Source for good research on online education
In our committee meeting today, a discussion of a rather ill-conceived distance learning study led me to recommend Educause as a reliable source of good research. Here’s the link, please […]
online learning
Higher Ed Slidedeck worth reviewing
This is from the Gates Foundation – how they view the achievement gap: Next Generation Learning and the Innovation Imperative View more presentations from PostsecondaryImprovement.
Youtube now directly records from your webcam
This is a real breakthrough! Now you can open your youtube account, select Upload a video, and you will see at the top of the screen the option “Record from […]
Preventing Online Dropouts: Does Anything Work? – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The first study cited below seemed to indicate that engagement strategies did not affect the online retention rate. Further down in the article, another campus tried the intervention of informal […]
An Hour on the Internet
This is across all demographics…
Web accessibility study
Note the key points found that promote accessibility in this 2010 study of website accessibility: – Inclusion of a “skip navigation” link – Keyboard-accessible links (no hover menus) – Accessible […]
Ping – In School Systems, Slow Progress for Open-Source Textbooks – NYTimes.com
Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems weighs in on the Open Textbook movement… Ping – In School Systems, Slow Progress for Open-Source Textbooks – NYTimes.com.
Justice Department Weighs Putting Web Sites Under Disability Rules – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The ADA was signed in 1990, prior to the proliferation of the Internet. A proposed updating of the ADA Act may have implications for esp. public colleges. This is currently […]
Bill Gates Predicts Technology Will Make ‘Place-Based’ Colleges Less Important in 5 Years – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education
There are some pretty superficial and breezy remarks in here, but if we are able to retain net neutrality, what Mr. Gates predicts may be more true than false. All […]
IPad Gets The University Treatment This Fall | Epicenter | Wired.com
The iPad is being put to some real pilots this Fall. It will be interesting to see the outcomes. IPad Gets The University Treatment This Fall | Epicenter | Wired.com.
