Results of the Horizon Report

 

The 4th annual Horizon Report has released its findings and outlines 6 key trends of technology that will affect higher ed in the next few years:

• The environment of higher education is changing rapidly
• Information literacy increasingly should not be considered a given.
• Academic review and faculty rewards are increasingly out of sync with new forms of scholarship
• Collective intelligence and mass amateurization are pushing the boundaries of scholarship
• Students views of what is and what is not technology are increasingly different from those of the faculty. 

All of the above seem to be important areas to look at  as we plan for the future of Albany Law School.

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Podcasting Continues

The AV Department is helping with our podcasting.  They have purchased 4 more digital recorders and are coordinating the logistics of the recordings.

So far we have podcasted 11 events on campus and they are hosted here: podcasts.classcaster.org (along with accompanying photos.)

We are also recording classes for students who are ill and make-up classes for professors who have had to cancel classes.  They can be accessed from here: audio_recordings.classcaster.org .

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New Skills, New Learning

Gene Koo (fellow from Harvard Law)’s  white paper picked up a small mention on the Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Wired Campus” blog, summarized as “Lawyers want technology training” Also, the Boston Globe published his letter today.

 Related somewhat is that one of the professors here who teaches Trial Practice II (Criminal Trial Skills) is requiring her students to use technology for their opening or closing statements.

        As result, so far 5 students used powerpoint and three students used a document camera.  As they had heard recently, jurors today, most of them being baby boomers, receive and process information through visual media. Therefore, every trial lawyer must learn how to use technology to engage the jury.   This assignment will prepare them to practicre law in the real world.

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