About EmergingEdTech

Welcome
Welcome to “EmergingEdTech”! The possibilities for the use of current and emerging internet technologies in the education field are limitless, and there is so much potential to tap into. These tools can help educators and administrators engage students, improve learning outcomes, and enhance administrative productivity. Of course, there are many instructional technologies that are not Internet based but also incorporate computer technology and are important to be aware of and informed about. I occasionally explore and post about some of those tools as well.

Each weekend, I research a relevant topic, and write an article providing information, insight, and/or opinion about that topic. I post these articles at the start of each week. I occasionally create a series of such posts, to cover a topic more in-depth. I also post a brief “mid week update” each week, about some interesting product, idea, or intriquing article I came across that week. Then I wrap it up at the end of each week with a post consolidating some of the Tweets I posted that week on Twitter about Ed Tech articles and web sites that I think my blog readers might find informative and useful.

This Introductory Video provides a tour of the site:

My qualifications
I have been in the information technology field for over 20 years, working at a senior management level for more than half of that time. I have been an avid user of Internet technologies for many of those years, and in 2008 I joined an institution of higher education as Director of Institutional Information & Technology (promoted to CIO in 2010), and focused increasing attention on instructional uses of current and emerging Internet technologies. There is so much that can be done to engage students with these evolving technologies. I also feel strongly that educators should strive to be aware of these technologies, and to provide students with insight into them. I do not claim to be an expert in all of these technologies. I am, probably much like yourself, very interested in them, and willing to devote some time to exploring them and sharing my experiences in a way that I hope is useful.

I really hope to encourage a dialogue - to hear back from readers who have used these and similar technologies and can share their experiences, perspective, and knowledge.

Subscribe, Comment!
If you are also interested in the use of Internet technologies and other emerging technologies for use in and out of the classroom, please join me on this journey. Subscribe to this blog, and pass a post to a friend! I also welcome and encourage comments, so please weigh in with your thoughts, and don’t hesitate to ask questions. Thanks!

Kelly Walsh

Kelly Walsh
Chief Information Officer at The College of Westchester in White Plains, NY.

[Disclaimer: This is a personal weblog. The opinions expressed here represent my own, or other posters, and not those of my employer.]

AND NOW FOR A LITTLE SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION (OF A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT NATURE!)

In addition to blogging, another little hobby of mine is music. I write, sing, play guitar, and record my own original songs, and the occasional cover song. I’ve also put together a few videos – some performance videos and some cobbled together “music video”. I share these on my YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/user/minstrel. I hope you’ll stop by and check some of these out.

Here’s my latest original song and video: