Student Affairs On-Line The on-line magazine about technology and Student Affairs Gary D. Malaney - Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst Editor Stuart Brown - StudentAffairs.com Executive Editor

Join our mailing list!    First Name        Last Name        School        Email            ©2007    StudentAffairs.com    All Rights Reserved	Winter 2003: vol. 4, no. 1 Editor's Note Gary D. Malaney Director, Student Assessment, Research, & Evaluation Office (SAREO) Associate Professor, Higher Education University of Massachusetts Amherst Being a researcher myself, I am very much interesting in this journal being an outlet for researchers exploring technological issues in higher education and student affairs. In this issue, we have two research-related articles, one by Dr. Kamal Kshore Jain and the other by Lamont Flowers and James Moore. I hope that other researchers enjoy these articles and will submit more research-based manuscripts in the future. Hopefully, over time we can be a meaningful resource for both readers and researchers as we explore the impact of the use of technology in colleges and universities. At the same time we are pursuing research-related articles, the journal will continue to provide informative writings regarding the practical uses of technology on our campuses. Accordingly, in this issue Will Barratt introduces our new Digital Showcase, which will be an on-going addition to the journal that will educate us regarding the use of IT tools for student development. Inside This Issue Featured Articles In Motivating Factors in E-Learning: A Case Study, Dr. Kamal Kshore Jain offers an exploratory research study on what motivates students to enroll in on-line courses. Lamont Flowers and James Moore show us how qualitative data can be collected on-line using via AOL Instant Messenger™ in Conducting Qualitative Research OnLine in Student Affairs. In our inaugural Digital Showcase, Will Barratt presents material in three different areas: the Basics section includes some selected IT vocabulary. The Feature section deals with the use of bulletin boards as community building tools. And the Advanced Stuff pertains to confidential e-mail. In Designing Student Development Curriculum as Though Technology Matters, Suzanne Estler explains how we can and should utilize technology in our graduate programs. Abbey Parsons and Jesus Hernandez discuss the importance of an institutions web site in attracting prospective students and assisting new students in Creating Student Centered Web Pages for Incoming and New Students. In his article Inviting a Computer to Take a Seat in a Counselling Session: Why Should Counsellors Learn about the Internet and Computer Technology? Andrew Fitzpatrick discusses the extent of student involvement with computer technology and why counselors need to understand technology and its effects on the lives of students today. Finally, Brian Cremins offers a humorous personal anecdote regarding his involvement with technology in Appleworks, Punk Rock, and a Do-It-Yourself Guide to Electric Guitar Repair. Book Reviews Computer network security and cyber ethics Reviewed by Dave Taylor Dark Fiber: Tracking critical internet culture Review by Jennifer Guy-Cain FutureNet: The past, present, and future of the Internet as told by its creators and visionaries Review by Holly Alexander Agati Leonardo’s laptop: Human needs and the new computing technologies Reviewed by Laurie McBride Retooling: A Historian Confronts Technological Change Reviewed by Peggy Holzweiss Secrets & Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World Reviewed by Christopher J. Matheny Technology everywhere: A campus agenda for educating and managing workers in the digital age Reviewed by Saundra Gargano On StudentAffairs.Com As Student Affairs Online is graciously sponsored by StudentAffairs.Com, new information on the website is provided.