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10 Tech Research Projects to Watch

In corporate and academic labs around the world, researchers dream up and design the tools, technology, and products that will make up the everyday life of tomorrow. Here’s a peek.SOURCE: PC WorldRead the Full Article

Student Exam Participation and Performances in a Web-Enhanced Traditional and Hybrid Allied Health Biology Course

ABSTRACT This study compares student exam participation, performances and withdrawal rates in a web-enhanced traditional and hybrid Anatomy and Physiology II class. Although hybrid students had the convenience of attempting online tests over a period of a week, there was no difference in exam participation relative to traditional students that did the exams during a […]

MyEdu & KnowU – Two Approaches to Social Media in Higher Ed

Higher education is trying hard to find the best ways to integrate social media into its practices. They’ve approached it from a number of angles: marketing, community building, student support, and instruction. Instigators behind the efforts include software vendors looking to build the next edu social platform, colleges, individual educators, and on less formal basis, […]

PBS Summer Arts Festival Kicks Off June 22: Summer Arts Festival expands diversity of arts with a global reach

Award-winning actor Anna Deavere Smith to be series host; Susan Sarandon and John Leguizamo among performers, narratorsSOURCE: PBSRead the Full Article

Leading long-distance learning provider is saved by a ‘miracle’

In a move hailed as a “Christmas miracle”, the beleaguered National Extension College (NEC), the pioneering distance-learning institution that paved the way for the Open University, has been saved from extinction.SOURCE: tes, UKRead the Full Article

Experts share their ed-tech predictions for the new year

Nearly all agreed that technology’s potential to create personalized, student-centered learning environments will be even more fully realized in the coming year, thanks to powerful developments in blended instruction, data analytics, formative assessment, and more. Read the Full Article

Strategies for Blog-Powered Instruction

Three blog-savvy educators share their best practices for harnessing the unique strengths of blogs to supplement coursework and elevate student learning.SOURCE: Campus TechnologyRead the Full Article

MIT Building Free Open Source Online Course Platform

The institution that led the call for freely available lectures, videos, and exams created by its instructors and shared with the world will now do the same with online learning. SOURCE: Campus TechnologyRead the Full Article

Nation’s Economy Would See Huge Boost by Increasing Postsecondary Completion Rates

WASHINGTON, DC – Cutting the nation’s high school dropout rate in half would have tremendous benefits for the economy. But as a new economic analysis released today by the Alliance for Excellent Education shows, cutting the dropout rate in half and ensuring that those “new graduates” meet national goals for postsecondary attainment creates new jobs, […]

An Exploration of the Representation of Students with Disabilities in Distance Education

The primary purpose of this study was to address the dearth of research in the area of educating students with disabilities through distance education (DE). Corollary research questions investigated perceptions, beliefs, and expectations of secondary school principals and special education teachers. SOURCE: Online Journal of Distance Learning AdministrationRead the Full Article