http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/auckland02/proceedings/papers/key_reeves.pdfStorm Clouds on the Digital Education Horizon1. Does this shift change the traditional aims of education in our society?2. What skills will be necessary for success in the Knowledge Age?3. What have we learned about learning that might help us gain these skills?4. What does Knowledge Age learning really look like in practice?5. How do we get there from here- which reform strategy will be effective?6.

http://www.ncrel.org/tech/netc/2002/keynote.htmThis is a transcript of a speech entitled No cliche left behind: Why Education Policy is NOT like the movies.In the beginning of the speech, the speaker seems against no child left behind, but then in the end, he seems to have softened his view. The speaker calls the policy, the action hero method of decision making.

http://www.arches.uga.edu/~bhummel/6200Project/Within the framework of this project, the group attempts to address the following:What are the elements of Roger's Diffusion of Innovations Theory?What stages do adopters pass through from knowledge of an innovation to adoption?What are some characteristics of adopters of innovations?What are some attributes of innovations which impact rate of diffusion?How does Diffusion of Innovations Theory apply to adoption of innovations within household systems?I found this website very interestin

My group is doing a WebQuest on butterflies, esp. building a butterfly garden.

http://it.coe.uga.edu/~treeves/AERA99Web.pdfA Model to Guide the Integration of the WWW as a Cognitive Tool in K-12 Education by Tom ReevesUnfortunately, I had a very hard time accessing and printing this document. I'm not sure the fonts were properly embedded into the pdf as it came out all weird. I even printed this one out and had the same results.I will try again later.

Ok, I did post this to webCT but in order to have an archived copy, I am cross posting.rDriving Ms. Daisy into the technology ageOne common theme that I found in these posts was the concept of incorporating new interactive media technology in education and learning via distance education. Each of these articles discusses a component or issue of online media. The first article discussed distance learning and the challenges of distance learning.

Yes, I know my posts are looong. :)Part of what I am trying to do in my posts is to get down a sense of the fundamentals of the article in order to make use of my blog as a supplement to my classnotes.

http://www.edu.yorku.ca:8080/~rowston/article.htmlWell, the author starts out the article on a roll with the opening: "Nothing before has captured the imagination and interest of educators simultaneously around the globe more than the World Wide Web...." Umm... Does everyone have access to the web? Noo..... Is this true? Well, that issue is what the author is investigating.For technology to be useful in education it must

1. Does it make learning more accessible?

http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed430564.htmlAs a librarian one of my favorite topics is how to evaluate good resources. In fact, at a recent user group meeting, one of the speakers talked about the concept of "good enough." In other words, if I know little about stereos and wish to purchase one, I might start at the local giant discount mega retailer.