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"The Technology Strategy Board and the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) are to invest up to £1.1m in exploratory studies into the design of technology-based products and services that will improve learning outcomes. This SBRI competition seeks to stimulate business performance in an already vibrant education technology sector by supporting high-quality design of commercially viable products and services that can be delivered at scale while being affordable and easy to use. See the competition brief"

""..if we want students to develop critical thinking, judgement and autonomy in assignment production they should be provided with high-level evaluative experiences similar to those of experts. Peer review, students evaluating and commenting on each other's work, is one way to achieve this'"

The series of reports explores new forms of teaching, learning and assessment for an interactive world, to guide teachers and policy makers in productive innovation.

"Information literacy-the ability to find, evaluate and use information effectively-is an essential skill set. The authors examine how assignments such as case analyses and research reports help business students master these abilities and provide examples of how analytic rubrics with measurable outcomes are particularly suited to assessing these skills. Also demonstrated is how librarians enhance and support student learning of information literacy by teaching in-depth research skills. Working together, professors and librarians can give students a solid foundation in the information-handling skills they need to be effective and productive in the workplace today."

Plagiarism is a folk devil into which is poured many of the challenges, problems and difficulties confronting higher education . This article investigates how software- Turnitin in particular - is 'solving' a particular ' crisis' in universities . However I investigate how alternative strategies for the development of information literacy offer concrete, productive and imaginative trajectories for university staff and students.

Apple is more secretive about its supply chain in China than almost all of its rivals, according to a new report by anti-pollution activists who accuse the company's products of degrading the environment and poisoning workers.

"For the vast majority of us the smartphone is a benign device; a wireless tool not primarily used for voice communications any more but better suited as a multimedia device designed both as an entertainment device and for mobile productivity. Most would

The drive to connect research and undergraduate teaching to create a productive and progressive pedagogical framework has become one of the most significant areas for academic development in higher education. The Student as Producer project develops this

In a move that could shake up the interactive whiteboard (IWB) market, two projector manufacturers have just released new products that can turn virtually any surface into an IWB.

In the last several years, many observers of education and learning have been stunned by the abundance of information online, the ever-faster findability of answers, and the productivity of online "crowds," which have created information resources like Wi

The tools available to create great learning content continue to get better each year. Developers are focusing on providing products that are easier to use, more feature-rich, and able to create engaging content quickly. To help you find the right produc

The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns

College lectures are one of the many information products that should be free to all online, according to Chris Anderson, editor in chief of Wired Magazine, in his new book Free: The Future of a Radical Price.

Developing Critically Thoughtful, Media-Rich Lessons in Science: Process and Product

Here's a run-down of more than 60 great how-to sites and guides covering everything from building a mashup to being more productive, creating a website and more.

This list represents examples of what's currently available & is not an endorsement of any particular product or company

"This interdisciplinary journal aims to focus on the exchange of relevant trends and research results as well as the presentation of practical experiences gained while developing and testing elements of technology enhanced learning. So it aims to bridge the gape between pure academic research journals and more practical publications. So it covers the full range from research, application development to experience reports and product descriptions."

Free e books on Learning and Teaching from Oxford Brokkes University