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November/December, 2001
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Temple University Center for Research
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5. The Classrooms Of the Future?
What will the classroom of the future look like or will our classrooms be
virtual ones? To prepare for any future contingency, Incoming freshmen of Fairleigh Dickinson University will be the first class required to take at least
one course per year online as they progress toward their bachelor's degree.
Local and remote professors will coteach Global Challenge, the first course in
the new e-catalogue dedicated to exploring cultural, social, and political
issues around the world. The new program is part of the university's attempt to
improve students' online collaboration and communication skills so that they are
adequately prepared for work in increasingly digital environments.
What about K-12 settings? Will our current bricks and mortar buildings morph
into cyber schools?
NEWSWEEK asked leading teachers, inventors, and entrepreneurs for their vision of
what schools will be like in the year 2025 and how learning will change. To read
the complete article click here.
Maybe the future is already here! Newsweek takes a look at what we can learn
from those states that invested heavily in technology in the early 1990's and
finds some surprising answers. Take a look at South Dakota, one of the most
wired states in the nation. Check this
Newsweek article.
6.MAR*TEC partners with New Jersey State Department of Education in
documenting their Technology Fellows Program
MAR*TEC is pleased to be partnering with New Jersey State Department of
Education to assist them in documenting their Technology Fellows Program.
Pictured below (from left to right) are Julia Stapleton, Technology Director, and
Eileen Stovall, Assistant Director, with MAR*TEC Technology Coordinator, Patty
Hendricks. They are reviewing the work submitted by the Technology Fellows
as they assist the state in developing new and innovative ways to assist
teachers to better integrate technology.
7.Advances in Educational Technology
Occasionally we feature innovative breakthroughs using educational technology.
This month we are focused on an important home grown invention that makes Braille reading much easier
for physically challenged. To read more about this
article click
here.
8.MAR*TEC becomes adviser to a new innovative Philadelphia high school
Last month High Tech High Philadelphia was officially opened by Philadelphia
Mayor John Street with a mission to reinvent high school education so that
students obtain the skills they need to realize their dreams. Based on hands-on
project and internships, the school prepares students for 21st Century
knowledge-based careers. Some other differences include-students can only
graduate after they have mastered a group of core skills; teachers are
accountable for the progress of a student with evaluations and bonuses based on
student outcome. To read more about this school
click on the link.
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