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QUESTION FOR MARLA BOTELHO
Chief Information Officer
Q:
What does mobile
technology add to the
educational experience?
It expands the classroom
and provides deeper learning
through student engagement.
can use the device for up-tothe-second
content, virtual
meetings with clinical colleagues,
or updating e-logs.
For social work and communication
disciplines, it can be
a recording device, where students can video mock
interviews and critique with peers and faculty. For
art and music, students use the multimedia capabilities
of iPads to listen to recordings and view art
all over the world. The math department uses apps
to run simulations and formulas.
Challenge-based learning is a pedagogical tool
facilitated by mobile devices where students are
presented with a real-world problem to solve. iPads
and can be used for many supporting/foundational
activities, such as recording interviews, research,
collection of data, video collaboration, and to present
The research and solution of the problem encourages
critical thinking across disciplines and provides
students the skills of working within a team and
presenting their solutions.
Memorial
Sister Jeanne d’Arc O’Hare
Sister Jeanne d’Arc O’Hare, CSJ, PhD,
past president of Regis and beloved former
professor of government, passed away
on March 16, 2013. In her long career as
an educator, Sister had been missioned
at Mount St. Joseph Academy, Brighton;
St. Clement, Somerville; and Cathedral
High School, Boston, before becoming a
faculty member at Regis. She was on a
Fulbright in Nigeria, Africa, when she was
called home to become president of the
College in 1964. When she “retired” from
that post in 1974, she continued ministering
as a professor, a director of continuing
education and an archivist. She also served
as General Councilor for the Sisters of St.
Joseph of Boston; Secretary of Education
and Cabinet Member for the Archdiocese
of Boston, and a member of the Board
of Trustees for St. John Seminary, Brighton;
St. Joseph College, Maine; St. Sebastian’s
School, Needham; and Boston College
High School. Regis alumnae agree, as one
of Sister’s nieces put it, that Sister Jeanne
d’Arc “opened up the world to us” and
made us read and think about the issues
affecting governments and people everywhere.
Known for her gentleness and
kindness as well as her mind, she belonged
to a cadre of Boston CSJs who were
great women, great educators and, on
the global stage of care for “the dear
neighbor,” great matriarchs.
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SPRING 13
THE WORD
illustration: Adam Cruft
We are not going to see an emphasis on trappings and pomp
and circumstance. He is radically dedicated to simplicity.
—Professor Ernest Collamati on Pope Francis, on Fox 25 TV