The state of e-learning 2009
It's that time of year again. Here's a personal look back at e-learning in 2009 (I will do another blog on priorities for Canadian...
The LMS war is over – or is it?
Carter, D. (2009) Blackboard, D2L declare truce eSchool News, December 17
The three-and-a-half-year court battle between learning management system (LMS) giant Blackboard Inc. and competitor...
Vancouver Community College's online moves
Robin Popow wrote this report for the BC Educational Technology Users Group:
Vancouver Community College has entered what appears to be its next phase of...
Fourth Annual I/ITSEC Serious Games Showcase & Challenge
The Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) (www.iitsec.org) announced the winners of 2009 Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) competition. The awards were...
Special report on learning with 3-D video
Stansbury, M. (2009) eSN Special report: Learning in 3D eSchool News, December 11
Will three-dimensional video be the next flavour of the month in educational...
R2D2: A model for using technology in education
Bonk, C. (2009) R2D2: A model for using technology in education eSchool News, December 11
For all you Luke Skywalkers and Princess Leias in e-learning,...
The role that games can play in education
My Thai, A. et al. (2009) Game Changer New York: Joan Ganz Cooney Center Sesame Workshop
A report from the folks at Sesame Street. From...
Moving educational games forward
Klopfer, E. et al. (2009) Moving educational games forward Cambridge MA: MIT The Education Arcade
A useful introduction to some of the issues around educational...
New research on educational games
Stansbury, M. (2009) Can gaming change education? eSchool News, December 9
An interesting article on educational games with excellent links to the original research reports....
3D simulation technology for technical training
BCIT (2009) BCIT launches The CUBE: Centre for the use of 3D simulation technology taking teaching and learning to a new level Vancouver BC:...