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Web 2.0 selection criteria

Bovard, B. (2009) Web 2.0 selection criteria Tek Trek March 2 Excellent list of criteria for deciding which Web 2.0 tools to use for teaching...

Steam engines and IT: electronic note-taking (paper-based computing)

(This replaces an earlier post) Hannon, C. (2008) Paper-based Computing EDUCAUSE Quarterly, Vol. 31. No. 4 This article looks at some of the issues arising from...

Asynchronous and synchronous e-learning

Hrastinski, S. (2008) Asynchronous and synchronous e-learning EDUCAUSE Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 4 (October–December 2008) A study of asynchronous and synchronous e-learning methods discovered that...

Better Learning With Sites and Sound

Guess, A. (2008) Better Learning with Sites and Sound Inside Higher Education, Dec 4 A report of research conducted by Phil Ice, at West Virginia...

Infrastructures in Virtual Learning

Willis, H. (2008) Infrastructures in Virtual Learning New Media Consortium 2008 conference proceedings This is one of the most interesting papers I have read on...

Image searching and copyright

Serious Gaming image, from --Joy's--Photostream on Flikr Dave Kilbey of the University of Bristol, UK, has developed a very useful, clear and free interactive tutorial...

Designing Video and Multimedia for Open and Flexible Learning

Koumi J (2006), Designing Video and Multimedia for Open and Flexible Learning, Routledge Falmer Review to come - if you wish to write a short...

Pedagogic design guidelines for multimedia materials: a mismatch between intuitive practitioners and experimental researchers

Koumi, J. (2005) 'Pedagogic design guidelines for multimedia materials: a mismatch between intuitive practitioners and experimental researchers' European Journal of Open and Distance Learning,...

Video: The Implications of Web 2.0

The Implications of Web 2.0 for Teaching and Learning in a Knowledge-Based Society. This was a keynote presentation to a conference at the University of...

University students’ approaches to learning: rethinking the place of technology

Goodyear, P. and Ellis, R. (2008) ‘University students’ approaches to learning: rethinking the place of technology’ Distance Education Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 141-152