The SITE 2016 venue has been announced and will be Savannah, Georgia, March 21-25, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Savannah, along the Savannah River boardwalk filled with shops, restaurants, and entertainment. Visitors to Savannah are captivated by its beauty, heritage, charm, and friendly people. A trip to Savannah would not be complete without sampling its famous Southern cuisine.  Plus the city is one of the most walkable cities in America.  On foot you can appreciate its 22 world-famous … [Read more...]

SITE 2015 Conference will feature a special Workshop/Tour--Taking it Outdoors: Personalized Learning Technologies and Place-Based Education in Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas. This innovative workshop will examine the role of personalized learning technologies as a place-based education tools. For example, how can wearable devices and mobile technologies be transformed to support informal and formal learning experiences for students? Working with the US Bureau of Land Management and the US … [Read more...]

A new Horizon Report, Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education, is available in EdITLib. The NMC Horizon Report 2014 Higher Education Edition is a collaborative effort between the NMC and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), an EDUCAUSE Program. This eleventh edition describes annual findings from the NMC Horizon Project, an ongoing research project designed to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry in … [Read more...]

The SITE Blog presents a Presidential Update from David Slykhuis on preparing for the SITE 2015. Excerpt: “I encourage you to prepare for the conference using our online social network, Academic Experts, http://academicexperts.org/conf/site/2015/.  When you visit Academic Experts, the first thing you should do is create or update your profile, including a picture. Then take advantage of the amazing scheduling feature for the conference.”  The SITE Blog presents a Presidential Update from David … [Read more...]

The latest issue of JTATE–Journal of Technology and Teacher Education is available to SITE members in EdITLib. Articles include: Mobile video collection in preservice teacher practicum placements Novice mathematics teachers’ use of technology to enhance student engagement, questioning, generalization, and conceptual understanding Examining TPACK’s Theoretical Future Technology Integration in K-12 Classrooms: The Impact of Graduate Coursework on Teachers’ Knowledge and … [Read more...]