New site aims to market free online lectures
Carter, D. (2009) 'New site aims to market free online lectures' eSchool News, Feb 13
Academic Earth, a for-profit web site, bases its business model...
Province, industry, and university partner for mobile learning research
Alberta Government (2009) 'New research program takes classroom anywhere, anytime', News Release, Feb 20
'The research conducted by Dr. Kinshuk, the newly appointed iCORE/Xerox/Markin Industry...
Online session: Using Second Life to promote students’ engagement
The Centre for Distance Education (CIDER) at Athabasca University would like to invite you to the next presentation in their series of free CIDER...
Alberta university uses online technology to take lessons way out of the classroom
Canadian Press (2009) 'Alberta university uses online technology to take lessons way out of the classroom' Canadian Press, Feb 18
Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada...
Online symposium on New Media and Learning (NMC)
Call for Proposals
NMC Symposium on New Media and Learning
March 24-26, 2009, via the Internet
Proposals for presentations for the NMC Symposium on New Media and...
Second Life in Education: Current State of the Art
Harrison, D. (2009) 'Real-Life Teaching in a Virtual World' Campus Technology, Feb 18
An up-date on Second Life applications in education, with a useful set...
Questions on the future of information and communications technologies in higher education
Over the next month, I will be doing several blogs around topics prompted by three books that look very different, but each of which...
Review of: Katz, R. et al. (2008) The Tower and the Cloud
Review of: Katz, R. et al. (2008) The Tower and the Cloud: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing Boulder CO: EDUCAUSE, available...
3 Challenges (with Benefits) to Wiki Use in Instruction
Reynard, R. (2009) '3 Challenges (with Benefits) to Wiki Use in Instruction' Campus Technology, 11 Feb
An excellent article on designing effective use of wikis...
Mobile learning in Senegal
eLearning Africa (2009) 'Nomadic Schools Soon Available to Senegalese Students' elearning Africa newsletter, Feb, Vol. 3
In an interview with Philippe Steger, creator of WapEduc,...