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Universities turn to Web to recruit new generation
A sample of some of the interesting stats in this article:
“In Ganim Barnes’ nationwide study, 33 percent of 453 university admissions departments surveyed said they blogged for recruitment purposes, and 29 percent used social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. Fifty-one percent viewed social media as very important to their marketing and recruitment strategy.”

A new online course on teaching with innovative technologies will be available this fall. Although the course is offered through the School of Nursing, it is open to graduate students in any major.
NURS 597B: Technological Innovations in Teaching and Learning
Instructor: Dr. Dee McGonigle
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Registration for ITS Seminars taking place in September opens on Aug 25 (next Monday). As always you can register at http://its.psu.edu/training/
Note that some seminars are now offered "via Adobe Connect," meaning you can watch a live stream from a computer at another location. Information on using Adobe Connect can be found at http://meeting.psu.edu/quickstart

From the ANGEL Faculty Listserv
Faculty who want to start using Penn State’s Course Management System, ANGEL, but are not sure where to start can attend a free workshop entitled “ANGEL: Start Using ANGEL in Your Course Right Away.” The workshop is offered on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2:00-4:00 p.m. in 116 Wagner Building, University Park. For details and to register, visit the ITS Training Services site at http://its.psu.edu/training/.
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http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/08/19/facebook
Talks about schools being wary to jump into social networking. How is Penn State doing, overall?

Will Colleges Friend Facebook?
Talks about schools being wary to jump into social networking. How is Penn State doing, overall?

See http://cio.co.nz/cio.nsf/tech/E9AAD1FBA10D072CCC2574830010E2BE#
Here's an article that talks about gamers in the business world and how they will transform the leadership that occurs. Important stuff, and something that higher ed has to account for in its curriculum designs!

Faculty who want to start using Penn State’s Course Management System, ANGEL, but are not sure where to start can attend a free workshop entitled “ANGEL: Start Using ANGEL in Your Course Right Away.” The workshop is offered on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2:00-4:00 p.m. in 116 Wagner Building, University Park. For details and to register, visit the ITS Training Services site at http://its.psu.edu/training/.
Registration for fall semester workshops opens 9:00 a.m. Aug. 25. Fall ANGEL workshops include another section of “Start Using ANGEL in Your Course Right Away” on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 8:30-10:30 a.m., as well as “ANGEL: Course Gradebook” on Thursday, Sept. 4, 1:00-3:00 p.m., both in 116 Wagner.

See http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/gaming/KoLAnalysis for an article by yours truly.
I take a look at this silly game, list why I think it's a good game, and list some possibilities for a KoL-type game in higher ed.

ACU’s iPod initiative endeavors to engage students via technology
“Abilene Christian University’s decision to pass out free iPhones and iPod touches to its incoming freshmen didn’t influence Josh Hardcastle’s choice to attend the school.
Much.
“It kind of gave me a little extra incentive,” he said. “It’s something to look forward to.”"