create a means for her to participate virtually. … Continue reading A Virtual Professor: Putting Herself in the Hands of Others
Books and the Internet in Prisons: Beyond the Right to Read
A British High Court justice has 'struck down a ban on sending books to prisoners', as reported by the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/06/world/europe/british-judge-lifts-restriction-on-books-in-prison.html A number of writers, poets and human rights advocates have been pressing for the right of prisoners to buy books from the 'outside world'. Apparently the prison service had supported access to books, but only through … Continue reading Books and the Internet in Prisons: Beyond the Right to Read
Innovations in the Technology of Higher Education: Where is the Social Research?
My colleagues and I organized a preconference for the 2014 International Communication Association on innovations in the technologies of higher education, focusing particularly on developments around massive online open courses and related innovations. It took place in Seattle, Washington, on the 21st of May 2014. I worked with Dr Kendall Guthrie of the Bill and … Continue reading Innovations in the Technology of Higher Education: Where is the Social Research?