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«With the growth of online courses and programs in higher education, considerable concerns emerge about student feelings of isolation and disconnectedness in the online learning environment. A research study was conducted to develop and validate an instrument that can be used to measure perceptions of connectedness of students enrolled in online programs or certification programs in higher education. The instrument consists of 25 items and has four scales: (a) community, (b) comfort, (c) facilitation, and (d) interaction and collaboration. One hundred and forty-six online learners who were enrolled in courses at a Turkish university completed the online questionnaire. Results of a factor and reliability analysis confirmed that the instrument is a valid and reliable measure of students' perceived connectedness in an online certificate program.»

«Arizona State University, in coordination with Leuphana University in Germany, has launched an educational pilot project which will lay the groundwork for an intensive institutional collaboration in undergraduate education. Funded by a $900,000 award from the Mercator Foundation, the ASU-Leuphana program will focus on the topic "Sustainable Cities: Contradiction of Terms?" The program will utilize virtual conferencing using the technology of Vidyo, a revolutionary video conferencing platform, intensive writing assignments and student writing workshops, online exhibits, peer-to-peer mentoring, and in-person international exchange. This "global classroom" model tests traditional teacher-student roles, advances new, blended approaches to curriculum and teaching, and redefines the rules tying interdisciplinary liberal arts and sciences education to "place."»

« In this article, we discuss the impact of reinvigorating two courses where the use of Mobile Web 2.0 (MW2.0) tools was embedded within the learning process with an aim of enabling learner-generated content and context. Students and staff in this collaborative project, from two different courses, were equipped with iPhone 4s and iPad 2s for the duration of the course »

« Depuis quelques années, une nouvelle famille de technologies web fait beaucoup parler d'elle. Il s'agit des médias sociaux, un nouveau type de sites web où les visiteurs peuvent participer activement à l'élaboration du contenu du site. Il en existe une grande diversité, depuis les sites de réseautage privé ou professionnel (Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn) aux sites de partage de contenu (YouTube, Flickr, Digg), en passant par les sites de création collaborative (Wikipédia). Plusieurs auteurs prônent l'utilisation des médias sociaux en éducation, et ce du niveau primaire jusqu'aux niveaux postsecondaires. Le présent dossier de veille vise à répondre aux questions suivantes : En quoi consistent les médias sociaux? Pourquoi voudrait-on les utiliser en enseignement? Comment peut-on les intégrer à la formation de façon pertinente? Quelles sont les limites des médias sociaux? »