Research on games: Selene/CyGaMEs
From Natasha Boskic
Research that shows how playing a well-designed video game can enhance learning has been conducted by Dr. Debbie Denise Reese and her...
Do serious games lead to academic learning?
Blunt, R. (2009) Do serious games work? Results from three studies eLearn Magazine, December 1
From Natasha Boskic
In a contemporary digital world that is daily...
Old mantras instead of new thinking
Tolley, R. (2010) A New Year - but Old Mantras? e-Folio in the UK, January 3
In an excellent diatribe from the UK, Roy Tolley...
More on the Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative
Kolowich, S. (2009) Hybrid education 2.0 Inside Higher Education, December 28
An interesting article that provides more information about the Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative,...
New edition of the Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education
The TOJDE is always an interesting compilation of papers by researchers mainly from outside the Western Anglo-Saxon culture. Volume: 11 Number: 1 can be...
Reigning in costs with online learning
Bassis, M. (2009) Reigning in college costs Businessweek, December 21
This is a useful article, from the President of Westminster College, Salt Lake City, to...
Great expectations for e-learning in 2010
In the Globe and Mail on December 19, Leah McLaren wrote:
'We are living in an Era of Perpetual Advice - and almost none of...
Are e-books at the tipping point?
Johnson, T. (2009) Electronic text books set to take over? University Affairs, December 7
An interesting article that explores the pros and cons of e-books,...
Multi-tasking vs focusing: which is best?
And the answer is: it all depends! As usual with human behaviour, it depends on the context.
Ophir, E., Nass, C., and Wagner, A. (2009)...
Six priorities for Canadian e-learning in 2010
Summary of my priorities
1. A requirement for all newly appointed full-time instructors in public Canadian post-secondary educational institutions to have a formal certification in...