By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – PowerPoint was a relatively new tool and online education was in its infancy when Martonia Gaskill, an exchange student from Brazil at the time, enrolled in the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s instructional technology master’s program. That was roughly 20 years ago, and a lot has changed since then. Now iPads and Chromebooks are common in K-12 classrooms, students and teachers carry smartphones capable of connecting … [Read more...] about UNK master’s program keeps teachers ahead of technology curve
Martonia Gaskill
‘I Love NU Day’ highlights university’s impact on state
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications LINCOLN – The students gathered Wednesday morning at the state Capitol represent Nebraska’s future. Right now they’re Lopers, Mavericks and Cornhuskers, but soon they’ll be the teachers, health care professionals, information technology workers and agricultural producers the state needs to fill thousands of open positions and promote economic development. “It’s the responsibility of those of us sitting across the hall to create … [Read more...] about ‘I Love NU Day’ highlights university’s impact on state
UNK Tech Edge conference advancing technology in education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU6w5FJ377c&feature=youtu.be By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – Integrating computer science into K-12 curriculums is the focus of an upcoming conference hosted at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. UNK’s Tech Edge Spring Conference – “Innovation, Technology and Computer Science in Education” – is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 24 at UNK’s College of Education building. It includes 11 speakers from UNK and public … [Read more...] about UNK Tech Edge conference advancing technology in education
Tech Edge conference focuses on classroom technology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UKF5zs4ChM REGISTER: http://www.unk.edu/academics/coe/unk-tech-edge-conference.php By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – A conference for teachers and pre-service teachers interested in learning new ways to use technology in the classroom is being hosted at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The Tech Edge Spring Conference – “21st Century Education: Digital Tools Advancing Teaching and Learning” – is from 8 a.m. to 12:30 … [Read more...] about Tech Edge conference focuses on classroom technology
