Saturday, February 5, 2011

Leveraging Technology to Foster Deeper Learning & Engagement the Focus of Free Undergrad Faculty Exchange

The free Regional Undergraduate Faculty Exchange, entitled "The Integration of Learning Technologies in Undergraduate Teaching," will take place at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology on Friday, February 25, 2011, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Harrisburg, PA, February 06, 2011 -- Join undergraduate faculty from throughout central Pennsylvania for a professional development forum and peer-to-peer exchange on the integration of learning technologies in teaching and learning featuring keynote speaker Carie Page, Community Engagement Manager of Next Generation Learning Challenges at EDUCAUSE.

The free Regional Undergraduate Faculty Exchange, entitled "The Integration of Learning Technologies in Undergraduate Teaching," will take place at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology on Friday, February 25, 2011, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Innovation Transfer Network, in cooperation with Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, is hosting the event.

The event is ideal for regional undergraduate faculty interested in integrating learning technologies into the curriculum as faculty will be on hand to share techniques and technologies that have had an impact on their classrooms

Page's presentation is entitled Next Generation Learning: Leveraging Technology to Foster Deeper Learning and Engagement. She notes that from YouTube and multi-player games to Twitter and Facebook, today’s tools have transformed the way students connect, communicate, and play. This presentation will explore the ways that faculty and instructional designers are taking advantage of today’s immersive and collaborative tools to foster 21st century skills and help students engage more deeply and master content more quickly.

About Next Generation Learning Challenges

Next Generation Learning Challenges is a new initiative aimed at addressing the barriers to educational innovation and tapping the potential of technology to dramatically improve college readiness and completion in the United States. NGLC is guided by the belief that providing investment capital to expand the use of proven and emerging learning technologies, collecting and sharing evidence of what works, and fostering a community of innovators and adopters will result in a robust pool of solutions and greater institutional adoption which, in turn, will dramatically improve the quality of learning experiences in the United States. In her capacity as community engagement manager, Page helps manage the grant and volunteer process and develops events, resources, and engagement opportunities aimed at sharing evidence of "what works" and building connections between educators, technologists, policy makers, and practitioners.

About the Keynote Speaker

Page's interest in the relationship between campus IT and student outcomes started in the classroom where, as an undergraduate studying history, she discovered that simple online tools and pedagogical methods can yield greater student engagement. She also turned a keen eye to the characteristics of her classmates as a college editor and Student Government official. Those observations culminated in "The Student's Perspective," a chapter in the 2005 EDUCAUSE e-book, "Educating the Net Generation," edited by Diana and James Oblinger.

She has authored several white papers on topics from cyberinfrastructure to ensuring today's students are 'Net Savvy' and Green IT. Recent works include, "Father Google and Mother IM: Confessions of a Net Gen Learner" in the EDUCAUSE Review and a white paper on info literacy, entitled, "Getting Past Google: Perspectives on Information Literacy from the Millennial Mind." Prior to joining NGLC, she worked as program administrator for the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative and assistant director for Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development at EDUCAUSE. She earned a B.A. in History (2005) from North Carolina State University, where she studied as a Park Scholar, and a M.A. in Irish History and Politics (2007) from the University of Ulster in Derry, Northern Ireland, where she spent one year as a Mitchell Scholar. In her spare time, she tries her own suggestions in the classroom at Noah's Landing, a non-profit nature center that her family has operated for 10 years.

Additional Event Information

The event is free but re-registration is required. Register online at http://tinyurl.com/4w58h86. For additional information, contact Yvonne Dunst at itnwk@psu.edu or call the ITN offices at (717) 948-6455.

Harrisburg University is located at 326 Market Street in Harrisburg. The Harrisburg Parking Authority operates a garage accessible via Fourth Street. Cost for parking in the garage is $5.00 for 0-2 hours. Kiosk for parking accepts cash only. More information on parking rates and directions to the University are found online at http://www.harrisburgu.net/campuslife/directions.php#parking

Founded in 2001 to address Central Pennsylvania’s need for increased opportunities for study leading to careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, Harrisburg University is an innovative and ambitious private institution that produces graduates who provide increased competence and capacity in science and technology disciplines to Pennsylvania and the nation. Harrisburg University ensures institutional access for underrepresented students and links learning and research to practical outcomes. As a private University serving the public good, Harrisburg University remains the only STEM-focused comprehensive university located between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

For more information on the University's demand-driven undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs in applied science and technology fields, call 717.901.5146 or email Connect@HarrisburgU.edu.

Contact:
Steven Infanti
Harrisburg University Communications
326 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717.901.5146
sinfanti@harrisburgu.edu
http://www.harrisburgu.edu/

lebrel networks boosts ipad Traffic by as much as 50%

Today, LEBREL NETWORKS announced its DynaMO cloud computing technology can successfully increase Apple iPad data capacity by as much as 50%.

Unterfoehring, Germany, February 06, 2011 -- Today, LEBREL NETWORKS announced its DynaMO cloud computing technology can successfully increase Apple iPad data capacity by as much as 50%. Most noticeable improvements were observed with an average of Apple App store download of over 30% speed improvement, iTunes content reduction of up to 50%, and iBook’s over all content optimization of 50%. These performance results were observed in US, Europe and Southeast Asia.



With the advent of Apple iPad and arrival of new and innovative thin client devices, surge of wireless internet traffic use are being reported throughout the world. This trend is alarming to the network operators, who are now challenged with sudden and frequent network overloads and congestions, forcing them to evaluate costly increase in Operational Expenditure (OPEX) to accommodate for an unprecedented wireless data explosion. As more and more personal devices become active in the network, demand for data will soon outpace an existing network capacity.

Understanding this latest demand, LEBREL NETWOKS has introduced DynaMO cloud computing technology. The DynaMO solution is an end product of years of collective research and field experiences in data network optimization requirements. Anticipating the growing demand for the wireless data usage, DynaMO solution was designed with the latest data optimization techniques to fully utilize existing network infrastructure by, in most cases, doubling the network data capacity without the costly OPEX investment.

Additional benefits of DynaMO cloud architecture are also to provide considerable cost reduction on the leased line backhaul extension to the operator’s edge network. While most mobile operators own and manage its base stations and GGSN, the core network connections are usually supported via leased data connections on E1/T1 lines, microwave transmissions, or costly satellite uplinks. Naturally, a growing demand on data requirements will also require increased capacity on the backhaul transmission and amplify operators over all OPEX expenditure. By adopting Lebrel’s data optimization solution, operators can intelligently and effectively lower lease line capital expenditure and enhance backhaul capacity.

Lebrel’s DynaMO cloud architecture is a critical component in the future growth of any data network. It will successfully meet and relieve any growing demands of iPad and smart phone users all over the world.

About lebrel networks:
lebrel networks’ DynaMO platform enables the telecommunications industry to dramatically save and reduce infrastructure and backhaul costs.
For more information please visit www.lebrel.com

The DynaMO Platform recovers capacity from the existing wireless network while speeding up the delivery of data to subscribers, thus making networks more efficient and profitable. The lebrel network optimization has demonstrated an ability to recover up to 50 percent of mobile networks’ capacity at peak times. For more information please visit http://lebrel.com/solutions.html

lebrel networks is a privately held company with offices in the USA, Germany, Thailand, Taiwan, Turkey and Malaysia . We have an experienced and dedicated team focused on developing and delivering solutions for enriching and monetizing the internet. For more information please visit www.lebrel.com

Contact:
S. Scondo
lebrel networks, Inc.
Beta Strasse 9A
85774 Unterfoehring
Munich, Germany
+49 151 1765 1542

Story Telling in the Digital Age Lecture to Highlight Local eBook Authors

Learn about story telling in the digital age with Pennsylvania e-novel authors Peter Durantine and John Luciew during a free lecture open to the public at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Harrisburg, PA, February 05, 2011 -- Learn about story telling in the digital age with Pennsylvania e-novel authors Peter Durantine and John Luciew during a free lecture open to the public at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in Pannsylvania.

Both authors will join with Charles Palmer, executive director of the University's Center for Advanced Entertainment and Learning Technologies, for a panel discussion about the challenges and contributions technology adds to storytelling.

Durantine is author of The Chocolate Assassin, which focuses on chocolate maker Martin Hahn’s mysterious past, which is unraveled by a murder and a police investigator who is searching for answers. A resident of Hummelstown, Durantine attended the University of Maryland before going to work as a journalist for such news organizations as Roll Call, The Washington Business Journal and the Associated Press. As a reporter, he covered a variety of beats, from farms and religion to government and politics. He is part owner, co-publisher and editor of TheBurg, a monthly community newspaper in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Patriot-News journalist John Luciew is the author of four ripped-from-the-headlines fictional thrillers that mix politics and suspense: Kill The Story, Zero Tolerance, Secrets Of The Dead and Fatal Dead Lines. His first mystery was published as a mass market paperback by traditional New York house Simon & Schuster in 2004, but it garnered only middling sales. Luciew's foundering fiction career revived in 2008 when sales of the electronic copy of that first book, Fatal Dead Lines, began taking off. He promptly self-published his backlist of mysteries as e-books in 2008 and 2009 to ever-building sales. He's now at work on a fifth thriller, to be published exclusively as an e-book later this year.

The event is free but an RSVP is requested. Please RSVP online at http://www.harrisburgu.edu/news/event-registration.php or via email at CONNECT@HarrisburgU.edu.

Harrisburg University is located at 326 Market Street in Harrisburg. The Harrisburg Parking Authority operates a garage accessible via Fourth Street. Cost for parking in the garage is $5.00 for 0-2 hours. Kiosk for parking accepts cash only. More information on parking rates and directions to the University are found online at http://www.harrisburgu.net/campuslife/directions.php#parking

Founded in 2001 to address Central Pennsylvania’s need for increased opportunities for study leading to careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, Harrisburg University is an innovative and ambitious private institution that produces graduates who provide increased competence and capacity in science and technology disciplines to Pennsylvania and the nation. Harrisburg University ensures institutional access for underrepresented students and links learning and research to practical outcomes. As a private University serving the public good, Harrisburg University remains the only STEM-focused comprehensive university located between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

For more information on the University's demand-driven undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs in applied science and technology fields, call 717.901.5146 or email Connect@HarrisburgU.edu.

Contact:
Steven Infanti
Harrisburg University
326 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717.901.5146
sinfanti@harrisburgu.edu
http://www.harrisburgu.edu/

Ghostwriting Center helps Online Marketers Succeed

Ghostwriting Center announced today their commitment to work with online marketers.

Baird, TX, February 05, 2011 -- Ghostwriting Center Helps Online Marketers Succeed. Ghostwriting Center announced today their commitment to work with online marketers. They just added two new services to their business, in order to bring relief to the business owners heavy workload. The new services, in addition to content, reports, and book writing, are auto responder messages and article spinning.

Quote from Rhonda Grice: "I thought when I started this business that articles and e-books would be all that entrepreneurs needed. However, now I know that good content can be delivered in many ways, and I am committed to quality and original work in those areas."

Everyday more people than ever are starting their own business online, and one thing that never changes is the need for good content. Entrepreneurs need content for article marketing, e-books, reports, and much more. writing content can take hours, which is why services like Ghostwriting Center have become so popular. Competition is fierce today and outsourcing tasks that are necessary, yet time consuming, gives the entrepreneur time to build their business. Outsourcing is one way successful affiliates and marketers leverage their time. Good ghostwriting is just one more tool for the online marketer to make use of.

Rhonda Grice works from her country home in Texas, and is the author of two books, thousands of article, and her ghostwriting clients. Work is always original and guaranteed to pass copyscape. For more information on how ghostwriting services can help you, call Rhonda Grice or visit Ghostwriting center at http://www.ghostwritingcenter.com.

For more information please contact: Rhonda Grice, Ghostwriting Center, contentbyrhonda@gmail.com, http://www.ghostwritingcenter.com

Contact:
Rhonda Grice
Ghostwriting Center
4th Street
Baird, TX
651-330-8032
contentbyrhonda@gmail.com
http://www.ghostwritingcenter.com