Now that we have your attention with that title, we offer up a ‘condensed version’ of a fascinating article on the impact of technological change on the future health of universities. It seems the old model of an instructor imparting wisdom from the bottom of a lecture theatre needs a little tweaking…

Another report from e-Learning Week (last time we talked about Podcasts). This issue we review the workshop on WordPress, the ubiquitous content management system that keeps many a weblog working…including the e-Strategy Update. Find out why so many people at UBC are relying on WordPress to get the word out…

The last of five reports from the UBC School of Nursing that we’ve been featuring in the e-Strategy Update. Add them up and you have a case study of a department’s transition during a challenging time at the the university, as Information Technology is resized, revamped, and revolutionized. Part 5 is about the lifecycle process of Application Development…

First we’ll show you a nifty device you can hang around your neck that allows you to use any surface as a keyboard or keypad….then we explain what a 5 cent house has to do with a 4 minute lifespan…we’ll follow that with a short lesson on how to compose your passwords…then wrap things up with some Google tips for students. Another Miscellaneous bag of tricks and tips from UBC e-Strategy…

Ted Dodds is the new Vice Provost at UBC responsible for IT innovation in teaching and learning. He wants to know if we should continue teaching at UBC the way they taught in Bologna and Paris and Oxford in the 12th century. If the answer is ‘no’, then it looks like things are going to change around here, real soon…