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Inside Higher Ed: The E-Reader Effect
Some university presses are seeing surges in digital book sales since the New Year — especially in backlist titles with little marketing support. More
Higher Education Teaching and Learning Portal
The Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (referred to as HETL) is a non-profit association whose aim is to bring together educators from around the world to dialogue, network, and collaborate on issues relevant to teaching and learning in higher education. The vision of HETL is to advance the scholarship and practice of teaching and learning in higher education. To this end, HETL works with and supports individual educators as well as all types of educational institutions, associations, centers, and other groups interested in improving teaching and learning in higher education.
HETL is a grassroots effort formed by educators for educators. Everyone involved in the working of the group volunteers their time and effort because it enhances their professional lives as educators and because it allows them to build a worldwide community of higher education professionals who want to improve teaching and learning in higher education.
The HETL Portal gives the association a public presence and serves as a digital gateway to a wide array of resources on teaching and learning. The HETL Review disseminates current knowledge and research on teaching and learning by publishing peer-reviewed interdisciplinary, interprofessional articles from educators and researchers from across the globe.
HETL members represent all disciplines, functions, and levels within the higher education ecosystem around the world. HETL is open to higher education professionals from all institutional types and missions. HETL members represent a broad cross-section of professionals in higher education. This diversity allows HETL to create a global interdisciplinary perspective on teaching and learning.
HETL members represent:
■over 100 countries from every continent except Antarctica
■every discipline, function, and level within higher education
■every institutional type and mission (public, private, non-profit, profit, sectarian, non-sectarian, etc) within higher education
Approximate representation by location:
■North America (50%)
■Europe (20%)
■South America (12%)
■Asia (12%)
■Australia (3.0%)
■Africa (3.0%)
Approximate representation by function:
■Higher education faculty, researchers, and scholars (64%)
■Higher education executives, managers, and administrators (22%)
■Higher education non-profit executives, managers, and professionals (4%)
■Higher education support, e.g., librarians, counselors, technologists (4%)
■Higher education editors, authors, writers, journalists, and consultants (3%)
■Higher education business executives, managers, and professionals (3%)
South Carolina State University’s News: Gen. Colin Powell Offers Resonating Message during SC State University’s Spring Commencement
May 23, 2011
“Always remember, it’s not where you start in life, but where you end up.” This impactful message was echoed by Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA (RET) and left resonating in the hearts and minds of 450 graduates during SC State University’s Commencement Convocation on Friday, May 6, 2011.
After being inducted as the first honorary member of the Bulldog Battalion ROTC Hall of Fame, the retired four-star general delivered a dynamic speech to a sea of family members, friends, the SC State University family and the “phenomenal class of 2011,” as he described the graduates that filled Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.
“This is a remarkable day for you, and years from now when memories start to fade there’s some things that happened in the past few days or week that will always bring you back to this day,” he said, describing such historic events as the royal wedding, the assassination of Osama Bin Laden and President Barack Obama’s release of his birth certificate.
While noting the importance of these events, he jokingly urged the graduates not to forget one important detail about that night. “I’m worried that with all of that you might forget who your commencement speaker was. That’s P-O-W-E-L-L and don’t ya’ll forget that,” he humorously expressed.
Delivering a message of triumph and success, Powell told of his humble beginnings as a native of Harlem, raised in the South Bronx section of New York City. Upon graduating from Morris High School, he attended the City College of New York (CCNY). While there, he says he was not considered one of CCNY’s most promising students.
“It took me four and a half years to get through school, two changes of major, and the only way I got out of there was that I got straight A’s in ROTC for four years. They rolled those straight A’s into my grade. I got a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) and they said get out, get out while you can,” he laughed. “The faculty was happy to see me go, hoped the Army could make something out of me and said goodbye with a sigh of relief,” he said as the stadium filled with laughter. “Now of course I am considered one of the greatest sons CCNY has ever had. So those of you that are not graduating with a 3.8 or better, have faith my young friends, have faith.”
While he may not have thrived in his college setting, Powell dominated the military sector which he thoroughly enjoyed and was an obvious sign that he was moving in the right direction. “I loved the Army. I was a professional soldier and I was a good soldier,” he says. Recalling his successful path, Powell shared that while in Vietnam he served as captain and was privileged to meet SC State alumnus and Gen. George Price, ’51. “George was an example to me of being what an officer meant. He was a professional. He looked the part and he watched over me. We began a friendship that has now lasted over a century,” he reflected. “What he gave me he had given to thousands of other young soldiers over the years, and I thank George for that and I thank South Carolina State for producing George and all others.”
Powell went on to discuss his appointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was the first ROTC graduate from CCNY to attain such a prestigious position. “Perform and you go places; don’t perform then you won’t,” he noted. “But I didn’t need to go to the top. I didn’t need to become chairman to be a success in my chosen profession. I just needed to know that I had done my best every single day. That was the real satisfaction in my life. Not promotions but knowing that I was doing the best I possibly could.”
This was Powell’s charge to the graduates. “Leave here and perform,” he stressed. “No matter what your path is you have to perform to get ahead, and what helped me to do that was I was doing something that I loved.”
2011 physics graduate Ashley N. Graham is an example of someone who consistently performs doing what she loves. Prior to becoming Miss SC State University for the 2010-2011 academic year, she served as queen during her freshman, sophomore and junior years, making history as the first queen to ever accomplish such a feat. The Sumter, S.C. native will continue striving for the best as she competes in the Miss South Carolina pageant at the end of June. She will also be attending the 8th National League of Black Women Strategic Leadership Conference in Tampa, Fl.
“Every since I’ve come to SC State, we’ve had people telling us you have to perform, so Gen. Powell’s message was a familiar phrase. To me it meant performing in your best capacity; be better than yourself and focus on yourself so that you can make the world a better place.”
In fall 2011, Graham will live out Powell’s concluding messages when she “goes forth inspired and performs her duty to serve the nation,” as she pursues a career in health physics
AASHE 2011: Creating Sustainable Campuses and Communities
AASHE 2011: Creating Sustainable Campuses and Communities
Register during the first week and receive 2010 conference pricing!
NEW! The conference will add another day to the schedule, allowing for greater networking opportunities, more in-depth concurrent sessions, and a chance to celebrate AASHE’s five-year anniversary!
AASHE 2010 and 2008 were sold out events; don’t miss your chance to experience North America’s largest campus sustainability conference!
WHEN
Sunday, October 09, 2011
7:00 AM - Wednesday, October 12, 20112:00 PM
WHERE
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
1000 Ft. Duquesne Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15222 USA
Register by June 8th for 2010 pricing!
Thank you to our Campus Hosts!
Alfred State College, Carnegie Mellon University, Chatham University, Cornell University, Duquesne University, Frostburg State University, Pennsylvania State University, Point Park University, Slippery Rock University, University of Pittsburgh, West Virginia University
Campus Technology Archived Webinar: Strategies for Successful Clicker Implementation and Growth
As colleges and universities continue to look for ways to improve student retention and encourage deeper learning, many institutions are turning to clicker technology as a proven method for stimulating conversation, measuring student attitudes and driving active learning in the classroom.
Get real-world faculty and administrator perspective on the organization, implementation and growth of clicker technology. Attend this webcast to hear from Professor Matt Evans and Instructional Program Manager Cindy Albert of the University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire as they share:
What you need to consider when adopting classroom response systems
How implementing clicker technology can enhance the pedagogy of traditional, open and distance learning environments
Strategies for communicating the value of clickers in the classroom to faculty
Best practices for implementing clickers in the classroom
Presented by:
Matt Evans, associate professor of Physics, University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire
Cindy Albert, instructional program manager, University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire
Moderated by: Linda Briggs, contributing editor, Campus Technology
Original Webinar Air Date: April 7, 2011
http://campustechnology.com/login/login.aspx?src=%7b09BB5CAD-C055-4CBD-9F4D-993DA8503BA0%7d
Campus Technology: Is Higher Education Ready for "The Education Bubble"?
American higher education--the jewel in the global crown of universal education, with nearly a quarter of the total number of higher education institutions in the world, and including graduate programs that are the envy of the world--is facing the prospect of being the next bubble to burst. Technology is both a culprit and a promising ally.
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The Sloan Consortium: Early Bird pricing for ET4OL Symposium Ends Soon- Deadline is June 11
The Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Symposium
A joint symposium of The Sloan Consortium and MERLOT
"Empowering New Generation Teaching"
July 11 - 13, 2011
Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, California
Sloan-C’s 17th Annual International Conference on Online Learning, November 9-11 at our new location – the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel.
Online Learning, Teaching, and Research in The New Media Ecology
http://sloanconsortium.org/aln
Online learning is one of the most talked about and fastest growing sectors in higher education and corporate training today.
The Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning is the premier global gathering covering this field.
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