Developing Faculty to Use Technology: Programs and Strategies to Enhance Teaching.Edited by David G. Brown, Anker Publishing Company, Inc, 2003, 337pp., $39.95 Many higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. professionals value the chance to learn from their peers, but these opportunities are sometimes confined con·fine v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines v.tr. 1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. to annual conferences or occasional e-mail exchanges. Developing Faculty helps fill this need with more than 70 chapters written by those who work with and think about effective use of technology in universities across the country. Divided into such areas as philosophy, staffing and support, teaching environments, model programs, assessment, and effect of technology on teaming, this book is filled with quick reads that quench quench, v to cool a hot object rapidly by plunging it into water or oil. quench to put out, extinguish, or suppress; to cool (as hot metal) by immersing in water. the thirst thirst, sensation indicating the body's need for water. Dry or salty food and dry, dusty air may induce such a sensation by depleting moisture in the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat. for learning how others are confronting the questions we all face regarding teaching with technology. |
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