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Rob Eden

BBC NEWS | Technology | Google books deal battle heats up - 0 views

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    Attempts by Google to digitize out of print books without permission from the authors were challenged in court. Now Google has offered a settlement to authors, which could be further challenged.
Burks Oakley

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

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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.
Burks Oakley

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

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    Interesting article about going online with an iPhone
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    The DC area is no exception to this...GRRR ATT! I still prefer them over Verizon though. T-Mobile for the win!
Burks Oakley

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

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

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

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    Good advice on how to keep your computer free of malware
Peter Cali

Broadband to reach 77% of U.S. households by 2012, Gartner says - Network World - 0 views

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    * Social Web * Email * Close Digg Slashdot Fark Stumble Reddit MIXX del.icio.us Newsvine Technorati Facebook Buzz up! Twitter Your Name: Your Email Address: Recipient(s) Email Address: (Comma separation for multiple addresses) Your Message: Broadband to reach 77% of U.S. households by 2012, Gartner says Broadband penetration currently reaches just over half of U.S. homes By Brad Reed , Network World , 07/24/2008 Newsletter Signup * Share/Email * Tweet This * 1 Comment * Print The United States will close its digital divide significantly within the next four years, with 77% of U.S. households having a broadband Internet subscription, according to a new Gartner study. Just over half of U.S. households currently subscribe to broadband Internet services, but Gartner predic
Burks Oakley

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

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

Apple - iTunes - Everything you need to be entertained. - 0 views

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    iTunes 9.0 released today. Download your copy now!
Burks Oakley

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

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      Amazing to see this statistic!
Burks Oakley

News: H1N1 Scenarios - Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

  • 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.
Burks Oakley

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

  • 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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    This is an interesting concept!
anonymous

A Craigslist Scam You Might Fall For at SmartMoney.com - 0 views

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    Be careful with online commerce. Craiglists offers the LEAST security for these types of transactions.
Burks Oakley

Illinois falling behind in Internet connection speed - Chicago Breaking News - 0 views

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

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

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      Today's students are forcing professors to change! Or at the very least, to think about their teaching!!
  • 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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    Good summary of the expectations of today's college students
Rob Eden

Slashdot | Twitter Says Your Tweets Belong To You - 0 views

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    Twitter clarifies copyright of tweets.
Burks Oakley

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

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    Good article about who can benefit from online learning
Burks Oakley

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

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    Good article about a new type of cybercrime
Burks Oakley

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

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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.
Emily Boles

JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching - 0 views

  • tand the pedagogy of the adult learner.  To use the online tools effectively, instructors must be familiar with the technology available to them as well as how to use it. This paper describes effective andragogical methods for adult instruction. It will also present the available tools and the method and reason for using them. By reviewing the research of current methods of instruction, a road map to course design will be recommended. There are effective techniques to
  • ture, discussion, lab, and practice. They move the course to the online environment using the same
Burks Oakley

Gorsky - 0 views

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    Really good research paper about how an instructor can impact an online class.
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