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I teach a course in marine biology at a college in central Maine. Marine biology is one of those whizzbang courses that students are attracted to because of all the talk of sharks, coral reefs, and dolphin communication. But there’s also the fascinating “low end” stuff: exotic invertebrates that look like little more than inanimate, […]
What’s the best argument against those who say video games are destroying society? That’s the first discussion topic fielded by a new online center about the intersection of video games and “human values.â€Read the Full Article
The new voice-search application for the iPhone marks a milestone for spoken interfaces.Read the Full Article
The paper highlights the opportunities offered through virtual learning to provide each student the promise of access to age- and ability appropriate curriculum, rich and extensive resources and accurate and up-to-date assessments regardless of location, economic situation or time. When effectively used, virtual learning allows for student centered, self-directed, self-paced learning that greatly enhances the […]
The paper highlights the opportunities offered through virtual learning to provide each student the promise of access to age- and ability appropriate curriculum, rich and extensive resources and accurate and up-to-date assessments regardless of location, economic situation or time. When effectively used, virtual learning allows for student centered, self-directed, self-paced learning that greatly enhances the […]
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As a reflective practitioner of higher education, Margaret Farren seeks to contribute to a knowledge base of professional practice by using a “living educational theory” form of action research in her approach to teaching and learning.Read the Full Article
Japanese distance education has been slow to utilize the Internet, and mainly depends on the mail system and, to a lesser extent, television broadcasting as its mode of delivery. Since 2001, however, regulations have been relaxed to allow students to complete all course requirements for a university degree via online distance learning.Read the Full Article
The University of Iowa has capped the number of online students and courses that faculty members can teach after discovering a handful of professors received hefty bonuses for teaching up to three times more classes than their regular loads, reports the Des Moines Register. Read the Full Article