Follett Introduces ‘Follett Classroom Libraries’
With wide selection of fiction and non-fiction texts, new hand-curated classroom content collections designed to help students become engaged, confident, independent readers Follett
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Systematic literature review on self-regulated learning in massive open online courses
Despite arguments about the importance of self-regulated learning (SRL) in massive open online courses (MOOCs) (Terras & Ramsay, 2015), understanding of the topic is limited. This study offers a systematic review of empirical research on SRL in MOOCs. It revealed that the body of literature on SRL in MOOCs has grown from 2014 to 2016. […]
Sonification of numerical data for education
Sonification is the use of non-speech audio to convey information. In this article, sonifications are representations of plots aimed at improving the accessibility of teaching materials. The electronic nature of sonifications means that they can be deployed to students via teaching interfaces such as virtual learning environments. We describe a two-phase study that explores sonifications […]
Europe’s copyright dispute shows just how hard it is to fix the internet’s problems
The EU has just passed the Copyright Directive: now small sites and tech giants alike will have to deal with the fallout and recriminations. MIT Technology Review
Ten Facts About Open Digital Badges
Open badges are created and issued by a wide variety of organizations, such as colleges, universities and other training providers, professional associations, non-profits and private companies, for their students, members, staff, clients and partners to recognize learning achievements. Techonline.ca
16 Open Learning Resources that Go Beyond the Textbook
The concept of “open learning” encompasses far more than what’s found in a textbook. These sources provide other kinds of resources that will boost your students’ learning. Campus Technology
Virtual exchanges promise study-abroad experience for the masses
US universities that seek the benefits of study-abroad programmes without the forbidding costs are increasingly turning to “virtual” foreign exchanges involving individual students and entire classrooms. Although the underlying idea is not new, improvements in technology and a growing recognition of the value of virtual exchanges have fuelled adoption across US campuses in just the past year […]
Arizona State Virtual Field Trips Deliver Interactive Exploration
While birds chitter in the background, a group of students sit in their beach chairs at a beach camp set up near the Nankoweap Granaries, trying to pay attention as their professor gives them an introduction to the geology of that most remarkable of natural formations, the Grand Canyon. Campus Technology
£1.3 billion Turnitin sale spotlights intellectual property fears
The $1.8 billion (£1.3 billion) sale of Turnitin has highlighted the growing power of the company that produces plagiarism-checking software used in universities across the globe, and raised questions about its business model. Concerns about the sale of California-based Turnitin to Advance, a technology, media and communications company, have focused on the intellectual property held […]
Two Pedagogical Models of Video Integration in Multiparticipant Courses
To respond to needs arising from the field and institutional constrictions, various video-integrated teaching methods were offered to students in multiparticipant courses. Two hundred ninety-five students studying in two Sociology of Education courses agreed to participate in the research. One hundred sixty-two students participated in Course 1, in which all the lectures were recorded and […]
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