Nov 10, 2009

Submitted by Alexruthmann from Google Reader: Lopes, V. (2008) Course Management Systems and Campus-Based Learning North York ON: Seneca CollegeOne of the rare research reports that looks at the use of a learning management system for campus-based teaching, and its impact on students’ learning.The main finding was that faculty used the LMS mainly for providing course i (Read More)

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Submitted by Alexruthmann from Google Reader: Sometimes it’s the simplest tool that can be the most useful. There are 3 bookmarklets that are essential, easy-to-use additions for your web browser. And what’s great is that they’ll work with just about any browser on any platform.The first is for bit.ly, a web address shortening service that makes it much easier to share (Read More)

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Submitted by Alexruthmann from Google Reader: The inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, announced a new nonprofit group last week to promote the study of "Web science," arguing that his creation deserves its own specific research focus.The group, Web Science Trust, has set up a Wiki where universities offering Web-science programs can list their offerings an (Read More)

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The Chronicle: Wired Campus Blog Mendeley, a Web service that lets users organize and share research papers, recently announced that it has surpassed 100,000 users, and that its database now includes some 8 million works. The announcement has generated a lot of hype for the fledgling company. TechCrunch, a popular. (Read More)

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Nov 04, 2009

Submitted by Alexruthmann from Google Reader: Despite national initiatives in the UK such as Creative Partnerships, an organization formed in 2002 for exploring creative approaches to learning in the classroom, there is still a gap between aspiration and practice. This is especially evident in the teaching of musical composition in primary schools, partly because there (Read More)

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Nov 12, 2009

Nicholas Chang's shared items in Google Reader Livestream today announced the immediate availability of its free service for streaming live to the iPhone and iPod touch, Livestream Procaster.Livestream Procaster users can stream live from their webcam, video camera or even broadcast their PC or Mac desktop, directly to iPhone users over 3G or Wi-Fi connections, with les (Read More)

7 days ago

Daily DIY Inventor, author and futurist Ray Kurzweil appeared on I've Got a Secret in 1965 when he was 17 years old. He made a computer that plays music, at the end of the video they show the computer - via Bruce Sterling. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Retro | (Read More)

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