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Using cloud-computing applications to support collaborative scientific inquiry: Examining pre-service teachers’ perceived barriers towards integration

Technology plays a crucial role in facilitating collaboration within the scientific community. Cloud-computing applications can be used to model such collaboration and support inquiry within the secondary science classroom. Little is known about pre-service teachers’ beliefs related to the envisioned use of this technology in their teaching. These beliefs may influence future integration. This study […]

Learning Management Systems and Principles of Good Teaching: Instructor and Student Perspectives

With the prevalence of teaching technologies, studies exploring the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) in university courses highlight the economic and technical issues of LMS adoption. Yet, few studies explore how LMS functions as a pedagogical tool to support teaching and learning. This study examines Chickering and Gamson’s (1987) Seven Principles of Good Practice […]

California’s Community Colleges Shift to Creative Commons Licenses

The board that governs California’s 112 community colleges has started requiring that courses, research, and other work paid for by the system chancellor’s office be made available free to all users under Creative Commons “attribution” licenses. While the system will retain the copyright on the materials, other users will be able to take advantage of […]

More Than 1 Million Teachers Now Have Access To PBS Learningmedia Digital Library

New “Get Your Tech On” Effort Launched to Support Teachers Integrating Digital Technology in the Classroom Arlington, VA, September 16, 2013 – Today PBS LearningMedia announced that more than 1 million educators now have registered access to the award-winning digital learning service. PBS LearningMedia, a partnership of PBS and WGBH Educational Foundation, connects students and […]

Library of Congress: September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society. The Library of Congress Access Website […]

A state-by-state look at top ed-tech initiatives

Sometimes, an ed-tech initiative grabs national headlines. Other times, a technology initiative quietly spreads throughout a school building or district as it connects teachers with mentors, helps administrators become more efficient, or boosts student achievement and engagement. eSchool News Full Article

UMD, Vanderbilt Team Up for a New Wrinkle in MOOCs

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland and Vanderbilt University will introduce a significant, new wrinkle in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) next year – a two-part, two-semester collaboration offered through Coursera. It begins with Maryland faculty and concludes with Vanderbilt’s. The project demonstrates a collaboration that would be unmanageable outside of a MOOC […]

Knewton adaptive learning technology goes global

Just days after announcing an expansion of a collaboration with Pearson to bring its adaptive learning technology to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) courses, Knewton has announced it is also expanding its reach to new parts of the globe. eCampus News Full Article

University System of Georgia Uses Desire2Learn Integrated Learning Platform to Deliver Next-Generation MOOC Initiative

Desire2Learn Incorporated (“Desire2Learn”), a leader in providing innovative learning solutions, today announced a partnership with the University System of Georgia (USG) to explore next-generation MOOCs powered by the Desire2Learn integrated learning platform. Desire2Learn Full Article

New apps to assist military students on the move

Apps on phones and tablets are meant to make life easier and point to the services and providers who can meet our needs. Is there any reason why such innovation can’t also simplify and improve the stressful process that military children and their parents face every time they enroll in a new school? – University […]

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