Petition calls for more eRate funding
Schools, libraries encouraged to sign the petition, which argues eRate funding hasn’t kept pace with schools’ needsSOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article
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Open University to launch arthritis course for healthcare professionals
A new course providing healthcare professionals with specialist knowledge to improve services for patients with inflammatory arthritis is to be launched by The Open University. The self-study course was funded by a curriculum development grant from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer and has been developed with the direction and advice of specialist rheumatology nurses. It will […]
Canadian Faculty Union Warns That Student Postings of Lectures Could Violate Copyright Law
The faculty union at the University of Manitoba, in Canada, sent an e-mail message to its members this month alerting them to a popular Web site where students are sharing course materials, including what the union calls professors’ “intellectual property.”SOURCE: Wired CampusRead the Full Article
PLATO Learning Introduces New Courses and Support Site
Secondary and post-secondary science courses part of new product and services releaseSOURCE: PLATO LearningMINNEAPOLIS – December 20, 2011 –PLATO Learning, a leading provider of online education courses for pre-K through adult learners, has announced its winter product release that addresses a range of customer needs.Read the Press Release
Advancing the Open Front
Forget free content repositories; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology wants to deliver “interactive” elite education to the masses, complete with credentials certifying “mastery” of MIT-grade coursework.SOURCE: Inside Higher EducationRead the Full Story
Online Doctoral Program in Educational Technology: Boise State University
Department of Educational Technology at Boise State University is now accepting applications for our Ed.D. in Educational Technology program. The degree is offered entirely online, with no physical attendance requirements. The primary focus of the Ed.D. program at Boise State is to prepare educational technology professionals for leadership roles in various academic settings (K12, higher […]
First issue of the Journal of Learning Spaces
The first issue of the Journal of Learning Spaces has been published: http://libjournal.uncg.edu/ojs/index.php/jls/. This NEW journal is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary, open access publication on all aspects of learning space design, operation, pedagogy, and assessment. Registered readers may post comments and questions on any of the submissions, and will receive journal announcements and Table of Contents […]
The 10 biggest ed-tech stories of 2011
eSchool News counts down the ten most significant developments in educational technology during the past yearSOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article
Webinar: The Learning Registry: A How To Primer for Digital Content Publishers and Aggregators
Register now: SIIA’s Learning Registry Webinar – December 20, 2011 The Learning Registry: A How To Primer for Digital Content Publishers and AggregatorsDECEMBER 20, 2011 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm (Eastern)WebinarThe Learning Registry (LR) is an open source technical system designed to facilitate the capturing, sharing, and analyzing of learning resource data to broaden the […]
Accreditation in an Era of Open Resources
Imagine yourself emerging from the Way Back Machine in London, England. It’s 1526. Henry VIII is on the throne. You furtively duck into a shop, and quickly head to the back room. You’ve come to buy an English translation of the New Testament. The mere possession of this book is punishable by death.SOURCE: Inside Higher […]