According to a recent Wired article, a number of companies are training their employees using a combination of the Nintendo Wii and the virtual world Second Life. Here's a blurb:"Nintendo...
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More students are downloading audio lectures now than ever before. Susan Smith Nash over at E-Learning Queen recently published an article examining the podcast lecture phenomenon and explaining the...
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If you've been thinking about optimizing your computer to make the most of your online classes, now's the perfect time. A growing number of programmers are releasing open source software...
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According to a Wired Campus post, the learning management platform Blackboard recently announced the addition of a plagiarism detection program. The program will detect plagiarized passages in...
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The Art Institute Online recently opened a second life campus where students can take a business course in this virtual world. A Fox 11 article reports: "Second Life allows The Art Institute...
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Few educators seem to believe that traditional content management systems such as Blackboard will be the most effective way of teaching in the future. Here's what Distance-Educator has to say...
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The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning recently published an e-journal volume dedicated to issues in mobile learning. Here's a blurb: "This special IRRODL issue on...
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Can you figure out how to use a new software program? Can you find what you want online using your "Google-fu"? Are you showing your children how to use computers...or are they showing you?...
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Recently, I've written quite a few posts about web 2.0 for online teachers and course creators. But, how can online students take advantage of web 2.0 tools? A recent Read / WriteWeb article...
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What's the difference between traditional e-learning and "e-learning 2.0"? How do teachers create a functional 2.0 learning community? Read/Write Web recently published the best summary...
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There's been a lot of talk lately about creating courses that fit the needs of the "net generation," students who are comfortable with learning on their own and used to accessing...
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Tired of using antiquated content management systems for your online courses? A writer from ALA TechSource notes that many of the first systems used to manage online classes have become impractical to...
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The Oakland University website shares some valuable information about creating learning communities in the virtual world second life. Here's a blurb: "Second Life is a virtual...
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A new wiki article from the Learning Technologies Centre explains the developing concept of personal learning environments - online collections of learning tools: "Recent developments in learning...
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Before you install Vista, Microsoft's latest operating system, take a minute to make sure it won't interfere with your online studies. According to The Barnstable Patriot, Vista users have had...
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This week the online education database published a links to 80 open education resources - websites online teachers and students can use to collaborate with others. According to their article:...
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The popular virtual community Second Life continues to be an arena for online educators not afraid of experimenting with new technology. Now, a new collaboration between Angel Learning and the Second...
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A new study from the Journal of Online Interactive learning shows that online class message board discussions can be one of the most effective ways of involving students with the course material....
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Did you know that open source projects such as MIT OpenCourseWare, Wikipedia, and Project Gutenburg have had a profound effect on educational institutions? An article from the online education...
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Participating in a chat session for an online class is a unique experience. Virtual class chats lack the physical cues that exist in traditional classrooms settings. Additionally, class chatrooms...
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Online learning is continuing to grow and evolve, says a new paper from First Monday. According to researchers, the change from "Web 2.0" to "Web 3.0" represents a significant...
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A new article by Joseph Lampel and Ajay Bhalla explores the motives behind information sharing in online communities: "This article examines online gift giving in the form of opinion,...
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