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Telepresence robotics allows students who are temporarily unable to attend their classes to continue participating remotely. In higher education, we often encounter students who are experiencing unexpected setbacks that impact their ability to attend class. Whether it’s due to a car accident, a family emergency, or an illness, the inability to get to class can […]
Social Robotics Robotics is the current trend. Maybe there is too much emphasis on it. Moreover, the meanings associated with it are different, as shown by the meeting promoted by both Italian Society for Research on Media Education (SIREM) and Elearning, Media, Education and Moodlemot (EMEM) Italia 2016, as well as the more recent conference “Giocare a pensare. […]
The effectiveness of traditional face to face labs versus non-traditional online, remote, or distance labs is difficult to assess due to the lack of continuity in the literature between terminology, standard evaluation metrics, and the use of a wide variety non-traditional laboratory experience for online courses. This narrative review presents a representative view of the […]
This paper presents the case of how a department of applied science went about implementing a tablet initiative in a two-year diploma program. Tablets were a required tool for entry into the program with a goal of reducing textbook purchase costs for students, mirroring industry standard practices in mobile device usage, and enabling collaborative and […]
This fall, Apple will deploy iPads to all 10,700 first-year students. It follows a small but successful pilot this year that involved about 130 students. edscoop
Since the first iPhone was invented in 2007, mobile devices have progressed from a convenience in our daily lives to a necessity. In higher education, the use of mobile technologies in learning has also increased rapidly over that 10-year period.1 Given mobile’s changing nature and affordances, however, it is still unclear how to best integrate […]
Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside of the Classroom Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside of the Classroom draws upon nationally representative data sources, existing research, and relevant state and local intervention efforts to examine the five research areas designated in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and to provide a comprehensive picture […]
Seventy-two may not be a large number, but in quantum computing terms, it’s massive. This week Google unveiled Bristlecone, a new quantum computing chip with 72 quantum bits, or qubits—the fundamental units of computation in a quantum machine. As our qubit counter and timeline show, the previous record holder is a mere 50-qubit processor announced by IBM last year. […]
As Washington & Lee University has found, there is no best approach for introducing virtual reality into your classrooms — just stages of faculty commitment. Campus Technology
Teachers are eager to bring computer skills into the classroom. But with a dizzying array of online tools to choose from, figuring out where to start is anything but obvious. To help navigate the ever-evolving terrain, School Library Journal hosted an hour-long conversation with four respected K–12 educators who teach coding and computer science. Library Journal
