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Begun in 1990, The Campus Computing ProjectTM is the largest continuing study of the role of information technology in American higher education. Our projects – the annual Campus Computing Survey, the national surveys of presidents, provosts, and other senior campus officials conducted in collaboration with Inside Higher Ed, and other research activities – draw on […]
The Ohio State University has announced a plan to build an innovative, forward-looking learning environment that will enhance teaching and student learning. The plan, called Digital First, will expand classroom technology, foster a 21st century mobile learning environment with technology including iPads, and enhance digital learning content through tools such as iTunes U and iBooks […]
The term ‘massive open online course’, or MOOC (coined by Dave Cormier and Bryan Alexander) describes courses that take place online; are open in the sense that participation is typically free of charge and learning materials can be modified, reused and distributed to others; and reach massive communities – of tens of thousands – of […]
We believe it’s essential for every teacher to develop lessons that challenge students to learn how to verify sources; here’s one example eSchool News Full Article
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Last week, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman wrote with evangelical zeal about the arrival of Massive Online Open Courses, the free courses from top institutions available to students anywhere in the world. Not only would MOOCs be a huge industry in five years, he said, but financially strapped community colleges could use the online […]
Distance learners can feel more confident interacting online than they would in the classroom, new research shows. Dr Wayne Duncan graduated last week with a Doctor of Education. His thesis examined the nature and function of empathy in synchronous multimedia conferencing. Massey University Press Release
“The CMS became the IMS became the LMS became…” A few short years from now, what will we tell our children about the storied past of the LMS? What will it become? In the 1990s, the course management system (CMS) emerged to help faculty manage their courses through the Web. The name morphed to IMS […]
Students learn just as much in a course that’s taught partly online as they would in a traditional classroom, but such courses won’t reach their potential until they are both easier for faculty members to customize and more fun for students, according to a report released today. Wired Campus Full Article
School districts should provide a minimum of 100 megabits per second (Mbps) of bandwidth for every 1,000 students and staff members within the next two years, and federal lawmakers should provide more funding to help make this happen, according to a report released May 21 by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) eSchool News […]