More on laptops in lectures
Schellenberg, T. (2009) Getting the Half Attention of Students UBC e-Strategy Newsletter, May
An article that follows on from the Macleans OnCampus article, with additional...
Workshop: Making Comics into Interactive Media
Would a serious researcher look to comic books and videogames as sources of inspiration for how to transform education? Of course they would!
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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...
News on Virtual Worlds: NMC March Symposium and MacArthur Foundation Awards
Natasha Boskic writes:
I attended the NMC Symposium on New Media & Learning at the end of March (2009) which was completely done in Second...
Cloud Computing: the Economic Imperative
Erenben, C. (2009) Cloud Computing: The Economic Imperative eSchool News, March 4
A useful 'idiot's guide' to the relevance of cloud computing to educational institutions....
YouTube Creates New Section to Highlight College Content
Young, J. (2009) YouTube Creates New Section to Highlight College Content Chronicle of Higher Education, March 27
Extract: 'The new YouTube EDU page includes only...
Why is Web 2.0 Important to Higher Education?
Batson, T. (2009) Why is Web 2.0 Important to Higher Education? Campus Technology, April 15
An opinion piece that doesn't say anything more (e.g. 'the...
Online conference on virtual worlds
Community by LearningTimes is promoting the second annual "Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education and Museums Conference" (VWLEM), which will be held entirely online April 24-25,...
Report on New Media Consortium in Second Life
Linden Lab (2009) Developing New Learning And Collaboration Environments For Educators: The New Media Consortium (NMC) In Second Life San Francisco: Linden Lab
The New...
100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better
OEDB (2009) 100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better Online Education Database, Feb 12
This site really does have 100 tips...