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School of the Future: Lessons in failure

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Stansbury, M. (2009) School of the Future: Lessons in failure eSchool News, June 1 This is one of a very few articles that deal with...

Are Learning Management Systems obsolete? Some questions

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In an earlier blog about Blackboard buying out Angel Learning Systems, I dropped the throwaway comment: 'I suspect that by the time all the legal...

Learning Management Systems 2009

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Ellis, R. (2009) Learning Management Systems 2009 Learning Circuits May 9 This survey of 184 readers of the American Society for Training & Development's Learning...

Blackboard Inc buys Angel Learning

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Carter, D. (2009) Blackboard-Angel deal gives pause to some eSchool News, May 7 The latest on LMS wars. Even less choice of commercial software now....

3D Learning and Virtual Worlds: Training Applications

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ACS Learning Services 3D Learning and Virtual Worlds: An ACS Expertise in Action White Paper Dallas TX: ACS, available through TrainingIndustry.com A 17 page report...

Online game on academic integrity and plagiarism

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For some fun go to University of British Columbia's Library's Academic Integrity Resource Centre site and click on the 'stage' icon on the right...

T-Learning (digital TV) in Brazil: the BEACON project

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From the EuroPace Newsletter BEACON is creating a Brazilian‐European consortium for organisations interested in t‐Learning. BEACON (Brazilian‐European Consortium for DTT Services) is a specific targeted research...

Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World

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Committee of Inquiry into the Changing Learner Experience (2009) Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World Bristol, UK: JISC/HEFCE, 52 pp. 'Supported by the principal...

Text messaging for collaborative learning in South Africa

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Makoe, M. (2009) MXit: How to Encourage and Facilitate Communication Among Students eLearning Africa Newsletter, May 12 This interview with a professor from the University...

Rural Botswana Goes Online

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Nthaga, L. (2009) Rural Botswana Goes Online eLearning Africa Newsletter, May 12 Botswana has mobilised a project for the establishment of information centres equipped with...