Alicia Russell commented on Seth Merriam's article: I like the way you laid out both the features you like in the iPhoto app, and what is missing, and should perhaps be in the next version. Love the dog pictures!
April 4, 2012
Alicia Russell commented on David Wicks's article: I like the way you grouped these "ubiquitous" (across all devices) apps for teaching and learning, described why they are valuable, and gave specific suggestions for their use.
iPad2s for Faculty
Northeastern University’s Educational Technology Center recently began offering iPad2s to faculty as part of a Mobile Learning Initiative. This initiative grew out of an earlier program aimed at giving faculty members th...
James MarkoMike Gonyeau has some great observations from a non-Mac user adapting to the iOS environment.
"Other than having the window options (close, minimize etc…) on the upper left versus upper right, I have not had any major complications with lower order... moreMike Gonyeau has some great observations from a non-Mac user adapting to the iOS environment.
"Other than having the window options (close, minimize etc…) on the upper left versus upper right, I have not had any major complications with lower order/day to day use."
Very interesting stuff going on at Northeastern!
Professional Organizations
Educauser>ELI CAUSE NMC NERCOMP
Areas of Interest
technology as a catalyst for educational change, strategic planning, faculty transformation,
Biography
Alicia K. Russell is the founding director of Northeastern University's Educational Technology Center, the university's hub for the exploration, development and implementation of emerging technologies to support teaching, learning and research goals. Her principal interests center on using technology as a catalyst for educational change. Her research focuses on the exploration of how technology can be used to improve education at the course, program, college and institutional levels. Under Ms. Russell9;s direction, EdTech staff has developed many scaleable, sustainable, award-winning web-based projects and initiatives.
As EdTech Center director, Ms. Russell brokers partnerships and fosters collaboration among university departments, publishing companies, hardware and software vendors, and organizations ranging from local to international in scope, such as Educause, New Media Centers, and NERCOMP. Ms. Russell holds a BA in English and an MA in Education from the University of Kansas. Prior to entering the educational technology field, she taught English for ten years in the US and Japan. She can be reached at a.russell@neu.edu. The Educational Technology Center Web site can be found at www.edtech.neu.edu.