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Teaching with Facebook is a way for me to engage my students, since many of them will be on the site before, after, and during any lecture. More than engagement, using Facebook allows me to build a bridge between my classroom curricula and what my students are doing outside the lecture hall. I must admit that student expertise with digital media often exceeds my own, and my attempts at using Facebook function as a common language that sets up my classroom as an experimental space allowing students to take risks, make connections, and participate with an alternative teaching style. As much as there are a number of other Facebook educators—there is even a Facebook groups for educators—I am certain that on my university campus I am the only instructor using this social network. My university administration has accused me of subverting our institutional course management system. They are correct. Facebook may be a commercial enterprise, but I argue that students can maintain a Facebook identity after they leave university. The work done in our lecture as represented in our Facebook group is something that lasts beyond a typical university course management system. In other words, access to the information, discussion, links, and learning is not cut off once the course is over.

Higher Education Institutions around the world have reacted differently to the increasing demand for information and communication through mobile devices. The special issue wants to attract research and development papers about “mobile campus systems” that support learners and researcher in Higher Education Institutions in their daily practices.

Mobile learning environments

Mobile Campus Communities

The success of web applications and websites depends in how effective the User Interface design is. Designing a good user interface however is a very challenging task. Above anything else, the designer has to focus his attention towards giving the end-user a great experience with the system. Whether the designer is working on a website, a mobile application, or a game interface it is always a must that the convenience of the user is given paramount importance.

In this article, we are sharing with you some user interface designs that not only allow easy navigation or use of the end-users but also ones that can encourage them to use the system. These designs can be used as an inspiration in your efforts to make your projects more user-friendly. Here you can find UI designs for audio and video applications, mobile systems, game apps, web interfaces and etc. 

Adobe claims that we are a closed system, and that Flash is open, but in fact the opposite is true.

The difference is striking: on an iPhone, for example, H.264 videos play for up to 10 hours, while videos decoded in software play for less than 5 hours before the battery is fully drained.

Symantec recently highlighted Flash for having one of the worst security records in 2009

the rating system will include four content rating levels: All, Pre-teen, Teen, and Mature

There is no point in having a beautiful layout where the user simply can’t achieve basic tasks. If a system is difficult to use, users will leave and probably won’t return. Stop focusing on getting exposure, and start focusing on making your system usable and engaging for your visitors.