Watch These Pilots

Forging change through a comfortable transition, the two campuses of the pilot project, the network is the ideal mode of learning.

one of my favorite adagesÊÇinnovation, "project led to the infrastructure." Reasoning behind this proverb is very simple: a pilot project means the introduction of the change is less than the threat, but still challenging. Most of us comfort and distraction, was that "this is only a test," but the pilot indicates that the mainstream changes - changes, we generally forecast and plans.

pilots to watch: duquesne University that so many of the general value of the pilot projects, in particular were of the view that has aroused my eyes night The focus of all the smaller mobile and wireless personal products - Pocket PCs, iPod, and mobile phones into our pockets and pockets .

download and study. One of the projects is to learn - to from the schools leadership and professional advancement, in duquesne University (PA) of. The aim of the project - the development of an outcome students proposal - is exposed to the work of professionals and help them to make better use of their Commuting time and exercise. The first implementation of learning - to provide students in the course of the audio content, they can be downloaded, of course, from the site to PDA and MP3 players , Or simply to the computer, burn CD. As this project continues to develop its support for download and synchronization of content from the blackboard (www.blackboard.com) course, the website of the PDA Students, including those in military service in Iraq and Afghanistan.

infrastructure needs. Establish and support this the ability of the infrastructure challenges, but greater flexibility and convenience for all students. According to Boris Wei Liqi, chief technology officer for the schools leadership and professional advancement, one of the project need is to build awareness of College College to learn ways to ensure that their curriculum planning for audio downloads of practical work, and in the in the model. Students often adjusted to multimedia content to listen to audio, and then added, with a look at the visual content, and connect online. Rich media products, such as the flow is still part of the course content, but the audio content is certainly a blow with the students.

Other infrastructure requirements, learning - to project involves design, for the troops in remote, unfriendly technology areas. Weili Qi said, said the number of hours, that is, access to the Internet can be assumed to be forces students, only one hour a week, but this Works. Will be able to download and synchronized with the curriculum refers students to participate in the discussion boards and other interactive projects, the power to retain the feeling of connection to first-class, no matter where they are¡ almost.

provide a "download and synchronize" the ability, of course site requires the establishment of a new building block blackboard.