technology

Dynamic faculty share teaching techniques at workshop

By Richard H. Miller, Global Campus PULLMAN, Wash. – Show your passion; move around the room; break up class time and use daily assignments to ensure attendance – these are some of the dynamic instructional techniques imparted to Washington State University faculty recently by four of their peers.

Sept. 25-26: Conference explores teaching with technology

By C. Brandon Chapman, College of Education PULLMAN, Wash. – The College of Education will hold its first conference specifically related to technology in the higher-education classroom on Sept. 25-26 at Washington State University. Find registration and other information at http://education.wsu.edu/TECHed.html.

Expert professors share favorite classroom tools

By Richard H. Miller, Global Campus PULLMAN, Wash. – The flashing VCR clock—00:00, 00:00, 00:00—was once as ubiquitous as the response: Let a teenager fix it. While the belief that young people are more adept at technology—how do they text and walk at the same time?—is not baseless, it is often overinflated.

Zuckerberg’s virtual reality vision addressed – in a week

By Tina Hilding, College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg acquired gaming headset company Oculus VR on March 25, he wrote, “This is just the start. After games, we’re going to make Oculus a platform for many other experiences. Imagine enjoying a courtside seat at a game… just by […]