The March/April 2002 issue of The Technology Source, a free refereed e-journal, is available at http://ts.mivu.org. This issue includes "Computerizing College Composition" by Joel Foreman

IN THIS ISSUE:

Information Technology and the Future of Education: An Interview with

Diana Oblinger, by James Morrison and Diana Oblinger

Oblinger assesses the integration of information technology in higher

education: its driving forces, its specific applications, its future

development trends, and its current challenges. See

http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=983

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Computerizing College Composition, by Joel Foreman

Foreman describes how to use customized software for guiding student

revision; manage the flow of incoming assignments, peer review, and

instructor feedback; and an archive that instructors can consult to

measure student proficiency. See

http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=967

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ABCs of the Virtual High School, by Kathy Winograd

Winograd interviews virtual high school leaders on the needs their schools

serve, the innovations they provide to teaching/learning models, and the

future paths that virtual education at the K-12 level will take. See

http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=988

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Using a Web-Based Course Management Tool to Support Face-to-Face

Instruction, by Nada Dabbagh

Dabbage addresses the challenges and opportunities involved with

integrating face-to-face and Web-based instructional formats. See

http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=938

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Open Knowledge and Open Source Initiatives: An Interview with MIT's Phil

Long, by Steve Gilbert and Phil Long

Gilbert and Long discuss two recent initiatives at MIT, the Open Knowledge

Initiative (OKI) and the OpenCourseWare Initiative (OCW), that illustrate

how open source policies can support effective online course design. See

http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=979

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Drafting a Faculty Copyright Ownership Policy, by Laura Gasaway

Gasaway discusses the crucial distinctions between faculty and

institutional ownership and their role in determining copyright policy.

See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=982

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Using a Course Management System for Large Classes: Support,

Infrastructure, and Policy Issues, by Doug Johnson

Johnson evaluates the implementation of a course management system in

large undergraduate courses and offers solutions to problems that may

arise. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=945

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Training Professional Workforce Educators Online, by Sharon Pitt, Edmund

Vitale, Jr., and Diane Foucar-Szocki

Pitt, Vitale, and Foucar-Szocki describe the Workforce Development Campus

and offer a valuable glimpse into the future of online professional

development programs. See

http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=947

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Delivering Web-Based Multimedia Using CD/Web Hybrids, by David Diaz

Diaz argues that CD/Web hybrids represent a powerful solution to numerous

problems, including bandwidth limitations, overloaded servers, and slow

modem speeds. See http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=963

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Spotlight Site: The George Lucas Educational Foundation, by Stephen Downes

Downes describes this site as representing force of advocacy and public

service, offering a vision for the future of education that brings us

closer to realizing its potential. See

http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=999

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Letter to the Editor: Announcing Teacher Focus, an Online Community of

Educators, by Lucy Vaysman

Vaysman describes a Web site designed to foster a virtual community for

teachers around the globe in which they can share experiences, concerns,

and practical solutions to the challenges of teaching. See

http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=993

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The Technology Source is published by the Michigan Virtual University as a

service to the educational community. Please forward this announcement to

colleagues who are interested in using information technology tools more

effectively in their work.

As always, we seek illuminating articles that will assist educators as

they face the challenge of using information technology tools in teaching

and in managing educational organizations. Please review our call for

manuscripts at http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=call

and send me a note

if you would like to contribute such an article.