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Transparency as a catalyst for interaction and participation in open learning environments

This paper argues that transparency promotes interactivity and participation in collaborative Web 2.0 learning environments. Teaching with transparency requires a learner–centered pedagogy for research, writing, and the production of new knowledge in open communities. Transparency is a catalyst for interaction and participation that supports open learning in multiple disciplines and institutional contexts. Transparent design influences […]

Adobe Unveils Creative Cloud

At its MAX 2011 technology conference, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Creative Cloud, a major new initiative from the company that radically redefines the content creation process. Adobe Creative Cloud will become the focal point for creativity, where millions can access desktop and tablet applications, essential creative services, and share their best work. […]

40M OU on iTunes U downloads show a marked change in user behaviour – 70 per cent of visitors now download straight to iOS devices

The Open University on iTunes U has today hit 40 million downloads, nearly doubling the numbers in just over a year. The rate of iTunes U downloads straight to iOS devices also soared. SOURCE: Open University, UKRead the Press Rlease

Online Platforms Begin to Test the Market for University-Press E-Books

Librarians have been saying they want and need to buy more scholarly monographs in electronic format. That perceived demand is about to be tested, as several long-planned e-book platforms for university-press books go live over the next few months.SOURCE: Chronicle of Higher EducationRead the Full Article

More than 600 utilize online religious policy

This year, Syracuse University did something a little different than years past: It held classes on the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashana and the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr. To allow students to be exempt from classes from religious observances, the university had students request the day off through their MySlice accounts — a policy hundreds of […]

Demand for Neb. online learning could grow

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Demand for online distance-learning classes in Nebraska could grow beyond what officials anticipate as more schools turn to technology to help students, a state education official said Monday.SOURCE: Chron.comRead the Full Article

Bigfork offers high school diploma online

There are no boundaries in the virtual world of learning and Bigfork High School is taking advantage of that through Bigfork Digital High School.SOURCE: DailyInterLake.comRead the Full Article

New Higher-Capacity Transatlantic Internet Links Between Europe and the USA

Cambridge, UK, 29 September 2011 – Researchers and students across Europe and the US will soon be able to work in closer partnership following a major expansion in transatlantic research network capacity delivered by the pan-European GÉANT network and America Connects to Europe (ACE), a collaboration between Internet2, Indiana University GlobalNOC, DANTE and NYSERnet.SOURCE: Internet2Read […]

Probe finds fraud in U.S. distance education

(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) identified a “serious vulnerability” in distance education programs due to frauds committed by students and recommended a stricter enrollment process for colleges.SOURCE: Reuters/Yahoo! NewsRead the Full Sotry

OU develops UK’s first full-text search engine to aid research scholars

The Open University’s Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) has developed an innovative new search facility called CORE – COnnecting REpositories – to help academics, researchers and students navigate related papers from across UK Open Access repositories. SOURCE: Open University (UK)