Ellis Island - gateway to America
Ellis Island officially opened on January 1, 1892, and closed in 1954. It became the nation's premier federal immigration station during that time period. The station processed over 12 million immigrants. Using archival ..
Embracing Moodle: how NJIT implemented an open source LMS solution
Presentation Abstract: With the increasing costs, complexities and concerns associated with many of todays commercial learning management systems (LMS) many schools are beginning to explore open source alternatives. In d..
Endangered species of N.J.
Provides an examination endangered animals in New Jersey. The New Jersey Endangered Species Project seeks to protect and manage our endangered species and their habitats. Species include the bald eagle, the peregrine ..
Enron unraveled
Presentation Abstract: On the surface, Enron conjures up Churchill's description of the Soviet Union "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." Initially my freshmen Business Ethics students believe they will neve..
Expanded technology utilization in nursing education: the iNurse initiative
This presentation describes implementation of The iNurse Initiative. The Initiative includes use of iPod touch and iPad for: point of care access to nursing references, learner response system, procedure tracking, learni..
Experiments in learning in new media environments
In this session, Professor Michael Wesch demonstrates his own experiments using new media to create more participatory and collaborative learning environments. This frank discussion includes the failures as well as the s..
Facing existing and emerging challenges in education
This presentation covers ways in which Dr. Darrell Cleveland teaches topics concerning diversity and social justice as a professor in the School of Education at Richard Stockton College in New Jersey.
Faculty Development and Support: Online Pedagogy, Technology, and Resources
Although online education follows many of the same methods and philosophies as traditional, face-to-face (f2f) counterpart, the online teaching environment provides a unique set of possibilities and challenges when compa..
Faculty forum: e-books
William Paterson University’s Cheng Library, Instruction and Research Technology department, Office of the Provost, and Technology Across the Curriculum Committee hosted this forum to clarify e-books for faculty by pro..
First year seminar on social networking & sustainability: lessons learned
Most first year college students tell stories of "getting caught" on their laptops Facebooking or MySpacing. They are members of multiple social networks, with highly developed online communication and multitasking skill..