Taking the next step with open source
Before making the plunge, it’s important to know the advantages, disadvantages, and items to consider eCampus News Full Article
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Open source: The new normal in higher education?
With larger communities of helpful technologists, colleges prove willing to experiment with open-source software eCampus News Full Article
Open Technologies Open Doorways For K-12 Students
Always on, always connected—that pretty much sums up students today. Now a series of High Tech Charter schools is making sure learning about technology is a priority for hundreds of students. Cisco Full Article
Open Source Apps, With a Vendor Assist
Built on an open source framework, SunGard’s Mobile Connection allows clients to develop cross-platform apps cheaply and quicklyCampus TechnologyFull Article
An Open Educational Resource Supports a Diversity of Inquiry-Based Learning
Abstract There have been numerous calls for research that demonstrates how open education resources (OERs) are actually being used. This case study sought to shed light on the users of a well-visited set of modular music-education materials published at Connexions. Respondents to a voluntary survey included teachers, students, self-directed learners, music ensemble participants, and casual […]
Google Scholar Opens Up Its Citations
Anyone can now track his or her citations via Google Scholar. The free citation service is “a simple way for authors to compute their citation metrics and track them over time,” the company said in an announcement yesterday on the Google Scholar blog. Google announced a limited-release test of the service in July.SOURCE: The Chronicle […]
Feds launch open-source ‘Learning Registry’
New open educational resource aims to help stakeholders evaluate and share content, learning strategiesSOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article
The State and OER
Advocates for open educational resources, or OER, have had mixed success in getting the federal government to invest public money in open course materials.SOURCE: Inside Higher EducationRead the Full Article
University implementing open-access policy for faculty publications
University administrators have begun implementing the new “open-access” policy approved this fall by Princeton faculty members to expand the public’s access to their research.Princeton UniversityRead the Press Release
Opener Than Thou?
PHILADELPHIA — Blackboard found itself playing defense last week when, right before most higher education technologists were set to ship out for Educause 2011, a competitor announced a free and “open” learning management system (LMS) — a technology Blackboard sells for a pretty penny.SOURCE: Inside Higher EducationRead the Full Article
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