Free new guide to teaching at a distance from South Africa
The South African Institute of Distance Education has developed a new guide for adjunct instructors supporting learners at a distance (called tutors outside North...
New book on Web 2.0 and Social Informatics for Tertiary Learning
Lee, M. and McCoughlin, C. (2010) Web 2.0 Based e-Learning: Applying Social Informatics for Tertiary Learning Hershey PA: IGI Global, 415 pp, US$180 hardback
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Open educational resources in Chinese and English
Recently the Open University of Hong Kong launched its free digital platform called 'Open Learning '.
'Open Learning gathers together a wealth of audio-visual educational...
A short introduction to PebblePad, an e-portfolio system
PebblePad is a British e-portfolio system that 'provides scaffolding to help users create records of learning, achievement and aspiration and has a reflective structure...
Do we need academic journals any more?
The Spring 2009 edition of the Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology has just been published (no, this is not a typo - it...
IPad on sale in Canada May 28
Just in case you missed the announcement, the iPad goes on sale in Canada on May 28.
Prices range from C$549 (16 GB) to C$879...
New journal: Impact: Journal of Applied Research in Workplace E-learning
A new journal from Australia (where e-learning in vocational and technical education is particularly strong - see the Australian Flexible Learning Network).
The inaugural edition...
Special IRRODL edition on connectivism: articles wanted
IRRODL (the International Review of Research on Open and Distance Learning) is now requesting contributions for peer review and possible publication in an upcoming...
Theme editors required for journal: Distance Education
Call for proposals for Themed Issue of Distance Education (Volume 32, Number 2, 2011)
The journal “Distance Education” is calling for proposals for the development...
Computer-based tutoring research is still alive
The Journal of Educational Technology & Society, Vol. 13, No. 1 has a new edition out on the topic of Intelligent Tutoring Systems.
From the...