Curriculum Revision

David Gooblar praises faculty who take the time to revise their courses .

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The Importance of Humanities

John McCumber explains why humanities need to be taught in universities.

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Five Steps to Re-Boot Schools

Cameron Evens suggests that technology offerings in education have primarily converted print to digital equivilents, and proposes "Five Steps to Re-Boot Schools ."

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Curriculum Prompts New Concerns in L.A. iPad Plan

Benjamin Herald reports that an unfinished curriculum "Prompts New Concerns in Los Angeles iPad Plan ." At least one school board member is upset that the curriculum for a school-district-wide iPad deployment has still not been fully written by Pearson, and that cost projections for the three year contract are fuzzy.

It is suggested in the comments to the article that the best deployments of new technology usually are "phased-in" over time, as just "pulling a switch" to transition an organization to new software does not allow time for best practices to be developed and distributed.

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