In Africa or the Arctic, there are ways to stay on course
Distance learners include soldiers at war and oilmen on rigsRead the Full ArticleTIMES
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How Institutionalized is Distance Learning? A Study of Institutional Role, Locale and Academic Level
The purpose of this study was to determine areas of strengths and weaknesses in the institutionalization of distance learning at colleges and universities. Read the Full Article
An Antidote for the Faculty-IT Divide
Good relations between IT and faculty can be promoted by understanding and addressing the cultural divides that exist between the administration and facultyRead the Full Article
Doing What I Don’t Know How to Do
Leveraging a faculty learning community has helped me do things I didn’t know how to do with technology, including podcasting my lecturesRead the Full Article
Open Minds, Open Books, Open Source
Last month, a survey by Marshall Breeding, director for innovative technologies and research at Vanderbilt University’s library, revealed a measure of discord over the options available to librarians for automating their electronic catalogs and databases, software called integrated library systems.Read the Full Article
Action Analytics: Measuring and Improving Performance That Matters in Higher Education
For the past several years, EDUCAUSE publications have described the emergence of two complementary forces: (1) the growth of “academic analytics†in higher education and the knowledge services needed to support seamless sharing and leveraging of contextualized data/information; and (2) the escalating accountability demands that are driving performance measurement and improvement initiatives.1 These forces converged […]
V-Learning: How Gaming and Avatars are Engaging Online Students
Len Annetta, Marta Klesath, and Shawn Holmes describe how avatars in virtual learning environments (VLEs) can contribute to the learning experience by giving students a sense of social presence and investment in the learning community that may otherwise be difficult to access. VLEs have the potential to become the next generation of instructional tools for […]
Indiana University launches podcast.iu.edu
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Podcast.iu.edu, an online gateway for audio and video podcasts from IU faculty and staff and various departments and groups from all of IU’s campuses, will be launched publicly on Feb. 4. The user-friendly podcast portal will pull together a variety of contributed content, including lectures, music, radio broadcasts, performances and student profiles, […]
House passes higher-ed reauthorization
Controversy persists over file-sharing provisions in bill that focuses on containing college costsRead the Full Article
Students find mentors online
UNM’s Online Mentoring Program has about 800 alumni in 120 fields who are ready to give students advice and help them choose a career path – and they can be accessed with the click of a mouse, said Sue MacEachen, senior alumni relations officer for the UNM Alumni Association.Read the Full Article