An assistant professor in Ferris State University's Information Security and Intelligence program said she, and her peers are perpetually involved in training and research, so as to keep their curriculum up-to-date and relevant for students. Hwee-Joo Kam spent a portion…
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You pick up your laptop, go to Netflix and search for a movie. You grab your smartphone, open Pandora and browse through millions of songs. You visit the website of your favorite store to shop for a new jacket. All…
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A look back at this blog's most-viewed posts reveals that readers were most interested in such varied topics as the best ways to ensure "active" use of educational technology in learning environments, potential changes to federal data-privacy laws, and questions…
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Medical imaging systems make it possible for health care professionals to see processes within the body so they can diagnose, monitor or treat medical problems. It's a growing industry — one market research company is forecasting growth from $30.2 billion…
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Last month I wrote about HistoryPin, a collective visual ethnography of images from around the world. A location online where anyone can add pictures and everyone can search by site to find amazing historic photos located just about anywhere. This…
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Grand Valley State University is a founding member of a newly launched initiative called 2030 District, with a goal to reduce energy use 50 percent by 2030 in downtown Grand Rapids. Grand Valley is one of 39 members and has…
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A team of researchers, including University of Michigan CSE graduate students Zakir Durumeric, David Adrian, James Kasten, CS student Ariana Mirian, and Professor J. Alex Halderman have received the Applied Networking Research Prize (ANRP) for their paper, "Neither Snow Nor…
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Project Tomorrow's annual Speak Up surveys show that librarians are in a unique leadership position to develop new visions of learning at their schools. We see that administrators now have a well-articulated need and community backing to support digital integration,…
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This month's blog post on an AASL Best Website for Teaching and Learning is focused on a favorite that won in 2014, Historypin (https://www.historypin.org/). The newly redesigned site is a great place to search for historic images from around the…
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Today's blog entry on using the AASL Best Websites in your schools and libraries focuses on Code.Org (https://code.org/). The Best Websites for Teaching and Learning Committee categorized this dynamic site as Content Resources in 2015. Code is a non-profit educational…
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