Virtual 3-D lab aims to stimulate learning
Prabhu, M. (2009) Virtual 3-D lab aims to stimulate learning eSchool News, Aug 24
From the full article:
Students at a Baltimore County high school this...
7 things you should know about cloud computing
Kurkowski, P. (2009) 7 things you should know about cloud computing EDUCAUSE, Aug 3
A downloadable, two-page PDF introduction to cloud computing.
Extract:
Cloud computing is the...
Educause’s Top Ten Issues in IT
Agee, A. et al. (2009) Top-Ten IT Issues, 2009 Educause Review, Vol. 44, No. 3
Based on a survey of 554 (responding) EDUCAUSE members, mainly...
Court rules against Blackboard in patent fight
Carter, D. (2009) Court rules against Blackboard in patent fight eSchool News, July 30
In case you missed this great news for e-learning over the...
Open source software for administrative systems
'While the open source movement has taken off in course management systems, with Moodle and Sakai as alternatives to the dominant Blackboard, the administrative...
Cell phones used to deliver course content
'U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says schools and colleges should deliver course content to the cell phones that students use to talk and text...
Kindle and the Blind
'The National Federation of the Blind and the American Council of the Blind are suing Arizona State University for its use of the Amazon...
Colleges consider using blogs instead of Blackboard
Young, J. (2009) Colleges consider using blogs instead of Blackboard Chronicle of Higher Education, June 1
Halleluja! I've seen the future, and it's - WordPress?
Well,...
Mobile technology for e-learning in Africa
Barlow-Zambodla, A. (2009) Commonwealth of Learning Mobile Technology Research SAIDE Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 2
In a previous issue iof the SAIDE newsletter, Alice Barlow-Zambodla...
Blackboard Inc has a blog
This is one to watch! Quite enjoyable reading the first few comments on the Blackboard blog hosted by Ray Henderson (former CEO at...