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ECAR National Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2011 Report

The ECAR study of undergraduate students and information technology sheds lights on how information technology affects the college experience. EDUCAUSEDownload the Report

Mobile Device Intervention for Student Support Services in Distance Education Context – FRAME Model Perspective

AbstractThis paper reports the findings of a study conducted to analyse the effect of mobile device intervention for student support services and to gauge its use for enhancing teaching – learning process as a future study in the context of offer of Distance Education programmes. The study was conducted with the learners of the coveted […]

Social media savvy: The new digital divide?

Those without strong online social networks will be left out of the digital conversation, educator and consultant Angela Maiers arguesSOURCE: eSchool News Read the Full Article

Students Push Their Facebook Use Further Into Course Work

College students are taking social media to a new level, using Web sites like Facebook to communicate with other students about their coursework, according to results of a new survey on student technology use.SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher Education Read the Full Article

Virtual school offers K-12 distance learning option

It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes education in a brick-and-mortar school just isn’t an option.The Wyoming Virtual Academy (WYVA) offers an alternative.SOURCE: The Lusk Herald Read the Full Article

UCM to kick off celebration of National Distance Learning week

WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The University of Central Missouri joins members of the United States Distance Learning Association and the Missouri Distance Learning Association in a week-long celebration of National Distance Learning Week Nov. 7-11 on the UCM campus.SOURCE: The University of Central Missouri READ THE FULL ARTICLE

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Selects Blackboard Learn for Expanded Training Program 1

More Than 150,000 Soldiers Annually Will Train on Blackboard PlatformSOURCE: PR NewsireRead the Press Release

A New Chapter for E-Books

Lavish electronic-book projects point toward the pinnacle of the medium.SOURCE: MIT Technology Review Read the Full Article

Virtual learning acquisitions shake up marketplace

Cambium Learning, Pearson expand reach into virtual learning sector with multimillion-dollar dealsSOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article

Screen Time Higher Than Ever for Children

Jaden Lender, 3, sings along softly with the “Five Little Monkeys” app on the family iPad, and waggles his index finger along with the monkey doctor at the warning, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” He likes crushing the ants in “Ant Smasher,” and improving his swing in the golf app.SOURCE: The New York […]