Educational affordances of the iPad
For a very quick and preliminary review of possible educational uses or affordances of the Apple iPad, see Elliott Masie's 10 minute video at:...
More studies on the Kindle as a learning tool
Kolowich, S. (2010) Highlighting e-Readers Inside Higher Education, February 23
Reports are now in from three universities with student feedback on the use of the...
Five reasons why the iPad won’t change higher education
Slattery, B. (2010) Five reasons why the iPad won't change higher education PC News, February 3
As a dedicated Mac user, in fairness I am...
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...
The Horizon 2010 report on emerging technologies for education
Johnson, L., Levine, A., Smith, R., & Stone, S. (2010). The 2010 Horizon Report. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium
The New Media Consortium's annual...
Electronic textbooks to be compulsory in California
Moore, J. (2010) State law requires digital college textbooks by 2020 VCStar.com, January 11
The article states:
Companies that sell textbooks to California universities must offer...
New edition of the Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education
The TOJDE is always an interesting compilation of papers by researchers mainly from outside the Western Anglo-Saxon culture. Volume: 11 Number: 1 can be...
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,...
Pros and cons of e-books vs analog books
Lee, H. (2009) Kindle yet to woo university users The Daily Princetonian, Sept 28
A report by the university newspaper of Princeton University's very early...