Creating Significant Learning Environments
M.I.T. is naming a two time college drop out as the director of the world’s top computer science lab. Why?
“The choice is radical, but brilliant,” said Larry Smarr, director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, a University of California laboratory that pursues a similar research agenda to the Media Laboratory. “He can position the lab at the edge of change and propel it for a decade.”
Looks like being on the edge of change is a priority for M.I.T.
When you train your employees to be risk averse, then you are preparing your whole company to be reward challenged.
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The overwhelming response is – YES!
Video-Game Rooms Become the Newest Library Space Invaders – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education via kwout
Looks like my colleagues up in Canada are once again at the cutting edge of innovation. The University of Calgary is adding a gaming space as part of their $175 million dollar Taylor Family Digital Library. Gaming spaces like these aren’t examples of pandering to students but are generally connected to a gaming programming program or other digital media activities that require students to understand and explore the history of gaming. It is good to see the foresight from institutions like U of C and many others in the US and Canada who are recognizing that gaming is a significant part of our culture that will be studied like everything else.
Worried About Loss of Academic Influence, CIO Resigns at Urbana-Champaign – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education via kwout
You have to respect someone who resigns on matters of principle. I applaud CIO Sally Jackman for taking a stand on the importance of have an Academic report in Higher Education IT. I wish more CIO’s would be willing to insist on an Academic report. Universities regardless of their size or priorities are academically driven and IT should support this mission first.
