"Thank-you for supporting teachers. All the equipment I have in my room is through private sponsors and through grants which I have had to compete to receive. We are lucky to know the private sector cares about the hurdles we face to teach the way we should be. (Now that I have some technology, I don't have enough electrical supply to run everything!...) Through trouble-shooting these types of matters with students, we have to be creative in our solutions, which really emulates the real world."

 

Chantal Lafargue, Teacher, Fredericton High School, New Brunswick and HP MindShare Learning Report Contest Winner

 

 

Timothy Gard, B.Ed, M.A. has had over a decade of hands-on involvement with students and teachers in information and communication technology. He loves innovative ideas, integrating technology across the curriculum and engaging students in the ever-changing world of technology. He currently teaches media literacy and communication at Sir Adam Beck J. S. in the Toronto District School Board.

  
Q: What role does administrative leadership play in creating and sustaining technology integration in a school?

A: Leadership at the school and district level is vital if you wish to create and sustain a school and district culture where integrating technology across the curriculum is valued. More often than not, this leadership is sustained by teacher modeling, sharing and working collaboratively with other teachers so that this vision becomes a reality. Administrative leadership either hampers or supports this work by sharing the vision, making efforts to encourage and acknowledge the teacher's effort to engage all stakeholders funding this venture.

Helix2009 (Green Education and Technology Conference)
March 19-20, 2009
The conference will focus on green computing, attendees will also have access to other topics in the areas of Web design and development; administration and leadership; teaching and learning with technology; and security, networking and infrastructure.
 

 

Young Reporters for the Environment
CEA | 12/11/08
At Environmental Defense, we believe we can make the world a greener, healthier place. To do that, we work with Canadians, decision-makers and businesses to make the environment a top priority. And, we choose strategies that will get results.
 

 

Faronics Power Save and Coeur D'Alene School District, a Case Study
Faronics | 13/11/08
Coeur D'Alene School District expects to save as much as $300,000 over the course of three years.

     
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This month's "Higher Education Section" features an essay by Dr. Eric Hamilton.  He is an Associate Dean of Education at the University of Pepperdine's Graduate School of Education and Psychology.  Dr. Hamilton describes the ongoing transformational process at Pepperdine University that was born in large part out of their nationally recognized Online Master of Educational Technology Program.

 

 

2008 ORION Awards Celebrating Ontario's contribution to research, teaching and learning
Press Release | 04/11/08
International research collaborations and innovations that are transforming medical training and film production, and taking teaching and learning to the next level in virtual environments, are being recognized with Ontario's annual ORION Awards.
 
 
Absolute Software Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results.
Media Release | 04/11/08
Absolute� Software (TSX: ABT), the leading provider of firmware-based, patented Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking™solutions, announces its financial results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2008.


Students call for increased investment in wake of economic challenges
CNW | 05/11/08
College and college/university students across the province are united in calling upon the McGuinty government to continue investing in postsecondary education as a strategy to combat economic challenges and further promote our future prosperity, says the College Student Alliance (CSA).


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Event: ....... Educause Learning Technology Leadership Conference
Date: ......... December 14-18, 2008
Location: ... Madison, Wisconsin

Event: ....... Educause Mid Atlantic Regional
Date: ......... January 7-9, 2009
Location: ... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


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Eric Hamilton, PhD, Associate Dean for Education
Pepperdine University
Graduate School of Education and Psychology


 

 

Q: How is Pepperdine's Graduate School of Education and Psychology transforming to meet the demands of the 21st century?

 

Where has the Fall gone? Seems education is moving at an unprecedented speed, thanks in part to the power of technology.  For the record, I don't attend each and every conference we list, however, I somehow did manage to get to a good number over the past two months.

The People of Education organization ran a very interesting conference at York University last month. It featured keynote speaker, Kathleen Wynne, Ontario Minister of Education. A former chair of the board of trustees for the Toronto District School Board, Ms. Wynne impressed me with her condor and passion for education. She reminded us as parents to focus on our kids first in supporting their literacy and numeracy needs helping them with their homework and not necessarily feeling obligated to be volunteering at school when our own kids' need us most.  Very basic stuff, however, I could relate with our three children in elementary school. Another speaker that impressed me was Dr. Michael Tymchak, Dean of Education, University of Regina, and chair of the School^PLUS task force, a program that is transforming Saskatchewan schools. They've done excellent work in transforming education which was described as, "it takes a village to raise a child." Never underestimate the role of the principal in the process as the gatekeepers of our schools.
 

Robert Martellacci, M.A. EdTech