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Faculty Resources for Laptop Requirement

LSBE Technology Update Documents

Setting Up Your Office Technology (Rev. 2007)

Computer Care (includes security measures) (Rev. 2007)

LSBE Technology Update Spring 2008

Laptop Requirement Program

Slides from Session Presentations (Spring 2008)

Faculty Orientation to the Laptop Requirement Program

Teaching with Laptops (Helen Mongan-Rallis)

Teaching with Laptops (Terri Shannon)

Other Laptop Programs

Clemson Univ laptop program

Lessons learned by early adopters

Univ. Wisconsin Stout laptop program

Dartmouth College

Best Practices in the Use of Technology in Teaching and Learning

MERLOT Initiave
(incredible list of resources for teaching using technology)

MERLOT initiaves in business schools
(case studies, courseware, tutorials and simulations. Check out the Conjoint Analysis simulation page (requires Java-enabled browser)

Seven Practices of Good Undergraduate Teaching

University of Maryland Teaching with Technology Resource

Links to Useful Information on Laptop Requirements

Abuses of the Laptop Requirement and Setting up Boundaries

These links describe issues concerning abuses with laptops in classrooms and how to address them. These links also contain language that can be used in your syllabi.

Simple tips on handling potential abuses from the Chronicle

Student Policies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Best Practices for Faculty from University of Wisconsin-Madison

Student Multitasking (A Masters Thesis-large file)

Best Practices with Content Management Systems (WebCT and Moodle)

Best practices from New Mexico Highlands University (pdf)

Principles of Best Practices from Howard Community College

Backup Plans When Online Resource Fail

These links offer help about what to do when things go wrong.

Help from University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Dozen Things that can go wrong

Teachable Moments with Laptops

These links describe inspirational best practices that work when using technology in teaching

Blog of teachable moments using technology

Engaging Students with Laptops

This links offer help on how to engage students in and out of the class using technology

How-to Links

How-to Links from Helen Mongan-Rallis