Tweeting in class
Young, J. (2009) Teaching with Twitter: Not for the Faint of Heart Chronicle of Higher Education, November 22
Interesting article on use of Twitter and...
The learners' experience of e-learning
From 'Key messages' in the JISC Responding to Learners Pack
JISC (2009) Responding to Learners Pack Bristol, UK: Joint Information Systems Committee.
From the JISC site:
JISC...
Recurring Issues Encountered by Distance Educators in Developing and Emerging Nations
Wright, C., Dhanarajan, G. and Reju, S. (2009) Recurring Issues Encountered by Distance Educators in Developing and Emerging Nations IRRODL, Vol. 10, No. 1
I...
Open source software for research administration
Parry, M. (2009) Business Software, Built by Colleges for Colleges, Challenges Commercial Giants Chronicle of Higher Education, November 15
An article on the latest open...
Social networking in the classroom
McCrea, B. (2009) Purdue U brings social networking to the classroom Campus Technology, November 18
A report on how Purdue University enables students to tweet...
Social networking in two year colleges in the USA
Marklein, M. B. (2009) Social networks could help community college students USA Today, November 16
This is a news report on a study just released...
Offline online courses
Thomas Edison State College, one of New Jersey’s 12 senior public institutions of higher education, offers associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in more than...
Are learning management systems doomed?
As usual, George Siemen's blog is being provocative in his November 10, 2009 posting: Futue of learning: LMS or SNS, in which he argues...
E-learning games for emergency and safety training
A Canadian group, CSA Standards, has announced the launch of a suite of interactive solutions that harness the power of e-learning gaming technology to...
Research on the the impact of an LMS on students' learning
Lopes, V. (2008) Course Management Systems and Campus-Based Learning North York ON: Seneca College
One of the rare research reports that looks at the use...