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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,...

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...

Five reasons why the iPad won’t change higher education

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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...

More news on educational games – and conferences

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Thanks to Natasha Boskic for this: Amazon.com has published a list of Bestsellers in Video Games for 2009. Jamie Madigan published an interesting article on her...

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...

A personal view of e-learning at the University of British Columbia

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The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (home of OLT) It's now seven years since I resigned as Director of Distance Education and Technology at UBC,...

Is your institution considering mobile learning?

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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...