EDUCAUSE 2004

October 2004

EdTech Center Director, Alicia Russell and Web Based Curriculum Designer, Laurie Poklop will present at the premier IT event in higher education, October 19-22 in Denver, CO.

Focused on the theme "IT From a Higher Vantage Point," EDUCAUSE 2004 is an outstanding program designed to help IT professionals in higher education tackle current issues and prepare for future challenges.

The EdTech Center presentation is a poster session entitled, "Lessons from the Effective Technology Awards."

More than 325 Northeastern University students submitted nominations for the Effective or Innovative Use of Technology Awards, which recognize faculty who enhance learning with technology. Student comments and reviews of nominated course sites by EdTech Center instructional designers yielded qualitative data on what students value about teaching and how faculty use Blackboard.