Online undergraduate resources for science teaching
iLumina is a digital library of sharable undergraduate teaching materials for chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, and computer science. It is designed to quickly and...
Motivation, group work and community in distance education – and more
The Journal of Distance Education, Vol. 23, No. 2 is now available online.
The four research articles in this issue address the themes of motivation,...
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...
Can you teach ‘real’ engineering at a distance?
This blog is prompted by an e-mail from Rich Zuc, who wanted to know why there were no undergraduate degrees in engineering offered at...
Studies Explore Whether the Internet Makes Students Better Writers
Keller, J. (2009) Studies Explore Whether the Internet Makes Students Better Writers Chronicle of Higher Education, June 15
Interesting article exploring the differences between 'academic'...
Home dissection kits and more
Molz, D. (2009) Home dissection kits and more Inside Higher Education, June 5
Another form of blended learning: online courses with home kits. The interesting...
Online school implements game-based course
eSchool News (2009) Online school implements game-based course, June 3
A report on the use of a specially designed online game on American history being...
Technology-enabled physics labs
Morrison, J., and Long, P. (2009) The iCampus technology-enabled active learning project at MIT. Innovate Vol. No. 4
e-Portfolios for nursing education
Teja, F. (2009) PEP’ing Up Your ePortfolio at the UBC School of Nursing UBC e-Strategy Newsletter, May 2009
An article describing the development at the...
Virginia Tests Video Games as Teaching Tools
Stansbury, M. (2009) Virginia Tests Video Games as Teaching Tools eSchool News, April 28
Extract:
'Virginia reportedly has become the first state to implement a pilot...