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Several Republicans in the U.S. Congress who voted this year to overturn net neutrality rules — with most opponents arguing the rules would create the first-ever regulation of the Internet — have now signed on to sponsor one of two bills that would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to seek court orders to shut […]
University of Waikato musicians in Hamilton used high-speed Internet2 and IPv6 format to link digital video and audio and open this year’s Asian Telemusic Concert at the Musicacoustica festival live in Beijing.SOURCE: Internet2
Anyone can now track his or her citations via Google Scholar. The free citation service is “a simple way for authors to compute their citation metrics and track them over time,” the company said in an announcement yesterday on the Google Scholar blog. Google announced a limited-release test of the service in July.SOURCE: The Chronicle […]
Appalachian State University’s Distance Education program is experiencing a gradual decline in applications and revenue, administrators said.SOURCE: The Appalachian OnlineRead the Full Article
As the largest provider of financial aid in higher education, with about $134 billion in Title IV funds provided to students in fiscal year 2010, the Department of Education (Education) has a considerable interest in distance education. Distance education–that is, offering courses by the Internet, video, or other forms outside the classroom–has been a growing […]
Abstract Existing research into motivation in online environments has tended to use one of two approaches. The first adopts a trait-like model that views motivation as a relatively stable, personal characteristic of the learner. Research from this perspective has contributed to the notion that online learners are, on the whole, intrinsically motivated. The alternative view […]
The Web site RateMyProfessors evokes skepticism among faculty members. Some view the anonymous evaluation site as a haven for rants and odd remarks (“He will crush you like an academic ninja!”), or a place where students go to grade instructors based on easiness or attractiveness (a chili-pepper icon distinguishes professors that are “hot” over those […]
Start small, make training personally relevant, pair staff with knowledgeable co-workers—and keep it fun, readers recommendSOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article
This article describes a project integrating mobile learning games into my course at Appalachian State University, in collaboration with a community partner and for the community as a whole. My interest in mobile learning began over 10 years ago, when I worked in an IT consulting company designing mobile applications. At that time, just at […]
Professor Simon Hosken’s online Arkansas history class is the most recent of ASU courses to begin using the virtual program called Second Life.SOURCE: The Harald, Arkansas State UniversityRead the Full Article