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Textbook system flawed
Starting school means a slew of preparation activities. Buying school supplies used to be fun, but ever since textbooks showed up on the checklist, school supply shopping became dreaded.The Crimson WhiteFull Article
Remains of the Day: Ebook learnin’
Apple’s education announcement is all over the news, with suggestions ranging from interactive textbooks to ebook publishing tools (gee, those sound familiar). Some, however, say that it’s all over-hyped—so clearly we should be looking forward to the next next Apple announcement. The remainders for Tuesday, January 17, 2012 are almost excited enough to consider going […]
Pulling for Better E-Textbook Prices
In a session at the 2011 Educause conference in October, Bradley Wheeler, the chief information officer at Indiana University, issued a challenge to his colleagues. Unless universities assert their power as customers, the vendors that sell them products and services will continue squeezing those institutions for cash while dictating the terms under which they go […]
Tips for making the move to online assessments
Experts offer advice and support as 2014 testing goal nearseSchool NewsFull Article
PBS Announces OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II – OUT OF MY DREAMS
Matthew Morrison Hosts a Look at the Man Who Changed the American Musical Forever – New One-Hour Special Premieres on PBS in March 2012 –PBSPress Release
Internet Sites Go Dark to Protest Anti-Piracy Bills
Students counting on Wikipedia today to help them finish papers or prep for exams are out of luck. The online encyclopedia’s English-language site has gone dark for 24 hours as part of a Web-wide blackout to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (HR 3261), or SOPA, a bill being considered by the U.S. House of […]
PLATO Learning Announces a Flexible New License Option for its Post-Secondary Courses
To help address the financial challenges faced by two- and four-year colleges and universities nationwide, this model provides greater budget flexibility. The model uses the same approach these institutions already use when adopting a new textbook or other instructional material and enables recovery of the license costs directly from students who purchase the license at […]
Supporting the Generation of Guidelines for Online Courses
The research on online teaching is a demanding field that requires an innovative point of view to support courses in this context. There are multiples approaches to design, implement or deliver online courses. Nevertheless, less attention has been paid to assist teachers in order to guide them to use technology-based environments in this kind of […]
Virtual Schooling Through the Eyes of an At-Risk Student: A Case Study
While much of the growth in the popularity of virtual schooling has involved at-risk students, little research exists on the experiences of these students in this largely independent setting. This paper describes a case study of an at-risk student in a rural school in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador who was enrolled in an […]