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5/05

EDITOR'S NOTE
This is a special issue of Educational Pathways because it introduces three new sections that are being planned as semi-regular features: "Future Watch," "International Scope," and "Tools of the Trade." MORE

FUTURE WATCH: THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION ACCORDING TO A FUTURIST
Who better to start a conversation with about the future than a man whose website is www.the-futurist.com? That man is David Snyder, lifestyles editor of The Futurist magazine and principal partner of The Snyder Family Enterprise, a 30-member virtual consultancy that scans the print media for worldwide trends. Our conversation started with a very broad question: "What’s your vision of the future of higher education, especially as it pertains to online teaching and learning?" Snyder began with the following statement: "Information technology will have a greater, more transmogrifying effect on higher education than on any other industry or profession; so much so that I have a hard time speculating on how it might all end up." We then went down a meandering pathway that touched on such topics as the information revolution, the workforce of the future, the dismantling of higher education, and much more. MORE

FROM SKEPTICAL TO SATISFIED: TEACHING ONLINE AS A "CONVERSION EXPERIENCE"
Contributing editor John Sener interviewed faculty who converted from skeptics to believers when they moved from teaching in the classroom to teaching online. The reasons for their initial skepticism, their common desires for trying online, and their recommendations to colleagues are all covered here. MORE

INTERNATIONAL SCOPE
We took a brief look inside the Hezel Associates Global eLearning report, and we provided an introduction and link to an article titled "Prepare for the Global eCampus" that supports Hezel's findings. We also added a brief announcement of UMUC's President Gerald Heeger's upcoming move to a new international university based in Texas. MORE

TOOLS OF THE TRADE: ePORTFOLIOS
How a growing number of institutions are using ePortfolios is still a hot topic that needs to be covered because the use of ePortfolios has great implications for enhancing teaching and learning. This is a first installment on this topic. It is meant to provide very basic information about ePortfolios, including links that will help you get a keener understanding of what ePortfolios are all about. There will be more specific articles on ePortfolios in future issues. MORE

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