MAY 2012
Shaking It Up, Part 3 — A Conversation with John Sener, Author of ‘The Seven Futures of American Education’ by Judith McDaniel
Shaking It Up, Part 2 — A Conversation with John Sener, Author of ‘The Seven Futures of American Education’ by Judith McDaniel
Shaking It Up, Part 1 — A Conversation with John Sener, Author of ‘The Seven Futures of American Education’ by Judith McDaniel
Social Media Is a Minefield for Educators by Lynn Zimmerman
After the Flip — The Skip and the Leap? by Jim Shimabukuro
Taking Aim at a President: Technology vs. Traditional Practices in Liberal Arts Colleges by Jim Shimabukuro
National Education Initiatives Are Destroying Teacher Morale by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
Death of Plagiarism in the 21st Century by Jim Shimabukuro
APRIL 2012
Education for All Children: An Imperative for the 21st Century by Frank B. Withrow
‘Academically Adrift’ Redux: The Memes Have Spoken by John Sener
The Quest for Badging: My Experiences at TCC 2012 by Jessica Knott
Mahalo TCC 2012: I Have a New Badge Backpack! by Stefanie Panke
iFacilitate 2012 Online Workshop: Final Three Weeks by Jim Shimabukuro
Ravitch Ravages Reforms by Harry Keller
MARCH 2012
Language Learning in the 21st Century: Part III – Chinese As the Language of the Future by Michael Hurwitz
The Short Shelf Life of Digital Textbooks by Samantha Peters
iFacilitate 2012 Online Workshop: First Two Weeks by Jim Shimabukuro
Twitter for Professional Use – Part 3: Curating the Chaos by Melissa A. Venable
A Radical Rethinking of What Learning Can Be by Frank B. Withrow
The Huge Void in Quality Multiple Media Programs for Upper Grade Levels by Frank B. Withrow
FEBRUARY 2012
Visions of Greatness by Frank B. Withrow
Edinburgh Manifesto: A Declaration of Endependence by Jim Shimabukuro
Edinburgh Manifesto: A Disturbing Subtext by Harry Keller
A ‘Manifesto for Teaching Online’: The Edinburgh Edict by Jim Shimabukuro
A Laptop for Every Student — It Doesn’t Have to Cost So Much by Jim Shimabukuro
Language Learning in the 21st Century: Part II – Technology Makes English the Global Language by Michael Hurwitz
Should Students Have a Personal Brand? by Thomas Ho
An Interview with the 2012 Global TIME Program Chair Theo Bastiaens by Stefanie Panke
AACE Online Conference 2012: The Challenge of Finding TIME by Stefanie Panke
On the Importance of Face to Face by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
Understanding the Potential of Ed Tech: The Eyes Don’t Have It by Jim Shimabukuro
Migration to Digital Textbooks by 2017 – The ‘Playbook’ (Harry Keller)
Innovator Spotlight 2012 – Feb. 15 (Bert Kimura)
Language Learning in the 21st Century: Part I – Technology Is a Game Changer by Michael Hurwitz
JANUARY 2012
Evolution Still Under Attack After 150 Years by Harry Keller
Student Failure = Teacher Failure (Bonnie Bracey Sutton)
Educational Games Part III: Their ‘Educational’ Characteristics by Michael Biocchi
Some Definitions of ‘Online Course’ May Be Legalese by Ilene Frank
Hawaii Teachers Reject RTT: What Did Arne Expect? by Harry Keller
Sloan-C’s Definition of ‘Online Course’ May Be Out of Sync with Reality by Jim Shimabukuro
Plagiarism: Alive and Kicking in Academia by Lynn Zimmerman
ClassDojo – More Than Simple Behavior Tracking by Jessica Knott
Cyberlearning Research Summit Jan. 18 (Bonnie Bracey Sutton)
University 2020: The Worm Narrative, Part I by Jim Shimabukuro
Facebook Timeline: They’re Already Telling Us the Story of Their Life… by Thomas Ho
21st Century Education Requires Distributed Support for Learning by Chris Dede
Internet Access Should Be a Civil Right by Jim Shimabukuro
Should Internet Access Be a Civil Right? (Bonnie Bracey Sutton)
ClassDojo, CourseKit, Flat World Knowledge, and Piazza (Thomas Ho)
Teachers in 2012: It’s All About the Money? (Bonnie Bracey Sutton)
2012 for K-12: Outsourcing and a Rhee-turn? (Bonnie Bracey Sutton)
DECEMBER 2011
Online Learning 2012: Six Issues That Refuse to Die by Jim Shimabukuro
A Proposal for a Digital Braille Decoder of Spoken Speech for Deaf-Blind Students by Frank B. Withrow
A 21st Century Scenario for Project-based Learning by Frank B. Withrow
‘What’s the Real Source of Pedagogic Change?’ (Bert Kimura)
Japan/Korea and U.S. Students: Cultural Differences in Web 2.0 Environments by Jim Shimabukuro
Online and Traditional Courses: The Debate Is Over? by Jim Shimabukuro
Choosing Web 2.0 Tools for Teaching and Learning by Tom Preskett
A Lesson from Rural China: Not One Student Less by Jim Shimabukuro
U.S. Education Is Getting Worse, Not Better by Harry Keller
The US Needs a Federal Learning Technology Program by Frank B. Withrow
‘Deepening and Strengthening Teacher Education’ on Dec. 8
NOVEMBER 2011
Supercomputing, The Singularity, and 21st Century Teachers by Jim Shimabukuro
17th TCC Worldwide Online Conference April 17-19, 2012
More on SC11 – ‘Broadening Engagement’ by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
Twitter for Professional Use – Part 2: Channeling the Streams by Melissa A. Venable
Conferences Are About People – ‘Broadening Engagement’ by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
SETDA, FOSI, SC11: Learning Registry, Online Safety, Supercomputing by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
Games Level the Educational Playing Field – And They Make Learning Fun by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
Seniors and Mobile Devices Cruise Together by Frank B. Withrow
Educational Games Part II: Using New Technologies in the Classroom by Michael Biocchi
Standardization and ‘Best Practice’ Should Not Share the Same Bed by Jim Shimabukuro
Longer Lives and Questions of Quality by Frank B. Withrow
OCTOBER 2011
Boomers and Millennials – Structure Vs. Flexibility by Jim Shimabukuro
The New ‘Open’ Is Closed – Microsoft and Google Still Don’t Get It by Jim Shimabukuro
Training the Hybrid Educator Nov 2 – Online Chat
Interview with Steven Bell on Oct 28 – Free & Online
Global Education Conference 2011, Nov 14-18 – Online & Free
Free Library 2.011 Worldwide Virtual Conference Nov 2-4
At the Wireless Ed Tech Conference Oct. 20-21 by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
At Last – Recognition for Blog-based Portfolios by Jim Shimabukuro
We Can Fix Our Public Schools If We Care Enough by Harry Keller
A Talk with Janet Buckenmeyer on Issues in Online Course Development by Lynn Zimmerman
Who Speaks for Teachers? by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
‘Students Come First’ in Idaho, but the Task Force Has to Do Its Homework by Jim Shimabukuro
Online Discussion 10.14.11 – Change IS Possible Despite Politics and Counterimplementation Tactics
Educational Politics: Sheep, Special Interests, and Perks by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
National Air and Space Museum: Free Interactive Online Conference – Oct 28
Bush and Hunt’s ‘New Higher Education Model’ Falls Short by Jim Shimabukuro
STEMtech 2011 Online Conference, Oct. 12
Twitter for Professional Use – Part 1: Getting Started by Melissa A. Venable
Learning Software – Must Move Beyond the Trivial by Harry Keller
FOSI 2011 Annual Conference
University Leaders Beginning to Flex Their eMuscles by Jim Shimabukuro
LearningTimes Jossey-Bass Online Conference Oct. 18-20
The Aakash $35 Tablet – A Breakthrough for Universal Access by Jim Shimabukuro
The Digital Promise Must Include Virtual and Real-time Learning Places by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
Harry Keller Interview in AJDE by Jim Shimabukuro
Thoughts on Thinking in the Digital Age by Frank B. Withrow
SEPTEMBER 2011
Ranking Online Programs — Again by Judith McDaniel
The Digital Promise – It Must Be Sustainable by Jim Shimabukuro
The Digital Promise: Bringing People Together to Ensure Learning for All by Frank B. Withrow
The Digital Promise Must Be a Total Learning Experience by Frank B. Withrow
‘Schema Automation Can Kill You!’ – A Review of EARLI 2011 in Exeter (UK) by Stefanie Panke
The Emphasis on 21st Century Schools Will Be on Teamwork by Frank B. Withrow
Online and Teacherless Aren’t Synonymous by Jim Shimabukuro
A Student’s View of an Open University: An Interview with Billy Sichone by Stefanie Panke
A Lesson from Kyrene: Technology Alone Is Not the Answer by Jim Shimabukuro
AUGUST 2011
Three Things Teachers Can Do With Twitter – Right Now! by Jessica Knott
The Information Age: Access Is Only the First Step by Frank B. Withrow
Julia Kaltenbeck: How Crowdfunding and Social Payments Can Finance OER by Stefanie Panke
It Still Takes a Village: Social Media by Frank B. Withrow
Instructional Technologists Are Needed in K-16 by Harry Keller
Open Online Classes: Is Retention an Effective Measure of Success? by Jim Shimabukuro
Managing Online Learning: What’s Best Practice? by Jim Shimabukuro
Open Learning at P2PU: An Interview with Jessica Ledbetter by Stefanie Panke
Online Science Initiatives Are Changing Traditional Roles by Jim Shimabukuro
Data Mining and Online Learning by Jim Shimabukuro
Challenges for Schools in the Digital Age by Frank B. Withrow
Belgian Newspapers v. Google: Text of the Court of Appeal’s Decision by Claude Almansi
JULY 2011
Profiles of Inspiration for All of Us by Frank B. Withrow
iPhone 4 – Redefining Mobility in Education by Jim Shimabukuro
Tactile Learning: Italian and US Experiences by Claude Almansi, Frank B. Withrow, and Tiziana Castorina
Technology Makes Home Schooling a Viable Alternative by Frank B. Withrow
Obrigada Lisboa! ED-MEDIA 2011 Conference or ‘This Is Your Tribe’ by Stefanie Panke
A Vision of Blended Learning in 2013 by Frank B. Withrow
Ranking Online Education Programs by Judith McDaniel
How the Non-Disabled View the Disabled by Frank B. Withrow
Computers Can Help Language-Disabled Learners by Frank B. Withrow
Law of Unintended Consequences Meets Law of Supply and Demand: New USDE Rules for Online Programs by Judith McDaniel
Distance Learning Gives Many Students a New Lease on Learning by Frank B. Withrow
JUNE 2011
The Need for High DL Standards Will Raise Standards Across America by Frank B. Withrow
Mildred A. McGinnis: A Pioneer in the Treatment of Aphasia by Frank B. Withrow
Project Based vs Problem Based Learning by Jan Schwartz
Skeptical About Left- and Right-Brain Learning by Frank B. Withrow
Comments on Polisi’s ‘Put the Arts Back into Schools’: The Arts Are Critical for Whole-Brain Learning, by William H. Zaggle; The Arts Is Not Only About Music, by Harry Keller; The Arts Engage Students and Encourage Learning in Other Subjects, by Frank B. Withrow
Copyright and Disability: WIPO Consensus Document by Claude Almansi
Diversity and Cultural Heritage via Technology by Frank B. Withrow
Whither Writing Instruction in the 21st Century? by Jason Ohler ( Bonnie Bracey Sutton)
Captioning Films and TV: A Brief History by Frank B. Withrow
The Importance of Tacit Knowledge in Science Educators by Harry Keller
Grodzka Gate – A Portal to Our Past by Lynn Zimmerman
The Human Face of Twitter: An Interview with Susan Murphy by Jessica Knott
The Rise of Informal Knowledge and the Teacher’s Evolving Role by William H. Zaggle
The Arts and Digital Technology by Frank B. Withrow
Educational Games Part I: A Way to Make Even Math Fun by Michael Biocchi
A Multimedia Standard for Educational Videos by Frank B. Withrow
A Comment on Lessig’s e-G8 Talk by Harry Keller
Technology Is the Magic That Changes Our Lives by Frank B. Withrow
e-G8 – Lawrence Lessig: ‘Outsider Innovation Threatens the Incumbent’ by Jim Shimabukuro
The Digital Challenge for Educators by Frank B. Withrow
Rupert Murdoch on the Money About Importance of Software by Harry Keller
e-G8 – Rupert Murdoch: Education Is the Last Digital Holdout by Jim Shimabukuro
Technology Can Help Deaf-Blind Infants by Frank B. Withrow
Samuel Y. Gibbon, Jr. – Setting a Standard for Educational Media by Frank B. Withrow
e-G8 Forum – ‘Future Net: What’s Next?’ by Jim Shimabukuro
A Proposal for a U.N. Global Internet School by Frank B. Withrow
UnCollege — a Bold New Approach to One’s Education? by John Sener
Thoughts on Memorial Day by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
The Creative Use of Technology Can End Hunger and Illiteracy by Frank B. Withrow
Infographics: Problems and Opportunities by Claude Almansi
MAY 2011
Judah Schwartz: Through the Lens of the Computer by Frank B. Withrow
Education Reform: If It Can’t Fit into a Tablet PC, Forget It by Jim Shimabukuro
Social Media for Imaginative Solutions to Exciting Problems by Frank B. Withrow
An Isolated World of His Own Creation by Frank B. Withrow
The White House Is Calling by Frank B. Withrow
Real Changes in Education Are Rare by Harry Keller
How Do You Define ‘Technophobia’? by Jessica Knott
Excellent Teachers Engage, Inspire, and Empower by Frank B. Withrow
Dale’s Three-Legged Stool: The Power of Rewards by Frank B. Withrow
Social Media Should Not Be Banned from Classrooms by Frank B. Withrow
A Quick and Dirty Look at Project-Based Learning by Jim Shimabukuro
Technology As a Prosthetic: Opening New Educational Doors for Disabled Children by Frank B. Withrow
Race to the Top Leaves Many Floundering at the Bottom by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
Reflections on Teaching About Web 2.0 Tools by Tom Preskett
A Vision of Education in the Next Ten to Twenty Years by Frank B. Withrow
21st Century Schools: Bridging the Gap Between Traditional and Digital Learning Resources by Frank B. Withrow
An Interview with Jessica Knott: Teaching an Online Class on Course Development by Jim Shimabukuro
Education Ain’t Broken, So Stop Trying to ‘Fix’ It by John Sener
Will $90 DVD Players Replace Home PCs? by Jim Shimabukuro
What Teachers Need: An Ongoing Conversation with Education Leaders by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
The Web As a Platform for Teacher Revitalization by Jim Shimabukuro
Fighting the High Cost of Low Teacher Respect by John Sener
APRIL 2011
‘YouTube Copyright School’ – Remixed and Mixed Up by Claude Almansi
Integration of Pedagogy and Technology in Teacher Education: An Interview with Emily Hixon by Lynn Zimmerman
Lessig: The Architecture of Access to Scientific Knowledge – Call for Subtitlers by Claude Almansi
Connective Learning: Challenges for Learners, Teachers, and Educational Institutions by Claude Almansi
When Medium Meets Message: Professional Development for the 21st Century by Jim Shimabukuro
Prezi Reflections on a Presentation: ‘Structuring an Online Course’ by Tom Preskett
A Celebration of Healing and the New Web Rhetoric: ‘StarFestival’ by Jim Shimabukuro
‘StarFestival: A Return to Japan’ with Shigeru Miyagawa by Bonnie Bracey Sutton and Jim Shimabukuro
Harvard/Stanford Call for ‘Ideas for a Better Internet’ by Claude Almansi
Straight Talk About K-12 Public Education by Allan C. Jones
IFPI, P2P and an Article that Disappeared by Claude Almansi
Are Online Discussions a Form of Writing or Speaking – or Something Altogether Different? by Lynn Zimmerman
‘Trust’ – an Unfortunate Movie About Online Predators by Nancy Willard
Computational Thinking, Computational Science and High Performance Computing in K-12 Education: White Paper on 21st Century Educationby Raymond Rose, Henry Neeman, Bonnie Bracey Sutton, and Vic Sutton
MARCH 2011
Supercomputing: An Interview with Henry Neeman by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
Measuring the Quality of Online Programs: We Still Don’t Have Guidelines by Judith McDaniel
Science Education and Society by Harry Keller
A Cloud-Based Model for Change – Brookdale Community College by Jim Shimabukuro
Broadband, Cyberbullying, Child Abuse – A Teacher’s Plate Is Fullby Bonnie Bracey Sutton
Mental Model for 21st Century Education: School First or Student First by Jim Shimabukuro
What Is Your Mental Model for 21st Century Education? by William H. Zaggle
‘Asians in the Library’: The Value of Social Networking by John Adsit
‘Asians in the Library’ and Lessons for Colleges by Jim Shimabukuro
NFB: NYU, Northwestern and Other Schools Adopting Google Apps Discriminate Against the Blind by Claude Almansi
Standardized Tests and Foul Shooting: Look Out, Michael Jordan! by John Sener
The ‘Net Generation’ and the Myth of Research by Jim Shimabukuro
Call for Chapters: Classroom Experiences with Tech by Claude Almansi
We Can’t Teach ‘Critical Thinking’ Until We Learn How to Assess It by John Adsit
‘Net Generation’ — A Myth? by Jan Schwartz
Beware of Privacy and Other Issues When Signing Up for Free Courses by Claude Almansi
The Value of Curriculum Coresby John Sener
FEBRUARY 2011
What a Learning Technologist Needs to Be Good At by Tom Preskett
Why LMSs Aren’t the Answer by Jim Shimabukuro
Do We Really Need a Core Curriculum? by John Sener
Cyberbullying: An Interview with Parry Aftab by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
The Open Source LMS: Look Out, Big Kids by Jessica Knott
Cyberbullying: An Interview with Nancy Willard by Claude Almansi
Info Literacy: Julian Assange’s Statement for the Feb. 4, 2011 Melbourne Rally by Claude Almansi
Learning from Doctorow’s ‘With a Little Help’ by Claude Almansi
Questions About Teacherless Online Classes by Lynn Zimmerman
Science Fairs Failing? by Harry Keller
JANUARY 2011
256GB Flash Drives – How Will They Impact Education? by Guy Inaba
‘Academically Adrift’: Helping College Students Learn by John Adsit
Panic in an Online Class: A Message to My Students by Jim Shimabukuro
Algebra and the iPad by Harry Keller
Learning to Learn, Learning to Teach by Harry Keller
Kids@Play and MommyTech at CES 2011 by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
The Issue of Self-Motivation in F2F and Online Learning by Tom Preskett
Critical Importance of Social Interaction in Online Courses by Lynn Zimmerman
Expertnet Wiki for the White House OpenGov Initiative by Claude Almansi
DECEMBER 2010
Of Cows, Captions and Copyright: Users Need the Right to Caption and Subtitle Videos for Access and Learning by Claude Almansi
What Really Influences the Education of Children? by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
Kids and iPads: How Will They Impact Schools and Colleges? by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
What Do the PISA Test Results Really Mean? by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
There’s Blended Learning and There’s Blended Learning! by Tom Preskett
Open Educational Resources – An Invitation to Reflect Your Practice by Stefanie Panke
A Lesson from Haiti: Despite the Lack of IT, Learning Happens by Lynn Zimmerman
How to Report Phishing? by Claude Almansi
ETC Nominated for Edublog Awards: Polls Open Until Dec. 14 by Stefanie Panke
Cell Phones at School – How Can We Incorporate Them? by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
The ‘Dojo’ Model for Student-Led Learning by Jim Shimabukuro
ICE’s Seizures of Domain Names Concern Us All by Claude Almansi
‘PISA 2009 Results’ Released Today: US Hovers at the Mean by Jim Shimabukuro
Assessment 2.0 on the Horizon by William H. Zaggle
Today Is a Day to Share Your Visions by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
Quality Online Discussion Needs a Quality Assessment System by John Adsit
Information Overload and Education by Harry Keller
Sloan-C 2010 Report on Online Education – A Quick Review by Jim Shimabukuro
NOVEMBER 2010
Trolls – How to Deal with Them? by Jim Shimabukuro
‘Operation In Our Sites II’ – Out of Sight for the Blind by Claude Almansi
Hybrid High in Biology Class by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
PLENK2010: Theory As Practice by Jim Shimabukuro
PLENK 2010: Summary of Week 7-10 – The End by Stefanie Panke
Meeting the Needs: Praise of Folly: STEM Faces Stiff Opposition in American Culture by John Adsit
EBUS – A Model for Online Learning by Jim Shimabukuro
The Confused State of ‘Online’ Courses at Sac State by Jim Shimabukuro
Fixing Middle School Science and Math by Harry Keller
A Glimpse at the 2010 National Education Technology Plan by Jim Shimabukuro
Review: iTunes U 2010 Conference in Munich, Oct 13-14 by Stefanie Panke
Open Courseware: A Survey and Comments by Jim Shimabukuro
Update: Reschooling Society and the Promise of ee-Learning: An Interview with Steve Eskow by Steve Eskow
Change – Do Some Approaches Discourage It? by Steve Eskow
Online Marine Science Program Hooks Students Through Diving by John Adsit
Internet Information Access Transforms Instruction by John Adsit
Disconnect Between Means and Ends: 2010 NCREN Community Day by Jim Shimabukuro
OCTOBER 2010
The Culture of Presentation by Steve Eskow
PLENK 2010, Weeks 4-6: Learning Theories, Evaluation and Literacies by Stefanie Panke
Why Educational Games Fail by Tim Stutt
‘Adequate’ Isn’t Good Enough: The NETP Roadmap to Higher Expectations by Tina Rooks
What Can We Do About Low Returns for Online Student Evaluations? by Lynn Zimmerman
How to Blame the Teachers: A Manifesto of Nonsense by John Sener
Next Generations: Reactives to Civics to Adaptives, as Foreseen by an Old Adaptive by Jim Dator
Crisis in K-12 Computer Science by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
Are Low Returns the Norm for Online Student Evaluations? by Lynn Zimmerman
We Need to Blend, First, to Transition to Online Learning by William H. Zaggle
Brockton Success a Collaborative Walk Down a Proven Path by John Adsit
Breaking Down Barriers by Harry Keller
Education Is a Collaborative Process: Teachers and Leaders Have to Work Togetherby Bonnie Bracey Sutton
SEPTEMBER 2010
Metaphors for ‘University’ – A Survey by Claude Almansi
‘Web XXO’ – Week Three of PLENK2010 on Emerging Technologies by Stefanie Panke
Downes & Connell @ Eskow – A Case of Miscommunication by Jim Shimabukuro
Attwell @ Preskett, or Don’t Fix It If It Ain’t Broke by Jim Shimabukuro
In Favor of Hybrid Education by Jan Schwartz
Annoyance at the Ubiquitous and Protean Notion of ’21st Century Skills’ by Steve Eskow
The ‘Open Mode’ – A Step Toward Completely Online by Tom Preskett
‘Locked’ Ning Networks? Access, Copyright and Privacy by Claude Almansi
PLENK2010: Week 2 – Personal Learning & Institutional Learning or ‘A Great Course in Diagram Making’! by Stefanie Panke
The Euphonium Conundrum and the Online Option by John Adsit
PLENK2010 – How Can PLEs Benefit My Students? by Lynn Zimmerman
‘Learning by Playing’: Seven Tips for Game Designers by Harry Keller
PLENK 2010: Just Like ‘Watching Football’ by Stefanie Panke
Living in Glass Schoolhouses: 21st Century Teaching and Learning Is Much More Than Standards by Robert Plants
Learnings from a MOOC by Jan Schwartz
Prensky’s Solutions for Public Schools Are Woefully Simplisticby John Sener
Is the Scientific and Engineering Approach to Education Doing More Harm Than Good? by Steve Eskow
AUGUST 2010
Idit Harel Caperton – An Interview at the Edge of Change by Bonnie Bracey Sutton and Vic Sutton
Why Unjoin Ning Networks that Won’t Pay by Claude Almansi
The Overriding Issue: Are Blended Learning Advocates the Primary Obstacle to Change? by Steve Eskow
Education Reform: Incremental or Disruptive? by Jim Shimabukuro
Educational Engineers: The Missing Link in Innovation by William H. Zaggle
Technological Literacy: The Key to Education Reform by Harry Keller
Ning’s New Deadline for Pay-Only: Aug. 30 by Claude Almansi
Change Has Already Arrived but We Don’t Know It, Yet by Jim Shimabukuro
Arne and Michelle vs. Larry: The Statistical Battle by Robert Plants
Is Obama’s Plan for Ed Reform About to Crash? Two articles: Time to Push the Ed Reform Pendulum Sideways by Harry Keller and The Teacher’s Voice Is Missing by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
Is ‘Technology Expert’ an Oxymoron? by Harry Keller
In Learning Design, Pedagogy First, Medium Second by Tom Preskett
Administrators Don’t Have Time to Keep Up with Ed Tech by John Adsit
Who’s on First for the Education Reform Pennant? by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
The Need for Openness in Professional Publications by Bert Kimura
Little Things Add Up to Big Things by John Thompson
Innovation Requires Subject Area Expertise by John Adsit
The Bright New Face of Educational Leadership – Eric Sheninger by Jim Shimabukuro
USDA Broadband Funds for Rural America – Implications? by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
IADIS 2010 – The Gateway to the Black Forest Becomes a Window to E-Learning by Stefanie Panke
‘Has the Internet obsoleted formal schools?’ by Jim Shimabukuro
Sound Bites Aren’t the Answer for Reform by Franklin Schargel
Real Change with 21st Century Learning Communities by Robert Plants
An Educational Reform Story: The Power of Expectations by John Adsit
Acquisition or Participation – The Pedagogical Divide by Tom Preskett
Education Reform – Fighting the Conspiracy for Mediocrity by John Adsit
What Should Pres. Obama Do About Educational Reform?by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
JULY 2010
Thinking Inside the Box by Steve Eskow
‘Computer Science’ Contains Little or No Science by Harry Keller
Ning’s Self-Contradictions by Claude Almansi
Computer Science – A Field of Dreams by Robert Plants
For Educational Change — Teachers Are the Key by Jim Shimabukuro
Leaders Must Be Visionary Risk-takers to Change Our Schools by Harry Keller
What Is Needed for Educational Change by John Adsit
‘Emerging Technologies in Distance Education’ ed. by George Veletsianos by Claude Almansi
Faculty and Students Need Training to Succeed in Online Classes by John Adsit
HOT@ Emerging Tech San Jose – July 20-23 by Jessica Knott
We Need an Eco-Smart Model for Online Learning by Jim Shimabukuro
Recreating an Online Class for Greater Student Participation and Retention by Judith McDaniel
JRTE Spring 2010 Issue – A Sacrilegious Review by Jim Shimabukuro
HOT@ ETAI – Day 2: English Teachers Association of Israel by Lynn Zimmerman
A Response to Marc Prensky’s ‘Simple Changes’ by Harry Keller
Italy: Teachers’ Manifesto by Claude Almansi
HOT@ ETAI – English Teachers Association of Israel by Lynn Zimmerman
Simple Changes in Current Practices May Save Our Schools by Marc Prensky
Computers in Low-income Households = Little or No Educational Benefit?
Computational Thinking – What Is It? by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
‘Solar Impulse’ – Could Very Well Be Educational by John Sener
Flight of the ‘Solar Impulse’ – Educationally Relevant? by Harry Keller and John Adsit
Levels of Learning: The Creative Process by Tom Preskett
Accessibility4All: e-Book Readers: Attempting to Bugger the Blind is Bad for Business by Claude Almansi
JUNE 2010
Was Rischard’s ISTE 2010 Keynote Really That Bad? by Jim Shimabukuro
Totally Online: Live Lecture Better Than Video Lecture? by Jim Shimabukuro
Oregon and Online Learning: Governor’s Reset Cabinet Final Report
The Latest Whiz-Bang Gadgets vs. Real Change by Harry Keller
The Limits of Educational Technocracy: Change As No More of the Same by Jim Shimabukuro
Totally Online: Gov. Tim Pawlenty: iColleges Are the Wave of the Future by Jim Shimabukuro
Meeting the Needs: A Prayer for Jennifer by John Adsit
Accessibility4All: Easy Captioning for UNESCO’s World Heritage Videos on YouTube by Claude Almansi
A Quick Review of JOLT’s June 2010 Issue by Jim Shimabukuro
Bill Gates on Online Learning in 2010 by Jim Shimabukuro
A Peek at ‘Technology and Pedagogy Expectations for an In-Person Course’ by Jim Shimabukuro
Is It Time to Say Goodbye to Universities?
Universities Vanishing? by Harry Keller
View from an Online Classroom by Judith McDaniel
Chill Out at a Tailgating Party by John Sener
The Internet Helps Us to Be Smarter – A Reply to Nicholas Carr by Jim Shimabukuro
Totally Online: Texas A&M Decentralizing Office of Distance Ed by Jim Shimabukuro
Accessibility4All: UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Copyright Committee – 14th Session by Claude Almansi
Retort: Opportunities to Learn from Oil Spills by Harry Keller
Accessibility4All: Facebook Is Unfit for Educational Use by Claude Almansi
MAY 2010
Meeting the Needs: Hybrid Learning Faces Unthinking Opposition by John Adsit
Totally Online: Is Writing Best Taught F2F? by Jim Shimabukuro
Tipping Points for Change: Are We There Yet? by Jim Shimabukuro
Making Sense of e-Learning Strategy by Tom Preskett
ETC, Twitter and Me: Robert Morris University’s Twitter Communication Project by Jessica Knott
Online Self-Publishing: Wave of the Future? by Lynn Zimmerman
Making Sense of Social Networks: An Interview with Zizi Papacharissi by Stefanie Panke
APRIL 2010
Accessibility4All: UNESCO, World Anti-Piracy Observatory and YouTube by Claude Almansi
End of Free Ning Networks: Live Online Discussion: Apr. 20th by Claude Almansi
Ebook Readers vs. Ipad for Education? by Tom Preskett
Social Media Doesn’t Threaten Literacy! by Tom Preskett
Accessibility4All: E-rara.ch: Ancient Books, Public Domain and Moral Barriers by Claude Almansi
Retort: The Challenge for Our Schools: Thomas Friedman and Education by Harry Keller
Retort: Thomas H. Huxley on Teaching Science by Harry Keller
Totally Online: iPad – Breakthrough or Misstep? by Jim Shimabukuro
Meeting the Needs: Social Networking and the Secondary Student by John Adsit
Headphones, Computers, and the Web by Jim Shimabukuro
MARCH 2010
ETC, Twitter and Me: What’s the Buzz? Buzz by Jessica Knott
Meeting the Needs: Threat of Lawsuits on Social Networking Sites by John Adsit
Thoughts on ‘Innovating the 21st-Century University: It’s Time!’ by Tom Preskett
Accessibility4All: YouTube, Geoblocks and Proxies by Claude Almansi
Meeting the Needs: Tech Support – Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter by John Adsit
FEBRUARY 2010
The Great Technology Controversy Follows Me into the Caves by John Adsit
Sloan-C Survey 2009 – 25% of College Students Are Taking Online Classes by Jim Shimabukuro
Do You Speak Livemocha? An Interview with Clint Schmidt by Stefanie Panke
Meeting the Needs: Successful Learning: A Matter of Both ‘What’ and ‘When’ by John Adsit
ETC, Twitter and Me: Textbook Tweets – Integrating Twitter into a Telecommunications Design Class by Jessica Knott
Encounter: ‘Digital_Nation’ – Two Reviews (featuring Digital Nation – Geeks May Be Normal, but Are They Listening? by Jessica Knott and ‘Digital_Nation’ – A Digital_Dud by Jim Shimabukuro)
Social Networking for Academics: An Interview with Ijad Madisch, CEO of ResearchGATE by Stefanie Panke
Learning Styles and the Online Student: Moving Beyond Reading by Lynn Zimmerman
Social Networking: Weaving the Web of Informal Ties by Stefanie Panke
Accessibility4All: Online Multimedia: Italian Imperialism by Claude Almansi
JANUARY 2010
Totally Online: Reading Ability As a ‘New’ Challenge for Online Students by Jim Shimabukuro
Retort: Berkeley High School May Eliminate Science Labs by Harry Keller
Totally Online: Immediacy and Presence in Online Learning by Jim Shimabukuro
Retort: Deconstructing STEM by Harry Keller
Picture the Story: E-Comics as Teaching Tool by Stefanie Panke
Meeting the Needs: A Technological Solution to Prerequisite Skills by John Adsit
ETC, Twitter and Me: Live by Example by Jessica Knott
Value Learning Design, Not E-learning Design by Tom Preskett
Retort: The Best of Education, the Worst of Education by Harry Keller
Meeting the Needs: Solving the Problem of Learning Styles by John Adsit
DECEMBER 2009
Accessibility4All: Accessibility and Literacy: Two Sides of the Same Coin by Claude Almansi
ETC, Twitter and Me: Twit-torial by Jessica Knott
Hybrid Education: Sharing the Teaching by Judith McDaniel
ITForum Discussion on Accessibility by Claude Almansi
The Holocaust and Technology by Lynn Zimmerman
Totally Online: College Prepared to Go Online When Disaster Strikes by Jim Shimabukuro
Meeting the Needs: If Education Is to Succeed . . . by John Adsit
Hybrid Education: The Interactive Class of Today and Tomorrow by Judith McDaniel
ETC, Twitter and Me: A Quick Hello by Jessica Knott
Interactive Whiteboards – Fix or Fad? by Harry Keller
NOVEMBER 2009
OT Phishing Scam via Twitter by Claude Almansi
i3 Funding Process Unfair to Small Businesses by Harry Keller
The Education Budget Crisis: Is Technology the Answer?
The Education Budget Crisis: Is It Necessary? by Jim Shimabukuro
Job Security Is a Powerful Argument Against Change by John Adsit
Tough Decisions for Extraordinary Times by Harry Keller
15th Annual Sloan-C Conference – A Review by John Sener
OCTOBER 2009
Effective Leaders Challenge Teachers to Continually Grow by Harry Keller
Teaching with Technology: Passion, Scholarship, and a Leap of Faith by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
Collaborative Leadership Is Essential for Change by John Adsit
Teacher Skills Critical for Success in Online Classes by John Adsit
Assuming That Teachers Aren’t the Primary Obstacle to Change . . .
Patterns in the Design of Ed Media: An Interview with Christian Kohls by Stefanie Panke
Sloan-C’s Virtual Attendance Option: Real or an Afterthought?
Blackboard Reinforces the Status Quo by Tom Preskett
Investing in Innovation Fund: Criteria May Be a Barrier to Some Innovators by Harry Keller
Encounter: Sidewiki – Handy Tool or Destructive Weapon? by Harry Keller
Prix Möbius Suisse Rewards Inaccessible Flash Site by Claude Almansi
Twitter Could Drive You Cuckoo – If You’re Not Prepared by Claude Almansi
Twitter Bad for the Brain? – Balderdash, Poppycock, Twaddle by John Sener
Twitter Could Drive You Cuckoo by Lynn Zimmerman
Science Labs and Accessibility by Harry Keller
SEPTEMBER 2009
Review of Traxler’s ‘Students and Mobile Devices’ by Tom Preskett
Lecture Your Way to Stardom! by Tom Preskett
‘Please Prepare for Cross Check’: A Review of ‘Digital Habitats: Stewarding Technology for Communities’ by Stefanie Panke
Interview: Steve Cooper of TechUofA by Jim Shimabukuro
Is a Virtual Revolution Brewing in Colleges? by John Sener
‘Jam on the American Graduation Initiative’ on Sep. 16 by Jim Shimabukuro
‘College for $99 a Month’ – Persons Are Important, Presence Is Not? by Lynn Zimmerman
Is ‘$99 a Month for College’ Really a Cute Little Kitten? by John Sener
‘College for $99 a Month’ – A Step in the Right Direction by John Adsit
Encounters: ‘College for $99 a Month’ by Steve Eskow
AUGUST 2009
Are Full Teaching Loads the Answer to the Recession? by Jim Shimabukuro
Encounters: USDE 2009 Report on Effectiveness of Online Learning by Judith McDaniel
JULY 2009
Encounters: Blended Learning Is Largely an Illusion by Steve Eskow
Computers in the Classroom Can Be Boring by Lynn Zimmerman
Two Steps Forward . . . Several Back by Judith Sotir
Science Labs Don’t Have to Cost an Arm and a Leg by Harry Keller
Green Computing – Clippings from the Web by John Thompson
What Students Want and How to Design for It: A Reflection on Online Teaching by Judith McDaniel
Google Book Search Settlement Unfair to Non-US Authors by Claude Almansi
‘At-Risk’ – Concerns About Its Effectiveness by Judith McDaniel
Meet the Endless Summer – A Review of ED-MEDIA 2009 by Stefanie Panke
Review of ‘At-Risk’: A Simulation Training Program for College Staff by Carrie Heeter
JUNE 2009
A Review of ‘The Opportunity Equation’ by Harry Keller
Web 2.0 – Challenging Didactic Teaching by Tom Preskett
Computers – The End of an Era by Bert Kimura
‘The College of 2020: Students’ – A Chronicle Report by Jim Shimabukuro
Accessibility and Common Sense by Claude Almansi
The New Social Networking Frontier by Judith Sotir
Bend It Like a Lab Instructor by Judith Sotir
Blogs for Education, Blogs for Yourself by Tom Preskett
ESL/EFL Teachers and How They Use Technology by Lynn Zimmerman
Can Virtual Labs Replace Hands-On? by Harry Keller
Are Online Programs Growing or Dying? by Jim Shimabukuro
MAY 2009
The Recession Is Affecting Online Higher Education – Duh… by John Sener
Creating the Need to Know by Judith McDaniel
Is There a Place for CAI in the 21st Century? by Steve Eskow
APRIL 2009
How to Turn Your Online Program into a Net Revenue Generator by John Sener
India Steps Forward in Science Education by Harry Keller
Science Education Retrospective by Harry Keller
Interview with Bert Kimura: TCC 2009 April 14-16 by Jim Shimabukuro
Collaborative Text Translation with DotSUB by Claude Almansi
A Digital Educator in Poland by Lynn Zimmerman
All Learning Is Hybrid Learning: The Idea of ‘The Organizing Technology’ by Steve Eskow
Three Online Libraries: Hawai`i, Taiwan, China by Vincent K. Pollard
The President’s Town Hall Meeting Could Have Been Entitled ‘No Teacher Left Behind’ by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
[Note: On April 1, 2009, Innovate-Blog (I-Blog) became independent of Innovate Journal and changed its name to Educational Technology & Change Journal (ETCJ). I-Blog ran from November 3, 2008, to March 31, 2009.]
MARCH 2009
Don’t Boycott Amazon’s Over-$9.99 Kindle E-Books! by Claude Almansi
How Is the Recession Affecting Online Higher Education? by John Sener
Tech Tools Are Just Tools by Claude Almansi
FEBRUARY 2009
Why Is Transformational Leadership So Elusive? by John Adsit
Rare Ancient Manuscripts Online at E-codices by Claude Almansi
The $10 Indian Laptop: Implications? by David G. Lebow, Dale W. Lick, Claude Almansi, Jim Shimabukuro, Harry Keller, and Judith McDaniel
Ten Dollar Computers and the Future of Learning in the Web Era by David G. Lebow
Effective Learning Requires More than Cheap Technology by Dale W. Lick
Sakshat Is a Learning Program – Not a Laptop by Claude Almansi
End of the Computer Era by Jim Shimabukuro
Hybrid vs. Completely Online by Steve Eskow, Lynn Zimmerman, and Carrie Heeter
It Depends – On the Economics of Education by Steve Eskow
Hybrid, Online, or F2F – It Depends by Lynn Zimmerman
India: $10 Notebooks for Students by Jim Shimabukuro
JANUARY 2009
Online Hybrid as Asynchronous, Co-present, and Remote by Carrie Heeter
ICT for Development and Education: Exit LIFI by Claude Almansi
Steve Eskow: An Open E-Universityby Steve Eskow
The Campus: The Old Imperialism? by Steve Eskow
Unhide That Hidden Text, Pleaseby Claude Almansi
Adventures in Hybrid Teaching: The First Day Is the Hardest by Carrie Heeter
A Model for Integrating New Technology into Teaching by Anita Pincas
Poetic Faith—the Magic of Belief by John Adsit
If We Don’t, Someone Else Will by Harry Keller
Michelle Rhee Has a Broom: Should She Use It to Sweep Out Experienced Teachers? by Bonnie Bracey Sutton
DECEMBER 2008
Access: The New Imperialism? by Lynn Zimmerman
Thoughts on the Green Computing Summitby John Thompson
Worth Reading: “Myths Left Behind” by James L. Morrison
Live Radio Captioning for the Deaf by Claude Almansi
Innovation in Education: What? How? by Harry Keller
Needed – A Professional Approach to Teaching by John Adsit
POLL: Grade Michelle Rhee’s Approach
Two Ambivalent Views of Michelle Rhee’s Efforts by James L. Morrison and MaryAnne Gobble
Ineffective Use of Computers in Schools by Harry Keller
Defining One’s Diversity Philosophy: A Crucial Skill in a Changing World by Randall E. Osborne
An Interview with Terry Anderson: Open Education Resources – Part I and II by Judith V. Boettcher
Three Video Captioning Tools by Claude Almansi
Michelle Rhee – What’s Really at Stake? by Jim Shimabukuro
NOVEMBER 2008
Green Computing: How to Reduce Our Personal Carbon Footprints by John Thompson
Quality in Distance Education: Stakeholders’ Perspectives – Part I by Gary Greenberg
Resistance to Technology: Conscious or Unconscious? by Lynn Zimmerman
Making a Case for Online Science Labs by Harry Keller
POLL: Rate the Quality of Online Courses
Making Web Multimedia Accessible Needn’t Be Boring by Claude Almansi
Old School Thinking Blocks Quality Online Science Classes by John Adsit
Simulated Labs Are Anathema to Most Scientists by Harry Keller
The 375-Billion Dollar Question. And the New Agora by Steve Eskow
What Is the 21st Century Model for Education? by Jim Shimabukuro
Technology Must Be Based on Quality Instructional Practice by John Adsit
