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Large-scale open education initiatives, like M.I.T.’s OpenCourseWare or Rice University’s Connexions, have the potential to change the landscape of higher education by creating a learning community that spreads beyond the walls of the university, providing students and faculty with free, high-quality resources and materials from diverse sources. Yet with all that promise, wide-scale adoption of […]
Colleges consider the pros and cons of Pinterest, the fast-growing, image-based social media website, as a marketing platform.Inside Higher EdFull Story
In his inauguration address in September 2005, then-University of Illinois President B. Joseph White first introduced the concept of a fourth, virtual campus to the university community. Could the university create something that would combine the academic quality of the University of Illinois with the user-friendliness of the University of Phoenix?The News GazetteFull Article
The Open University’s international Open Learning: Bridge to Success (B2S) pilot project will be featured in a speech by OU speakers at open educational resource conference, Cambridge 2012, at the Queens’ College, from 16-18 April. Journalists with an interest in open learning are invited to attend the event(*) or arrange interviews following the conference.Open University, […]
University music schools might be the last place you would expect Internet connectivity to make a difference. But these days, the network does matter. By utilizing advanced research and education networks, musicians now are able to practice and perform simultaneously even when they’re miles apart. This capability has broad implications for musicians everywhere.Converge MagazineFull Article
Twitter has become ubiquitous and many educators use it or a similar micro blogging technology to maintain connection with students in terms of announcements, information flow, and assignment updates. While some instructors have experienced success in community building and numerous articles detailing the more common uses of the platform are available online, a couple core […]
In keeping with Steve Jobs’ vision of transforming education, Apple has expanded its iTunes U so that professors can now offer entire courses, not just lectures. Bay State Banner Full Article
Open University, the widely popular source of free course content on iTunes U, is the first in Europe to reach more than one million active subscriptions through the iTunes U app since it launched back on 19 January. The OU’s 52 courses on the app add to the University’s extensive material on iTunes U which […]
T.C. Williams High School, in Virginia’s Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS), uses technology to create online and blended-learning environments that provide extra support to students who need it. Two of the school’s primary goals are to extend the amount of learning time and ensure that more students graduate—and early results from these programs are encouraging.eSchool […]
Montana State University has announced development of several new online programs as part of an initiative to expand the university’s distance education offerings.<P>Montana State University<P>Press Release