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Capturing Lectures: No Brainer or Sticky Wicket
"This ECAR research bulletin describes how the formerly separate domains of lecture capture technologies and the emerging options for publicly sharing lectures on Web 2.0 consumer platforms are destined for convergence and are raising important questions related to policy, control, and governance. Lecture capture and cloud-based consumer publishing platforms are creating a range of opportunities and challenges for academic leaders that will touch on issues of openness, transparency, outreach, and control."
How course management systems impact teaching
Course management systems, like any other technology, have an inherent purpose implied in their design, and therefore a built–in pedagogy. Although these pedagogies are based on instructivist principles, today’s large CMSs have many features suitable for applying more constructivist pedagogies.
Use of Mobile Phones for Language Learning and Assessment for Learning, a Pilot Project
A five-week pilot project took place in a school in County Meath, a rural area close to Ireland’s capital city, Dublin. An mlearning system was deployed in this environment with the aim to facilitate school-based oral assessment and students’ self-assessment, increase students’ communicative competence and motivate students to learn Irish with the fun and familiar props of a mobile phone and web-chat. The mlearning system proved useful and popular with teachers and
students alike.
Real or Imaginary: The effectiveness of using personas in product design
The principle aim of this pilot study was to assess whether using personas as a design tool in the product development process would lead to more user-centred designs. It can be justifiably claimed at the outset that there are positive benefits associated with using the technique and this claim is evident from the analysis of the student design work, the student survey and the focus group feedback from the students and their tutors.
How People are using Twitter during Conferences
The popularity of microblogging, with special emphasis on twitter, the most famous application of the kind, is growing rapidly. This kind of tools for micro-exchange of and communication is changing the daily life of knowledgeable worker as well as Internet savvy people. From this perspective this paper aims to show how Twitter can be used
during conferences, and furthermore how different people are using it. With the help of a survey and analysis of the collected data, benefits regarding the use of a microblogging tool such as Twitter can be presented. The publication shows evidence on how Twitter can enhance the knowledge of a given group or community by micro-connecting a diverse online audience.
Online Learning - What Makes an Online Learning System? By Robin Henry
My model identifies five distinct phases that are: preparation –enrolment – delivery – assessment/reporting – evaluation. These are linear and similar to the traditional training model. Stakeholders in this model are clients who become participants, administrators including IT, accounting, and general administration staff, and training staff.
Spreading the Word: Messaging and Communications in Higher Education
This 2009 ECAR research study is a comprehensive analysis of how colleges and universities plan, organize, deploy, and support messaging and communication technologies.
Factors Influencing Faculty Use of Technology in Online Instruction: A Case Study
observations at a specific urban university in the mid-west, shows vast variation in terms of faculty who choose to utilize online instructional technologies and a significant lag in desired online development.
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The question is, can we harness this interest and passion in their online lives for educational purposes?
Assessing the Future: E-Portfolio Trends, Uses, and Options in Higher Education
The analysis of the potential benefits in post-secondary settings also includes considerations of the obstacles to institutional adoption and challenges to successful implementation.
A SCORM-compliant Learning Management System that Enhances Learning By Managing the Learning Itself
A SCORM-compliant learning management system (LMS) has been developed that enhances learning by effectively and efficiently managing the learning itself. First, a SCORM-LST was developed by adding to SCORM (sharable content object reference model) a framework that describes facilitation corresponding to the learner's state of learning and describes the learning state transitions.
The Impact of the Open Source Portfolio on Learning and Assessment
The Open Source Portfolio (OSP) software for eportfolio learning and assessment has seen widespread adoption over the last five years. This article surveys the current state of OSP development and use and shares results of research on its effectiveness, conducted through the Inter/National Coalition for Electronic Portfolio Research.
PocketMod: The Free Recyclable Personal Organizer
With the PocketMod, you can carry around the days notes, keep them organized in any way you wish, then easily transfer the notes to your PDA, spreadsheet, or planner.
ICT4D Bibliography » Bibliographies » Reader: Web 2.0 and Education
Articles about Web 2.0 applied to Education, e-Learning 2.0, University 2.0.
Social Networks Let Scholars Remix Their Articles - Chronicle.com
The phrase “it’s kind of like an academic version of Facebook” can now be applied to Pronetos.
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