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The “angle of repose,” as readers of Wallace Stegner’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same title may recall, is a geological or engineering term that describes the steepest angle at which a mass of loose, granular particles (such as a dune of sand) will remain stable and at rest. Stegner placed the characters of his […]
The debate continues over just how useful virtual worlds like Second Life are for educational purposes. We spoke with Drexel University’s Jean-Claude Bradley, who is e-learning coordinator for the College of Arts and Sciences, and an associate professor of chemistry. Despite his initial skepticism, in 2007 Bradley helped establish Drexel’s presence in Second Life, Drexel […]
Many of today’s virtual worlds have been influenced by science-fiction writer Neal Stephenson’s vision of a Metaverse, described in his novel Snow Crash.Read the Full Article
Describes the activity, outcomes and benefits of the Technology Exemplar Network,Read the Full Article
A set of design patterns for digital item types has been developed in response to challenges identified in various projects by teachers in higher education. The goal of the projects in question was to design and develop formative and summative tests, and to develop interactive learning material in the form of quizzes. The subject domains […]
Beginning this month, high school students in Connecticut can enroll in free online courses through a pilot program called the Connecticut Virtual Learning Center.Read the Full Article
Beginning this month, high school students in Connecticut can enroll in free online courses through a pilot program called the Connecticut Virtual Learning Center.Read the Full Article
In the spring of 2005, I was asked to keynote the EDUCAUSE Western Regional Conference. The conference theme was “Winds of Change: Charting the Course for Technology in Challenging Times.” What that brought to my mind was the era of the great sailing ships of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a topic that has always […]
Internships and other types of field placements have become a focal point of the senior year experience for students majoring in a wide variety of academic disciplines. The purpose of this paper is to describe some of the key challenges associated with the implementation of an experiential learning requirement and related technology-based solutions that have […]
It’s the central paradox of 21st-century college students: Despite embracing radically new ways of communicating with each other and learning about the world, they still remain wedded to the old-fashioned, paper-bound textbook.Read the Full Article