A timely series from Ars Technica.
Future U is a multipart series on the university of the 21st century. We will be investigating the possible future of the textbook, the technological development of libraries, how tech may change the role of the professor, and the future role of technology in museums, research parks, and university-allied institutions of all kinds.
- May 6: Classroom tech doesn’t mean handing out tablets – Can instructors keep up with rapidly changing technologies in the classroom?
- May 13: The stubborn persistence of textbooks – E-readers are ascendant, but they’ll have to fight to gain ubiquity
- May 20: Library 3.0 has more resources, greater challenges – Libraries strive to balance the physical and digital despite dwindling budgets.
- June 3: Read all about it! College newspaper heralds future of journalism! – The Oregon Daily Emerald will restructure to become a media group this fall.
