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From Second Life to authentic educational Virtual Worlds?

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...

Is your institution considering mobile learning?

Brimah, T. and Fusch, D. (2010) Considering mobile learning for your institution Academic Impressions Higher Ed Impact: Weekly Analysis January 28 This article, basically an...

Review of e-learning possibilities and limitations of Apple’s iPad

Brandon, B. (2010) Apple's iPad: what does it offer for e-learning? Learning Solutions Magazine January 27 I was wondering how to comment on the iPad...

Do serious games lead to academic learning?

Blunt, R. (2009) Do serious games work? Results from three studies eLearn Magazine, December 1 From Natasha Boskic In a contemporary digital world that is daily...

Great expectations for e-learning in 2010

In the Globe and Mail on December 19, Leah McLaren wrote: 'We are living in an Era of Perpetual Advice - and almost none of...

Are e-books at the tipping point?

Johnson, T. (2009) Electronic text books set to take over? University Affairs, December 7 An interesting article that explores the pros and cons of e-books,...

Special report on learning with 3-D video

Stansbury, M. (2009) eSN Special report: Learning in 3D eSchool News, December 11 Will three-dimensional video be the next flavour of the month in educational...

R2D2: A model for using technology in education

Bonk, C. (2009) R2D2: A model for using technology in education eSchool News, December 11 For all you Luke Skywalkers and Princess Leias in e-learning,...

The learners' experience of e-learning

From 'Key messages' in the JISC Responding to Learners Pack JISC (2009) Responding to Learners Pack Bristol, UK: Joint Information Systems Committee. From the JISC site: JISC...

Are learning management systems doomed?

As usual, George Siemen's blog is being provocative in his November 10, 2009 posting: Futue of learning: LMS or SNS, in which he argues...