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Keeping Up With IT Developments In Education?

Posted by timothy on from the ear-to-the-rail dept.

antgiant writes "I work for a college in the IT department, and I've been having a hard time finding quality resources that cover IT topics with relationship to education. So I ask you: outside of Slashdot, what listservs, newsgroups, fourms, etc. should I be participating in? In particular, I am interested in resources that tend to cover more legal topics such as the now-approved anti-peer-to-peer law."

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  1. Converge Magazine by Shadowhawk · · Score: 2, Interesting
    I'm not sure if this what you're looking for, but it claims:

    Converge magazine provides strategy and leadership for technology use in K-12 and higher education. Senior policy makers in education utilize Converge for articles on proven, effective educational methods and models for the 21st century and beyond.

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  2. Tech & Learning Magazine by XxtraLarGe · · Score: 2, Informative

    Even though it's targeted at K-12, it still has some good info that will also work for higher-ed: http://www.techlearning.com/

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  3. EDUCAUSE. by saintlupus · · Score: 5, Informative

    The best organization for higher ed IT is EDUCAUSE (www.educause.edu) -- their mailing lists and their conferences are great. Go to their web site, find some mailing lists in your area of expertise, and subscribe.

    --saint

  4. David Warlick's blog by HoosierLibrarian · · Score: 1

    http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/

  5. ACM SIGITE by Mikkeles · · Score: 1

    The ACM has a special interest group in information technology education.

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  6. edugeek by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    edugeek of course, www.edugeek.net

  7. Games in education by CETS · · Score: 1

    For an academic look at games in education check out games+learning+society

  8. Campus Technology by mikecain366 · · Score: 1

    While it tends to be advertisement laden, I find Campus Technology (http://www.campustechnology.com/) to be useful for keeping up with recent trends.

    1. Re:Campus Technology by howlatthemoon · · Score: 1

      yes, i agree, and as a bonus if you get on their mailing lists you will never go a day without several e-mails from qualified commercial partners. Fortunately I have a good set of filters. Educause, should be the first place too look and it is also a place to get involved with colleagues nationally. See you in Orlando.

  9. A few more resources... by ThinkComp · · Score: 1

    I get the Wired Campus newsletter digest daily from the Chronicle of Higher Education:

    http://www.chronicle.com

    There's also plenty of books out there about technology and/or education. Harry Lewis, the former Dean of Harvard College, wrote one:

    http://www.amazon.com/Blown-Bits-Liberty-Happiness-Explosion/dp/0137135599/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224705390&sr=1-1

    And I wrote one, myself:

    http://www.aarongreenspan.com/authoritas.html

    Aaron

  10. edna by JuzzFunky · · Score: 1

    Have a look at edna .
    From the about page:
    edna is a network of the education and training community. It includes government and non-government schooling systems, early childhood, vocational and technical education, adult and community education and higher education.
    Might be close to what you're after...

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  11. Re:Obama by Retric · · Score: 1

    FYI: Income tax is not the only tax people pay. Social Security, Medicare, Property tax, sales tax, DMV etc.

    Add them up and the average 40k/year homeowners a higher percentage of their income in taxes than Gill Gates.

    PS: I know people hate income tax which is why we have all those hidden taxes but it's all just money and when the government spends it they take it from somewhere.

  12. Re:Obama by Retric · · Score: 1

    I am sorry but total government taxation is more than just income tax. I know it's a shock to some people, but state and local governments frequently operate with zero income tax and yet they still get money. The federal government has a wide range of taxes and many of these tend to collect less as a % from people as they move up the income ladder. Or like SS they just stop asking for more money after you make X.