VOICE OF RIO GRANDE Kingsley Meyer, TECHNOLOGY, Aug 12, 2015 3:00 pm

Wednesday 3:00 pm August 12, 2015.  VOICE OF RIO GRANDE hosted by Dr. Richard Sax, Provost of the University of Rio Grande, features Kingsley Meyer, Director of the Campus Computing and Networking, University of Rio Grande.  This broadcast is for all students who are either beginning their college experience or returning to the University of Rio Grande or any College / University this coming fall.  Discussions will surround what sort of technology students can expect to use in the educational environment, types of smart phones/tablets/computers needed and the best kinds of software students will be using.  Also topics of discussion will include:

·         History of academic computing—nationally and University of Rio Grande specific

·         New developments and trend in “Teaching w/ Technology”

·         Cost-benefit issues in academic computing

·         Needs for instructor training and student training to utilize technology fully

Kingsley Meyer

740) 245-7365

EM:  kmeyer@rio.edu