End of the Beginning
Senator Harkin’s two-year investigation of for-profit higher education ends, but the policy battle is far from over. What comes next? Inside Higher Education Full Article
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Interlinking e-Learning Resources and the Web of Data for Improving Student Experience
Abstract The Web provides not only several data sources with useful and relevant information with e-Learning purposes, but also information that is not easy to retrieve. The web of linked data is a repository based on semantic technologies. Several researchers have been oriented to this kind of interoperable e-Learning repositories and establish that the Linked […]
Overcoming the glassy-eyed nod: An application of process-oriented guided inquiry learning techniques in information technology
Abstract Two significant problems faced by universities are to ensure sustainability and to produce quality graduates. Four aspects of these problems are to improve engagement, to foster interaction, develop required skills and to effectively gauge the level of attention and comprehension within lectures and large tutorials. Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) is a technique used […]
New ISTE CEO: It’s time to partner up
Strong leadership to guide policy, and a voice to speak for education stakeholders nationwide, are essential to discussions about school reform, according to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)—and this fall, ISTE will turn to a new leader for these in Brian Lewis. eSchool News Full Article
Technology Has Its Place: Behind a Caring Teacher
“What is wrong with higher education? How will technology transform it? What new direction will it take in these difficult times?” I often hear such questions, from both inside and outside the academy. Such questions deserve answers, of course, but they raise another question, one seldom asked: What is college for? This, too, deserves attention, […]
Penn State World Campus summer graduates celebrate two firsts
Two students who will make their first visit to Penn State to pick up diplomas in energy and sustainability policy also will be the first graduates of this online degree The Pennsylvania State University Press Release
The Online Pecking Order ‘Conventional’ online universities consider strategic response to MOOCs
The Online Pecking Order ‘Conventional’ online universities consider strategic response to MOOCs Inside Higher Ed Full Article
Augmented Reality Is Finally Getting Real
As smartphones explode in popularity, augmented reality is starting to move from novelty to utility. MIT Technology Review Full Article
Learning in educational computer games for novices: The impact of support provision types on virtual presence, cognitive load, and learning outcomes
Abstract Embedding support devices in educational computer games has been asserted to positively affect learning outcomes. However, there is only limited direct empirical evidence on which design variations of support provision influence learning. In order to better understand the impact of support design on novices’ learning, the current study investigates how support devices and their […]
The Criticality of Verbal Immediacy in Online Instruction: A Modified Delphi Study
Abstract In this 2011 investigation, a modified Delphi technique was introduced to determine whether an informed group of post-secondary online faculty and students could arrive at a consensus regarding the importance of previously recognized verbal immediacy behaviors. Two expert panels were presented with Gorham’s (1988) Verbal Immediacy Scale and tasked with determining those behaviors perceived […]