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Last September, the MVU VP for Academic Affairs notified me that MVU would not publish The Technology Source past the November/December 2003 issue due to budget constraints. During our conversation, he authorized me to locate an institution that could continue publishing TS, with the understanding that MVU would transfer TS to that institution for the cost of moving the database. The MVU president later reversed this decision, and now seeks to transfer the journal to a Michigan institution. If he is unsuccessful, the current version of TS will probably continue to be archived at http://ts.mivu.org. If he is successful, TS will have a new editor and editorial board.
We are now working with officials of the Nova Southeastern University (http://www.nova.edu) to begin a new online peer-reviewed journal, Innovate, which will focus on the creative use of information tools to enhance active learning methods irrespective of sector (K-12, colleges and universities, corporate universities). Innovate will model the use of these tools to enhance professional communication (i.e., a discussion forum for each article; a "read related" feature that links readers to articles on similar topics for instant access; an "email this article" feature; an "easy print" feature; and links to text, audio, and video files within each article as appropriate). In addition, the journal will be available in multiple languages and will include a multimedia classifieds section where employers can market their openings and job seekers can present their credentials. Finally, our partner, ULiveandLearn (http://www.uliveandlearn.com/), will host Innovate-Live, a series of !
interactive webcasts addressing the topic of each article with authors and readers.
The first issue of Innovate will be published 1 July 2004. We are funding the journal with partial assistance from our readers. We will have a nominal subscription fee for individuals and a reasonable fee for institutions that will allow all members of those institutions to access the journal from on or off campus.
If you would like to submit a manuscript for publication consideration that is congruent with our focus, or if you know of an institution that would like to partner with us to produce the journal in a language other than English, please send me a note at mailto:morrison@unc.edu. If you would like to receive periodic announcements of our progress, please register at http://horizon.unc.edu/innovate
Please forward this announcement to colleagues who are interested in enhancing their teaching effectiveness using information technology tools.
Best.
Jim
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James L. Morrison
Editor-in-Chief
Innovate
Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership
UNC-Chapel Hill
http://horizon.unc.edu
