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 th
A collection of case studies on initiatives from institutions in Wales around two different themes - innovation in first-year assessment and enabling employability through the first-year curriculum. This publication follows the success of the 2009 "First-
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
Jokosher is a simple yet powerful multi-track studio. With it you can create and record music, podcasts and more, all from an integrated simple environment.
If any of the 70 undergraduates in Prof. Bill White's "Organizational Behavior" course here at Northwestern University are late for class, or not paying attention, he will know without having to scan the lecture hall.
BigBlueButton is an active open source web based video conferencing project that focuses on usability, modularity, and clean design -- both for the user and the developer.
Dr Stephen Jackson, Director of Reviews at QAA, sets out his views on the importance of measuring and rewarding quality teaching and discusses how higher education institutions are managing to do this
Ruth Clark's book on Evidence Based Training Methods. It provides some excellent provocative thinking, especially around the whole industry that's arisen around the notion of learning styles.
synchtube allows you to instantly create public and private rooms where you can watch YouTube and Vimeo music and videos synchronzied with up to 50 people. Everyone views the same video at the exact same time!
In a first for the UK, the University of Glasgow is to offer Intellectual Property - including ground-breaking medical and scientific research - to business and entrepreneurs free of charge.
Simplify document feedback for your workgroup. Backboard automates the entire process - from upload to final approval - all from within your web browser.
Facebook photo albums, online clips and video briefings for international students are among examples of best practice highlighted in a new report aimed at helping universities and colleges better inform their first-years about life at university.
Is Delicious being shut down? And should I be worried about my data? - No, we are not shutting down Delicious. While we have determined that there is not a strategic fit at Yahoo!, we believe there is a ideal home for Delicious outside of the company wher
Mini-project and other HE funding schemes are highly competitive and new staff wishing to apply or staff who wish to improve their skills in writing or reviewing high quality proposals for educational projects are welcome to attend an on-line workshop (up
This review focuses on the use of Web 2.0 tools in Higher Education. It provides a synthesis of the research literature in the field and a series of illustrative examples of how these tools are being used in learning and teaching.
Five publishers have withdrawn free access to more than 2500 health and biomedical online journals from institutions in Bangladesh. One research leader has described the situation as "very discouraging." From 4 January Elsevier Journals withdrew access in
IT scholar says PDF tweaks allow students' copied work to evade detection. Hannah Fearn reports Technological loopholes allow savvy students to beat academic plagiarism software, an IT expert has warned.
