What do today’s students bring to their classrooms? How do they think and act on campus and in their personal social settings? Are they really that technology-oriented and tech-savvy? Can they learn better with technology? Are the faculty ready for them? Can/Should the faculty be a “Guide on the Side” rather than a “Sage on the Stage”? What can higher education learn from the current budget crisis?
1. ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2004 -2009 2. How do students view their own technology adoption and IT skills? 3. Instructional Modalities of eLearning 4. Open Courses – Are they really open? Can they stand on their own and be effectively used by students for successful learning? 5. Faculty Support for the Development of Online/Hybrid Courses 6. Faculty Concerns – To Share or Not To Share, Intellectual Property Ownership, Retention/Tenure/Promotion, Fear of Being Overloaded 7. Challenges of the University Administrations in the Days of Shrinking Budget
