Schools get help in using Web 2.0 tools
Stansbury, M. (2009) Schools get help in using Web 2.0 tools eSchool News, Sept 2
This article discusses two recent papers from the the Consortium...
Web 2.0 in Education: Policy, Practice and Progress
Bosco, J. (2009) Web 2.0 in Education: Policy, Practice and Progress The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Washington, DC
One of two papers recently published...
European wiki on virtual campuses – globally
Re.ViCa is a project funded by the European Commission. It is doing a review of Virtual Campuses all over Europe. As part of this...
7 things you should know about cloud computing
Kurkowski, P. (2009) 7 things you should know about cloud computing EDUCAUSE, Aug 3
A downloadable, two-page PDF introduction to cloud computing.
Extract:
Cloud computing is the...
Educause’s Top Ten Issues in IT
Agee, A. et al. (2009) Top-Ten IT Issues, 2009 Educause Review, Vol. 44, No. 3
Based on a survey of 554 (responding) EDUCAUSE members, mainly...
IT and the Economy: A Focus on Priorities
Chabotar, K. (2009) IT and the economy: a focus on priorities Educause Review, Vol. 44, No. 3
An excellent article on strategic directions for IT,...
Essential versus strategic IT investments
Hilton, J. (2009) Essential versus strategic IT investments Educause Review Vol. 44, No. 3
The CIO of University of Virginia discusses the need to prioritise...
Company investment in training and learning in Canada
The Conference Board of Canada (2009) The Learning and Development Outlook 2009: Learning in Tough Times
Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada, 72 pages
The Conference Board...
Open source software for administrative systems
'While the open source movement has taken off in course management systems, with Moodle and Sakai as alternatives to the dominant Blackboard, the administrative...
Cell phones used to deliver course content
'U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says schools and colleges should deliver course content to the cell phones that students use to talk and text...