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This paper reports on the process of transformation of existing printed course material into digitized content through design-based research where design, research and practice were concurrently applied through several iterations of the mobile application. For this transformation, one session each from BSc in Nursing, Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences was selected. […]
This report offers an overview of methods investigating educators’ professional discourse. The selected three methods are text-mining focused on content words, text-mining with function words, and social network analysis. The first method allows summarization of text data based on focal points in corpora. The second type of text-mining leverages predetermined categories of words to investigate […]
This study examined student-teacher communication practice in online courses from the student perspective. Through a series of analyses of student end-of-course survey data, it was found that (a) students who are more motivated and engaged in communicative interactions with the teacher are more likely to show course outcomes and satisfaction at a greater degree than […]
Rebranding and leveraging IT projects within the library can help promote organizational change and aid in advancing the library as a learning organization. EDUCAUSE Review
ASU’s for-credit MOOC experiment with edX didn’t meet expectations for completion or certification. The university has quietly moved in a new direction. Inside Higher Ed
If you’re in the market for an internet-connected garage door opener, doorbell, thermostat, security camera, yard irrigation system, slow cooker — or even a box of connected light bulbs — a new website can help you understand the security issues these shiny new devices might bring into your home. Georgia Tech
The California Department of Education and the State Board of Education have launched #CADashboardWeek, which will run from Sept. 16-20, to publicize school and district data that has been made available to parents, students and educators, the agencies announced Monday. edscoop
A new report takes stock of where wireless technology is headed, and which wireless trends will most impact technology leaders eCampus News
Even as the Century Foundation was doing its best to damn the practices of online program managers (OPMs) that work with colleges and universities to deliver online courses and programs, OPM pioneer 2Usought proactively to counter the report’s punch by calling for greater visibility in online program management with a new “Framework for Transparency.” Campus Technology
New information and communication technologies (ICTs) provide educators and learners with novel approaches to enhance teaching and learning processes. Technology enabled learning plays a vital role in contemporary education and blended learning is widely adopted across higher education as a learning mode. In this paper we reflect on the strategies for introducing blended learning in […]