Wednesday, February 12, 2025
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From Second Life to authentic educational Virtual Worlds?

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Young, J. (2010) After Frustrations in Second Life, Colleges Look to New Virtual Worlds Chronicle of Higher Education, February 14 This excellent article looks at...

Further news on games

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Thanks to Natasha Boskic for this: Doh, J. (2010). Centian is looking forward to playing with humans again. ARGNet, Alternate Reality Gaming Network, February 14,...

Are Canadian students satisfied with university?

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Dwyer, M. (2010) 2010 Student Surveys Macleans.Ca OnCampus, February 15 This article provides results of two student surveys conducted by Canadian universities. One is the...

A critique of Tapscott and William’s views on university reform

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Tapscott, D. and Williams, A. (2010) Innovating the 21st century university: It's Time Educause Review, Vol. 45, No. 1 First of all, thanks to both...

Learning technologies in engineering education

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Regular readers will know that I believe that 'real' engineering is one of the tougher areas for e-learning, because of the need for hands-on...

Research into online teacher education

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Eduventures (2009) Where Teacher Education and Online Programming Meet:  Supporting Field Experiences in Online Initial Teacher Licensure Programs Boston MA: Eduventures Inc This study by...

Understanding the Perspectives of Online Graduate Students: Implications for Educational Leaders

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Edmonds, K. (2010) Understanding the Perspectives of Online Graduate Students: Implications for Educational Leaders Calgary AB: Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Calgary Congratulations to Kelly...

Workshops on teaching math, literacy with Moodle and cells phones in class

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CEET, the Community of Expertise in Educational Technology, is a professional learning forum for BC educators. It is an opportunity to network, explore...

New book on learning with digital games

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Whitton, N. (2010) Learning with Digital Games New York/London: Routledge From the publisher's blurb: Written for Higher Education teaching and learning professionals, Learning with Digital Games...

Impact of open courseware on distance education enrollments

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Johansen J. (2009) The Impact of Opencourseware on Paid Enrollment in Distance Learning Courses Salt Lake City UT: Brigham Young University This is a Ph.D....