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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...

More on laptops in lectures

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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...

e-Portfolios for nursing education

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Teja, F. (2009) PEP’ing Up Your ePortfolio at the UBC School of Nursing UBC e-Strategy Newsletter, May 2009 An article describing the development at the...

Virginia Tests Video Games as Teaching Tools

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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...

Who’s hi-jacking our e-Portfolios?

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Tolley, R. (2008) Who's hi-jacking our e-Portfolios? Ray Tolley is a consultant in England who has been providing staff support in ICT for some 25...

Reviews of ‘Evaluation in Distance Education and e-Learning’

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Ruhe, V. and Zumbo, B. (2009) Evaluation in Distance Education and e-Learning London/New York: Guildford Press Contents Preface 1. Why do we need a new approach to...

Rapid e-Learning 101

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Tom Kuhlmann's Rapid E-Learning Blog shares practical tips and tricks to help trainers to become rapid elearning pros. He offers a useful 7-part series...

E-learning, faculty training and the value of subscription journals

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Marry in haste and repent at leisure, so the old saying goes. It could also be applied to blog posts - post in haste...

Teaching Courses Online: A Review of the Research

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Tallent-Runnels, M. et al. (2006) Review of Educational Research, Vol. 76, No. 1, pp. 93-135 Abstract: This literature review summarizes research on online teaching and...