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Research & Development

Making science real: photo-sharing in biology and chemistry

Abstract This article presents the findings of a qualitative evaluation on the effect of a specialised software tool on the… More »

Applying a framework to evaluate assignment marking software: a case study on Lightwork

Abstract This article presents the findings of a qualitative evaluation on the effect of a specialised software tool on the… More »

Mobile Media: Towards a Definition and Taxonomy of Contents and Applications

Abstract The paper is grounded in the idea that a theory of mobile media, like that of any other scientific… More »

The Accessibility Quotient: A New Measure of Open Access

Abstract INTRODUCTION The Accessibility Quotient (AQ), a new measure for assisting authors and librarians in assessing and characterizing the degree… More »

Problem-based Learning in an Online Course of Health Education

Abstract The objectives of this project were to: i) describe the experience of implementing Problem-Based Learning in an online course… More »

Emotive Vocabulary in MOOCs: Context & Participant Retention

Abstract Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) have been growing in popularity with educational researchers, instructors, and learners in online environments…. More »

Deriving Empirically-Based Design Guidelines for Advanced Learning Technologies that Foster Disciplinary Comprehension

Abstract Planning, conducting, and reporting leading-edge research requires professionals who are capable of highly skilled reading. This study reports the… More »

Developing a virtual physics world

In this article, the successful implementation of a development cycle for a physics teaching package based on game-like virtual reality… More »

Social Networking Postings: Views from School Principals

Abstract Numerous recent media accounts indicate that teachers are being fired, put on probation, or otherwise censured because of information… More »

Cyber Security and Education

The rapidity with which children and young people are gaining access to online, convergent, mobile and networked media is unprecedented… More »

News

Digital Learning Games to Expand Nationwide

Math is dull and boring. That’s what Edward Solis thought. He asked his teacher at the School of Global Studies… More »

New PBS deal could shake up video streaming market for schools

SAFARI Montage to become the primary provider of streaming video from PBS A new agreement between the Public Broadcasting Service… More »

Educators Weigh E-Textbook Cost Comparisons

During the first-ever Digital Learning Day, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Federal Communications Commission chief Julius Genachowski unveiled… More »

Exclusive Interview with Martin Lind, Education Vertical Manager, Leads360

  Dr. Saba: With an educational background in public administration and political science, how did you become interested in business… More »

Open Access Push From Brussels

The European Union is set to throw the weight of its £64 billion ($102 billion) research funding program behind open-access… More »

Virtual Philosophy

Some assume that online education is not a suitable medium for courses that rely on the Socratic Method. But the… More »

New Open Access Journal: Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

The Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication seeks to share useful innovations, both in thought and in practice, with the… More »

IU [Indiana University] ahead of the curve with eTexts initiative

The ritual dates back to … well, probably to as long as college students have been shelling out cash for… More »

MIT Names Its Provost, Who Led Online-Education Efforts, as New President

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday filled its top leadership position with one of its own. L. Rafael Reif,… More »

College Board Names David Coleman New President

Architect of Common Core State Standards to Lead Nonprofit Education Organization New York, NY – The Trustees of the College… More »