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The September 2010 issue of Academic Commons

On 09/28/2010, in education technology, engagement / engaging students, Google, by Daniel Christian

The September 2010 issue of Academic Commons is now online.

“Charting the New Knowledge Terrain“ is our third collaborative issue with the National Institute for Technology in the Liberal Arts. Here you’ll find profiles of innovative projects taking place on NITLE-member campuses, written by the people who are making them happen.

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In this issue, you’ll learn about:
* A collaborative website project produced by a professor, college students, and a community partner that helps parents make sense of school choice options in their area
* Creating simple animations with Google Earth to help students visualize landscapes as they existed thousands of years ago
* Creative problem-based projects in map-making that engage students in thinking about how to represent their own collective experiences with study abroad programs.

Our next collaborative issue with NITLE will be published in spring 2011. The theme will be ‘Digital Humanities and the Undergraduate.’ For the most up-to-date information on NITLE’s Community Contribution Award program, please visit the NITLE website.

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Digital Humanities – Why Now?

On 09/01/2010, in higher education, liberal arts, by Daniel Christian

Digital Humanities–Why Now? — from NITLE

Why launch a digital humanities initiative now? Yesterday, when I introduced NITLE’s new initiative, I spent some time defining digital humanities and digital scholarship. Today, I’ll take a crack at the “why now” question, specifically for liberal arts colleges. (Tomorrow, I’ll explore why the digital humanities matter for liberal arts colleges and offer some ways for those at small liberal arts colleges to get involved and take action.)

Why now?

So, why should we look at the digital humanities now, especially on the small liberal arts college campus? To answer this question, first we must look at the larger context of higher education. The digital humanities have been moving through the academy.

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Mobile computing and education – What are the conditions for innovation? — NITLE

On 06/24/2010, in higher education, innovation, mobile learning, mobile technologies, by Daniel Christian

Mobile Computing and Education – What are the Conditions for Innovation?

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How can liberal education prepare students for the future? — NITLE

On 02/03/2010, in dangers of the status quo, engagement / engaging students, expectations, future, future of higher education, higher education, liberal arts, student-related, by Daniel Christian

How can liberal education prepare students for the future? — NITLE

We conclude our blog conversation series on the future of liberal education, elicited by the recent AAC&U conference, with an appropriate nod to the future.

One panel* addressed an intriguing topic: how do we prepare students for a future that doesn’t yet exist?

Discussion hit on a series of topics, which we can abstract and summarize here:

There are two ways to prepare for events, reactive and creative (shaping new things).  What learning attributes do we associate with both of these?

  • Adaptability of beliefs, behaviors, assumptions
  • Imagination
  • Innovation (implementing new ideas) <– From DSC: There’s that word again

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