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eLearning has re-emerged as a solution for delivering significant value to corporations, educational institutions and governments. Attendees of the conference will learn how to capitalize on existing and future courseware and how to monetize knowledge investments to reach larger audiences. The conference will also provide techniques to take advantage of distance learning through online and […]
Blackboard this week brought its Learning System CE and Learning System Vista in line with Learning System Enterprise edition, bringing the entire line to version 8.0. The company said the new releases represent a major advance toward its goal of unifying the codebase of its learning tools and infusing them with Web 2.0 technologies.Read the […]
Through literature review, this paper examines six empirical studies. Three cases are from the United States and the other three are from studies conducted in Asian. The purpose of this study is to identify whether or not self-directed learning is a key factor leading to successful academic performance in web-based learning environments. The in-depth analysis […]
In an interview [in February 2007], Arthur Sulzberger, owner, chairman, and publisher of The New York Times, noted that, “I really don’t know if we’ll be printing the Times in five years, and you know what? I don’t care, either.â€1 He was, of course, speaking about the transition from print to digital and not the […]
n search of an inexpensive solution to engage students in challenging courses like physics and astronomy, a semi-retired professor has created a popular interactive software tool that reportedly increases classroom participation and boosts grades and learning.Read the Full Article
n the last decade, I’ve noticed that traditional college students seem more dependent on technology, less comfortable working with others, less able to weather criticism, and unwilling to persist when their first attempt met with failure. With lightning-fast technology at their fingertips, they accept the first “hit†of a global search engine as the last […]
A Toronto university student will not be expelled for running a Facebook study group that his school had argued constituted cheating.Read the Full Article
Distance learners include soldiers at war and oilmen on rigsRead the Full ArticleTIMES
Responding to the iPhone’s popularity among students, many universities now are rolling out initiatives that aim to take advantage of its potential as a converged, mobile learning device.Read the Full Article
Responding to the iPhone’s popularity among students, many universities now are rolling out initiatives that aim to take advantage of its potential as a converged, mobile learning device.Read the Full Article