Instructional & Media Services at Dickinson College

a trend toward the integration of service learning into study abroad and global studies more generally at the liberal arts colleges I work with

an element to the study abroad experience that goes beyond cultural immersion. Students grapple with important and timely issues

I am currently working with Andy Wallis from Whittier College and Chris Boyland from Bryn Mawr College on planning a virtual program for later the Fall semester, and the integration of service learning with international education was one of the issues that most resonated on the survey we are conducting to help us develop a program responsive to the needs and interests of folks at NITLE’s participating colleges.

A colleague in the faculty is currently researching the opportunities that use of asynchronous discussion forums can offer to leveling the playing field, and providing more equitable opportunities for people to share their thoughts. From what I’ve heard, the results so far are exceptionally promising.

Though the software will sync information between two computers, highlights and notes created in NOOKStudy won't sync to the Nook, nor will highlights and notes created on the Nook sync to NOOKStudy. In fact, NOOKStudy couldn't even bring me to the correct page in the book I'm currently reading. At least the pages in NOOKStudy seem to correspond with the pagination you'd see on the Nook, so finding one's place isn't horrendously difficult, but still. Amazon had this sort of thing figured out with Whispersync some time ago.