technology

PULLMAN, Wash. – A building going up at Washington State University is a practical example of the academic disciplines it will contain.

PULLMAN, Wash. – More than 300 participants are registered for the international Computers and Writing Conference June 5-8, hosted by the Washington State University English Department.

By C. Brandon Chapman, College of Education PULLMAN, Wash. – The College of Education will hold its first conference specifically related to technology in the higher-education classroom on Sept. 25-26 at Washington State University. Find registration and other information at http://education.wsu.edu/TECHed.html.

By Richard H. Miller, Global Campus PULLMAN, Wash. – The flashing VCR clock—00:00, 00:00, 00:00—was once as ubiquitous as the response: Let a teenager fix it. While the belief that young people are more adept at technology—how do they text and walk at the same time?—is not baseless, it is often overinflated.

PULLMAN, Wash. – The Provost’s Office and Global Campus will co-sponsor the third in a series of faculty workshops on new ways of engaging students and improving instruction. The noon- 2 p.m. April 15 workshop in CUE 518 will include lunch.

By Tina Hilding, College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg acquired gaming headset company Oculus VR on March 25, he wrote, “This is just the start. After games, we’re going to make Oculus a platform for many other experiences. Imagine enjoying a courtside seat at a game… just by […]

By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington SBDC SPOKANE, Wash. – The marketplace is littered with innovative, potentially game-changing technology that never quite caught on.

PULLMAN, Wash. – At the age of 9, Haily Holt got her first tool kit: “My dad wanted me to build anything and everything I wanted,” she said. “It was in his shop that I grew to love working with my hands and building things.”

PULLMAN, Wash. – General university classrooms in Thompson, Webster and Murrow East halls are slated for technology upgrades in the summer. The Washington State University projects are in the design phase and will be completed before fall semester 2014.

By Richard H. Miller, Global Campus PULLMAN, Wash. – Despite the name, a flipped classroom isn’t upside-down. If anything, it’s inside-out.