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Online courses benefit students with busy schedules | News-Leader.com | Springfield New... - 0 views

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online learning

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Good article about who can benefit from online learning

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Palm Beach County students take advantage of cyberspace education -- South Florida Sun-... - 1 views

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K-12 online education access

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Palm Beach County students take advantage of cyberspace education

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Americans Researching the Recession Also Look for Digital Diversions - Pew Research Center - 1 views

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Pew Internet Internet recession

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A good summary of the latest Pew Internet report - reasons that Americans are turning to the Internet during this recession.

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Smart phones write a new chapter in e-books market -- latimes.com - 0 views

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Kindle smart phone e-books

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Interesting to see how smart phones may win out over dedicated e-book readers such as the Kindle

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The Good Enough Revolution: When Cheap and Simple Is Just Fine - 0 views

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technology complexity Flip camcorder

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A great article about the importance of "cheap and simple" in the hi-tech world - using the example of the Flip camcorder.

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Anger at Makers When Gadgets Go Missing - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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iPhone Kindle stolen

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Good article about how companies won't assist in finding stolen hi-tech gadgets, such as iPhones or Kindles.

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Tips to Keep a New PC Free of Malicious Software - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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spyware virus adware malware cybersecurity

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Good advice on how to keep your computer free of malware

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The Wired Campus - Utah State U.'s OpenCourseWare Closes Because of Budget Woes - The C... - 0 views

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open learning OKI

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This is a perfect example of what happens when the Hewlett grants run out - they don't have any separate source of revenue to support their efforts.

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iPhones Overload AT&T's Network, Angering Customers - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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iPhone bandwidth

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Interesting article about going online with an iPhone

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News: What Doomed Global Campus? - Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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online learning Global Campus

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Good article about why the University of Illinois Global Campus failed.

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Op-Ed Columnist - The Updating Game - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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software updates humor

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A humorous article about software updates

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Community College Online Course Retention and Final Grade: Predictability of Social Pre... - 0 views

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social presence online learning

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Good research study about the importance of social presence to student success in online courses.

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News: 'The World Is Open' - Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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online learning open learning

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Good review of Curt Bonk's latest book. I'm mentioned on pages 125 & 126!!

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MediaPost Publications Report: Four Out Five Americans Online Visit Social Networks 08/... - 0 views

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  Amazing to see this statistic!
  
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Who's Driving Twitter's Popularity? Not Teenagers - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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Though Twitter’s founders originally conceived of the site as a way to stay in touch with acquaintances, it turns out that it is better for broadcasting ideas or questions and answers to the outside world or for marketing a product.
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  This is the power of Twitter - in forming a "personal learning network".
  
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Illinois falling behind in Internet connection speed - Chicago Breaking News - 0 views

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Internet bandwidth broadband digital divide

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According to the union, Internet connection speeds in the United States lag considerably behind those in South Korea, Japan and Sweden, which it said are "many times faster."
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  This is really serious - many other countries are way ahead of the USA in this important area!!
  
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Burks Oakley on 25 Aug 09

Illinois is falling behind in Internet connection speed - not very good news for Illinoisians!

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Eastern European Cyber Criminals Target U.S. Businesses - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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cybercrime cybercriminals

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Good article about a new type of cybercrime

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The Wired Campus - How Students, Professors, and Colleges Are, and Should Be, Using Soc... - 0 views

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social media higher education

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  Today's students are forcing professors to change! Or at the very least, to think about their teaching!!
  
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It’s really forcing university professors to think about their teaching style and the pedagogical techniques that they use in the classroom.
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Burks Oakley on 24 Aug 09

Good summary of the expectations of today's college students

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Sentiment Analysis Takes the Pulse of the Internet - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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social networking data mining

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The rise of blogs and social networks has fueled a bull market in personal opinion: reviews, ratings, recommendations and other forms of online expression. For computer scientists, this fast-growing mountain of data is opening a tantalizing window onto the collective consciousness of Internet users.
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  This is a really interesting concept - well worth keeping an eye on in the future.
  
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Burks Oakley on 24 Aug 09

This is an interesting concept!

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News: H1N1 Scenarios - Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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Expand or create distance learning programs for those who need to be isolated.
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  This is very important - we have "Blackboard for All" at UIS - so we are ready for this.
  
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