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Abstract: This article describes instructor use of tablet computers for personal use, research activities and teaching practices within the Faculties of Science and Engineering at UOIT. The benefits of tablet use were evaluated on the basis of types of usage, personal and professional productivity and the “richness†of the overall computing experience. Major findings include […]
Kids who are active members of virtual worlds are learning how to socialize, how to be technologically savvy–and how to be good little consumers, CNET reports. At least, that’s according to a group of academics and researchers who met Nov. 14 to discuss the effects of virtual worlds on children today. Of course, virtual worlds […]
The W3C hopes that its new tool will help developers build websites that will work well on any device, be it a phone or a video-game console.Read the Full Article
Edward Berger describes a pilot project implemented in an undergraduate engineering mechanics course, entitled Strength of Materials to investigate whether and how students would perceive a benefit from podcasting as a pedagogical tool. Three types of podcasting content were produced: (a) video problem solutions, (b) roundtable discussions, and (c) exam reviews. Student attitudes were assessed […]
United States Distance Learning Association holds 2007 National Distance Learning Week to generate broader awareness and appreciation for distance learningRead the Full Article
Without incorporating technology into every aspect of its activities, no organization can expect to achieve results in this increasingly digital world. Yet education is dead last in technology use compared with all major industrial sectors, and that has to change in order for schools to meet the challenges of 21st century learning–this according to a […]
This paper presents a summary of three presentations: Heather Joseph of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) on key advocacy strategies, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries’s (CARL) Kathleen Shearer on the CARL Institutional Repository program and forthcoming CARL Author’s Addendum, and Heather Morrison on the Canadian Library Association’s (CLA) Task Force on […]
Students at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, the only liberal arts university in the world for the deaf and hard of hearing, are benefiting from lecture capture software that includes closed captioning. That lets students view videos of lectures on demand, complete with text captions along the bottom of the screen.Read the Full Article
Home Course (www.home-course.co.uk) has launched a new information portal about home study and home learning courses in the UK. Open Study, distance learning and the home learning environment in the UK is a rapidly growing field catering for individuals who can’t accommodate conventional studying methods and who may wish to fit their studying around existing […]
The desire to learn never ends—and neither should the opportunity.Thanks to new technologies, it’s now easier than ever for schools and other organizations to create rich, online repositories of learning “objects†that students, teachers, and other users can draw upon at their own convenience to enrich their education. Teachers across the globe, for example, are […]