The May/June 2009 issue of EDUCAUSE Review is now available. This issue focuses on the intersection of information technology and learning. One feature article discusses faculty development programs to help them gain 21st century teaching skills. Among the usual department features is a podcast summary about information literacy and IT fluency that includes no academic [...]
Direct to IFLA Journal (115 pages; PDF)Articles Include:+ Libraries in Italy: a brief overview + Stimulating IFLA’s Ethical Conscience: FAIFE 2003–2009+ Global Library Statistics+ The School Library Development Programme in Pallisa District, Uganda: an impact study+ Information Literacy in Students Entering Higher Education in the French Speaking Community of Belgium: lessons learned from an evaluation+ [...]
During Secretary Duncan’s listening tour stop in Montana, students said achievement expectations for them were very low and asked that the bar be raised. More: continued here
Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the availability of $434 million in recovery funds for Puerto Rico to save teaching jobs and drive education reform. More: continued here
Secretary Duncan said this report on trends in education underscores the need to make college available to all young people and adults. More: continued here
Academic Librarianship by Design: Enhancing the libraries integration into Course / Learning Management Systems. This webcast will explore the various methods that libraries can employ to further integrate their services and information literacy programs into Course/Learning Management Systems (e.g. Blackboard, ANGEL, eCollege). July 28, 2009. 11 a.m. Pacific. 12:00 p.m. Mountain. 1:00 p.m. Central. 2:00 [...]
Direct to IssueArticles Include:+ Apprehending the Future: Emerging Technologies, from Science Fiction to Campus Reality+ A Web Game for Predicting Some Futures: Exploring the Wisdom of Crowds+ Cyberscholarship; or, “A Rose Is a Rose Is a . . .”+ Information Literacy and IT FluencySource: EDUCAUSENote: EDUCAUSE Review Now Has a Twitter Feed Located Here. (Source: [...]
Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the availability of $672 million in recovery funds for Washington to save teaching jobs and drive education reform. More: continued here
Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the availability of $666 million in recovery funds for Massachusetts to save teaching jobs and drive education reform. More: continued here
Agency partnerships will help grow jobs for a new green economy and strengthen America’s middle class. More: continued here