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Tag: technology

Educational Administration alumni lead school districts through COVID-19 crisis

June 6, 2020 Mark McGowan enewsletter, LEPF

Brian Harris, M.S.Ed. ’91, Ph.D. ’01, had visited the bustling cafeteria of Barrington High School many times before. He had never regarded it the way he did March 12, however, through the social-distancing lens of COVID-19. “We have 650 kids eating lunch

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Community Learning Series will explore cybersecurity during Nov. 5 discussion

October 23, 2019 Mark McGowan enewsletter, ETRA

Despite the constant pleas to “put down those phones,” technology has become almost inescapable. “Technology is a part of our lives, and we’re using our technology on a daily basis,” says Wei-Chen Hung, chair of the Department of Educational Technology, Research and

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COE’s technology team continues to tackle technical issues amid staff, process shifts

October 10, 2019 Mark McGowan enewsletter

Keeping up with speed-of-light evolutions in the market of technology can border on the impossible, even for the gadget lovers and early adopters. Add to that challenge the responsibility of explaining and servicing technology for users, along with changes in personnel and

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Steve Builta departs for new challenges training, coordinating disaster responders

April 9, 2019 Mark McGowan Alumni, enewsletter, ETRA

Three months after his 1984 graduation from Hononegah High School, Steve Builta arrived at NIU with plans to become a school psychologist. Even though he had enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, where he eventually would earn a bachelor’s

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Community Learning Series: Five ways to make sure kids grow through their love of tech

April 11, 2017 Mark McGowan enewsletter, LEPF

Parents can’t help but worry. Phones, tablets and apps galore are competing for the undivided attention of their children and teens – and chances probably seem good to many moms and dads that the technology is winning. So what can we do

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