A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust
An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literatureRead the Full Article
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The Croquet Consortium
Croquet is a powerful new open source software development environment and software infrastructure for creating and deploying deeply collaborative multi-user online applications and metaverses on and across multiple operating systems and devices. Derived from Squeak, it features a peer-based network architecture that supports communication, collaboration, resource sharing, and synchronous computation between multiple users on multiple […]
25 Awesome Beta Research Tools from Libraries Around the World
If you’re tired of using the same old search box on your local library website for research projects, it might be time to broaden your horizons. Try out one of these in-the-works betas sponsored by world-class libraries around the world. From academic libraries like that at MIT or renowned research centers like the Library of […]
Action Analytics: Measuring and Improving Performance That Matters in Higher Education
For the past several years, EDUCAUSE publications have described the emergence of two complementary forces: (1) the growth of “academic analytics†in higher education and the knowledge services needed to support seamless sharing and leveraging of contextualized data/information; and (2) the escalating accountability demands that are driving performance measurement and improvement initiatives.1 These forces converged […]
V-Learning: How Gaming and Avatars are Engaging Online Students
Len Annetta, Marta Klesath, and Shawn Holmes describe how avatars in virtual learning environments (VLEs) can contribute to the learning experience by giving students a sense of social presence and investment in the learning community that may otherwise be difficult to access. VLEs have the potential to become the next generation of instructional tools for […]
Microsoft To Pilot ‘Intellectual Property Rights Education’ Curriculum
Following on the heels of its newly released survey on illegal downloading among students, Microsoft this week announced that it will launch a new curriculum for middle school and high school students focusing on intellectual property.Read the Full Article
Indiana University launches podcast.iu.edu
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Podcast.iu.edu, an online gateway for audio and video podcasts from IU faculty and staff and various departments and groups from all of IU’s campuses, will be launched publicly on Feb. 4. The user-friendly podcast portal will pull together a variety of contributed content, including lectures, music, radio broadcasts, performances and student profiles, […]
Learning From a Native Speaker, Without Leaving Home
If you can’t manage a trip abroad to learn a foreign language, the Internet and a broadband computer connection may do the job, too.Read the Full Article
House passes higher-ed reauthorization
Controversy persists over file-sharing provisions in bill that focuses on containing college costsRead the Full Article
Students find mentors online
UNM’s Online Mentoring Program has about 800 alumni in 120 fields who are ready to give students advice and help them choose a career path – and they can be accessed with the click of a mouse, said Sue MacEachen, senior alumni relations officer for the UNM Alumni Association.Read the Full Article