New Battleground for Publishers

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:18:53 CST

from Inside Higher Ed
by Steve Kolowich
March 9, 2010

. . . “[Professor Scott] Hildreth started instructing his students to do their homework online through a suite of “Mastering” tools from Pearson, which the publishing giant is marketing alongside its textbooks. No

Broadband Plan Looks To Overhaul E-Rate, Promote Online Learning

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:20:25 CST

from THE Journal
by David Nagel
March 10, 2010

In a presentation to stakeholders Wednesday, FCC Director of Education Steve Midgley provided a preview of the forthcoming National Broadband Plan, which will be formally released next week. The plan, as it pertains to education, calls for an expansion of E-Rate and new federal

Student Clubs, Virtually

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:44:20 CST

from Inside Higher Ed
March 10, 2010
by Steve Kolowich

Feeling isolated as an online student? Join the club.

Or rather, join a club. At a handful of institutions, students working toward degrees online are meeting outside of class via the Web.

From Wired Campus
by Jeff Young
February 25, 2010, 03:00 PM ET

This week the makers of Second Life unveiled a new interface designed to make the virtual world more user-friendly, and some professors say it will help their educational experiments.

The Future of E-Learning is More Growth

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:24:58 CST

From Campus Technology
by David Nagel
March 3, 2010

By virtually every measure, electronic learning is experiencing unprecedented growth and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. A new analysis and forecast released this month by research firm Ambient Insight bolstered previous research in this area, showing th

Not Just Fun and Games

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:19:29 CST

From Campus Technology
by Bridget McCrea
March 3, 2010

When Paul Waelchli hears media hype over a new video game release, his first thought is not about how much fun it will be to play. Instead, this information literacy and instruction librarian at De Pere, WI-based Saint Norbert College, said his brain starts clicking ove

Professor Textblaster

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 14:03:33 CST

from Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education
February 24, 2010
By Marc Parry

Fort Worth -- Many of Todd McCann's students suffer from a chronic disease.

Call it CRS: Can't Remember Squat.

Now they have no excuse.&nb

4 Things I Learned at e-Learning2010

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 09:13:57 CST

From BarryDahl.com
by Barry Dahl
March 1, 2010

Last week I attended eLearning 2010 (ITC10), the annual conference hosted by the Instructional Technology Council. Every year this conference seems to get better and better and this year was no exception.

Encouraging Open Access

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 09:11:50 CST

From InsideHigherEd
by Steve Kolowich
March 2, 2010

Conversations about open access to journal articles these days tend to revolve around policy, not technology -- whether institutions and

After Frustrations in Second Life, College look to New Virtual Worlds

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:20:39 CST

from the Chronicle of Higher Education
February 19, 2010
By Jeffrey R. Young

Some colleges that have built virtual classrooms in Second Life - the online environment where people walk around as avatars in a cartoonlike world - have started looking for an exit strategy. E-Rate could be in for some major changes as it heads toward "version 2.0."

A bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives Tuesday, known as the "E-R

Who's Right on Video Copyright?

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:21:15 CST

from InsideHigherEd
by Steve Kolowich
February 4, 2010

Is it illegal for professors to stream copyrighted films on private course Web sites? More...

Online Cure for the Nursing Crisis

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:19:43 CST

from InsideHigherEd
by Steve Kolowich
February 2, 2010

With the baby boom generation wading into retirement, America needs more nurses. Many current nurses need more education. And, increasingly, it appears online degree programs are going to play a critical role in providing it. More...

Academic Earth

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:10:01 CST

Academic Earth is an organization founded with the goal of giving everyone on earth access to a world-class education.

As more and more high quality educational content becomes avai

Hitting Pause on Class Videos

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:08:43 CST

from InsideHigherEd
January 26, 2010
by Steve Kolowich

In the latest clash of copyright law and instructional technology, the University of California at Los Angeles has stopping allowing faculty members to post copyrighted videos on their course Web sites after coming under fire from an educational media trade group.