Journal of Educational Technology and Society: Vol. 12, No.4

The latest issue of “Journal of Educational Technology & Society” is now available on the ETS Journal Web Site.

This issue contains 12 selected papers from the International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, in the areas of personalized educational systems, computer supported collaborative and social learning and the new generation of educational technologies. In addition there [...]

New millennial learners in higher education: evidence and policy implications

PedrĂ³, F. (2009) ‘New millennial learners in higher education: evidence and policy implications’, in ‘Technology in Higher Education’, to be released later by OECD/CERI

This is a meta-analysis of research on millennials in higher education conducted by the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. The study seeks to answer three questions:

First, can the claim that [...]

The best little e-learning journal in the world?

For those of you who, like me, were busy over the summer, the latest edition of IRRODL (Vol. 10, No. 3) was published in June.

As Terry Anderson, the editor, pointed out,

‘it is the largest single issue ever published by IRRODL! The issue contains fourteen peer-reviewed research articles, two technical reports, and links to [...]

Empowering education through technology in the k-12/school sector

My web site focuses primarily on post-secondary education, and because of the volume of articles in the k-12/school sector, I rarely post articles about this sector.

However, eSchool News provides a useful collection of articles each week through its Online Educational Resource Centre. There are often articles here that would also be of interest to post-secondary [...]

Seeking Realness in a Virtual World: Dis/illusion and Community in Online Education

Jubas, K. (2005) Seeking Realness in a Virtual World: Dis/illusion and Community in Online Education Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor Vol. 7, No. 1 (November): pp. 80-94

Some interesting reflections on ‘community’ in an international online post-graduate program. However, based on a sample of five program participants, including the author. Good bibliography on the concept [...]