Horizon Report 2012
We’ll be discussing this today in the CTL at noontime. Look for notes from the session next week!
Technology
Expansion of the E-Textbook: Implications for Learning
This is somewhat in-depth post about a tiff between an app developer “Kno” who produces a tool that generates supplementary digital content from textbooks, and one of the publishers they […]
Hurdles Remain With the Move to Digital Classrooms
This brief post offers a reality check on the techno-hype about the use of technology on the college campus. This instructor presents the ground-level view. You will identify with what […]
Colleges Say Tablets Improve Teaching and Learning | EdTech Magazine
This article presents a good run-through of several colleges’ implementation of tablets. It’s a short article, so don’t expect too much. Would be very nice to see what students think […]
Emerging Battles Over Textbooks: Options from Apple to Open Initiatives
The curse of living in interesting times is no more evident than in the disruptive world of etextbooks/digital publishing/mobile computing/tablet/higher education discussion. Linked below is a post on the Open […]
“Students love tech” Infographic
No big surprises here, but it’s a fun use of infographics with digital post-its and “handwriting” (remember that?). Click the image for a larger view. Via: OnlineEducation.net
Tablets: At the Tipping Point?
This Pearson survey (Pearson the publisher), “Pearson Foundation Survey on Students and Tablets,” provides some interesting data on students who own tablets already, and also what students are thinking about […]
A Flood of New Higher Ed-Relevant Apps for Mobile Devices
Here’s just a sample. Read the reviews at http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/new_iphone_ipad_and_android_apps_for_december_2011.php
New Year, New Growth for Online Learning
The Sloan Consortium 2011 report “reveals that the number of students taking at least one online course has now surpassed 6 million. Now nearly one-third of all students in higher […]
More on learning analytics
This article discusses some sophisticated uses of LA in the classroom, such as: what if you could track responses to a problem, then have a student’s computer group him/her with […]
