It's Not Just About Ideas

Topic of Article:

The topic of my article is “Harnessing Online Technology to Provide Students with Accurate and Reliable Information for College.”

Where to submit:

• Edutopia: This website provides a place for educators to do some research and it is dedicated to making a difference in Pre-K-12 education to ensure all students gain and successfully use the knowledge needed and skills needed to succeed in their education. 

• Inside Higher Ed provides the latest news, articles, and various informational pieces for Higher Education. They value Excellence, Accessibility and Community so they can shape the minds of the future generations.

• Higher Ed Dive: Higher Ed Dive delivers detailed reporting and analysis on the most influential news and emerging trends in higher education. Through its newsletters, articles and website, it explores a wide range of topics including online learning, policy, law, leadership, enrollment, and more.

• AAUP/Academe: Academe/AAUP covers a broad spectrum of issues in higher education, reaching an audience that includes faculty, academic professionals, graduate students across disciplines, as well as academic leaders, policymakers, and media professionals engaged with higher education policy. The magazine aims to feature well-crafted, rigorous, and original articles that address the most pressing and significant challenges facing higher education today.

What is the connection to your innovation plan or initiative?

This topic connects to my innovation plan because my article will be about online technology being used to distribute information and my Innovation plan is creating an online platform for students to go to learn more about higher ed and how to apply for specific colleges through online learning. 

How can this information help others?

This information will be helping others by teaching those who read it why reliable and accurate information is essential in helping students grow in their knowledge. It will be a small source of information where teachers can read it to gain some more understanding into what my research is saying. 

Lessons learned or hope to learn

Hope to Learn:

• How technology can be utilized to provide students with accurate and reliable information on colleges
• Strategies on utilizing technology to implement into classrooms    

Lessons Learned:

• Every educator can benefit from online technology even if you are not familiar with some online techniques.
• There are many ways to incorporate technology into classrooms that provide accurate and reliable information.

Collaborative Resources:

• Google classroom: Educators can use this platform to create assignments, organize classroom materials and they can also use it to communicate with students. It is an essential part of the online education world when it comes to providing the right information that you want to teach.

• Kahoot: Kahoot has been around a long time and it is a platform which utilizes quizzes that teachers make and makes into a fun competitive game which keeps their students engaged.        

Think of your audience, digital presence, and the message you hope to communicate:

My audience consists of educators from all around the world who are interested in creating online learning tools for their students so they can provide accurate information for college. By showcasing my opinion I hope my online presence will be impacted in a great way so I can gain some credibility in the higher education field. The message I hope to communicate is that any educator who is willing can create the right online tools they need to effectively teach their students the information they need to know so they can go out and effectively apply for colleges.

Edutopia Submission Requirements:

• A few sentences describing your proposed article and a detailed outline or description (the finished article will be around 850–1,000 words) 
• Links to any multimedia you plan to include
• A few words about the intended target audience for your article (e.g., high school math teachers, administrators, instructional coaches, etc.)
• A roughly 80-word bio with details about your role in education, including your current job
• Three to five links to other pieces (if any) you’ve written, particularly for academic publications
• Full disclosure of any commercial interest in any products or services mentioned
• Your Bluesky handle, if you have one

Inside Higher Ed Submission Requirements:

• We strongly prefer that authors be willing to cite their name and organization for publication, although we are occasionally willing to publish pieces anonymously to protect the author’s career or safety.
• Our articles tend to run between 1,000 and 1,500 words, but we accept and publish those that run both shorter and longer. 
• We don’t use footnotes but rather encourage authors to include links to sources of further information in their pieces. Our readers like seeing such source material, and we use it to help check the facts in each article we run.
• We are willing to review brief proposals or short outlines instead of the completed article. That said, we will ultimately still have to see the entire piece before we make a final decision about publication.
• We prefer to receive any submissions in an attachment, with the author’s name, title, organizational affiliation and contact information on that attachment. It usually takes us at least a week and sometimes two to review and discuss a piece or proposal among ourselves, and then get back to let the author know whether we plan to publish it or not. 

Higher Ed Dive:

• Submissions must be exclusive to Higher Ed Dive. We do not accept submissions that have previously been published, and we will reserve exclusive rights for at least 30 days following publication.
• Opinion pieces will remain published indefinitely on highereddive.com.
• All pieces must be original and strictly the work of the author. Any words or phrases distinctive to an original source must be quoted and attributed.
• Pieces should be an opinion on a timely and important issue. They must add value to an ongoing discussion in the industry.
• The use of generative artificial intelligence is not permitted in the writing of op-eds. Any submissions that are AI-generated will be rejected.
• The best pieces will be written with purpose. They will be concise and insightful.
• We reserve the right to determine whether the substance of your piece is promotional, biased or not grounded in fact.
• We will fact-check and edit pieces for style.

AAUP/Academe:

• If you have a topic in mind, please prepare a brief proposal detailing your specific qualifications to write on the topic, what your approach will be, and how your article will distinguish itself from other coverage of the issue. Article proposals should be sent to academe@aaup.org.
• Length: We publish articles of a variety of lengths, from 1,000 to up to 4,000 words.
• Review Process: Reviewers may include the editor, members of the editorial advisory board, and the associate editors. Academe is not a peer-reviewed publication.
• Editing: Accepted submissions are edited by the AAUP’s editorial staff.
• Style: Academe follows the Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition.
• Biographical Statement: Include a one- or two-sentence biographical statement and indicate whether you would like your email address published.
• Notes: Academe articles generally do not include endnotes or footnotes. If and when possible, identify cited works in the text of the article. Links to sources can also be embedded in the online versions of articles. Avoid bibliographies and lengthy parenthetical references.
• Contact Information: Please provide home and office addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses with your submission. It is important for Academe to have these details in one place so that authors can be contacted in a timely manner.

References: 

• American Association of University Professors. (2016). AAUP. Aaup.org. https://www.aaup.org/

• edutopia. (2019). Edutopia. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/