Professor Gura: Instructional Technology grows and grows and grows. It is a growth field and as every corner of Schooling and Education turns to technology to expand, improve, or enrich itself, Instructional Technologists will be the school leaders colleagues turn to for guidance and support.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Instructional Technology grows and grows and grows. It is a growth field and as every corner of Schooling and Education turns to technology to expand, improve, or enrich itself, Instructional Technologists will be the school leaders colleagues turn to for guidance and support.

The evidence shows up in my "In Box" every day. Here's this evenings installment (part of it, at least)...

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