Web Mashups Made Easy
Software being developed at Intel makes it easy for people with no programming experience to combine data from different Web pages.Read the Full Article
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Rethinking Personal Digital Archiving, Part 1
A decade ago, there was scant evidence that anyone was concerned about the long term fate of today’s digital material outside of a few stalwarts in the Library and Information Science and Computer Science communities (see, for example [Rothenberg, 1995] or [Kuny, 1998]). But more recently, articles about digital archiving have begun to show up […]
Symposium Focuses on Use of 3D in Education
A consortium of vendors is hosting a conference for educators on the use of 3D simulation-based learning. The Interactive Digital Center (IDC) Consortium is a collaboration formed by EON Reality, Nvidia, HP, Christie Digital, and Microsoft to promote the advancement of interactive 3D (i3D) visualization solutions for simulation-based learning and workforce development. The event will […]
Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0
The world has become increasingly “flat,†as Tom Friedman has shown. Thanks to massive improvements in communications and transportation, virtually any place on earth can be connected to markets anywhere else on earth and can become globally competitive.1 But at the same time that the world has become flatter, it has also become “spikierâ€: the […]
Social Networking: The New Face of Recruiting
A Q&A with Brad Ward, electronic communication coordinator for Butler University, on new methods for reaching prospective studentsRead the Full Article
Lawmakers feud over virtual schooling’s future
Wisconsin governor wants freeze on enrollment; state Republicans favor a less restrictive capRead the Full Article
Exploring Virtual Opportunities to Enhance and Promote an Emergent Community of Practice
This paper gives an account of an attempt to support and strengthen an emergent Community of Practice (CoP) (Wenger 1998a). This community consists of members of staff associated in different capacities with the Centre for Interprofessional e-Learning (CIPeL), a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), based at Coventry University and Sheffield Hallam University. […]
Digital Divide Complacency: Misconceptions and Dangers
In the United States an intense debate has taken place between those wishing to minimize the digital divide and others who are skeptical of this view. In regard to the global digital divide, by contrast, although a similar type of complacency can be found, it has not yet been seriously debated. This paper, accordingly, hopes […]
New Web Site Maps New York’s Black History
The launch of a Web-based teaching tool is helping to bring to life African American history in New York City for public school children across the area.Read the Full Article
Technology-Enhanced Learning in Developing Nations: A review
Learning ‘using’ technologies has become a global phenomenon. The Internet is often seen as a value-neutral tool that potentially allows individuals to overcome the constraints of traditional elitist spaces and gain unhindered access to learning. Read the Full Article