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Howard U. Will Expand Its Online Offerings - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Edu... - 0 views

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    Howard will be partnering with Pearson for their online programs.
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http://patricklowenthal.com/publications/Using_Twitter_to_Enhance_Social_Presence.pdf - 0 views

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    Tweeting the Night Away: Using Twitter to Enhance Social Presence, describes use of Twitter to enoucrage free-flowing just-in-time interactions that can enhance social presence in online courses.
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http://publicationshare.com/Instructor_Videos_Pan_Bonk_et_al_JOLT_MERLOT.pdf - 0 views

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    Instructors have frequently found that some content, such as mathematical formulae, chemistry laboratory experiments, and business practices, are unusually difficult for students to comprehend through text-centered approaches, and that this is especially so for online students. In response, instructor-made videos (IMVs) of three to 10 minutes in length on problematic topics or subject matter areas were produced for business, chemistry, and mathematics courses. The IMVs were intended to scaffold student learning. Initial findings revealed that multimodal IMVs involving the demonstration, illustration, and presentation of key terms, knowledge, skills, and resources can help students understand important procedures, structures, or mechanisms in previously problematic content. Simply stated, IMVs can have a positive impact on student learning.
Steve Kaufman

Penn State Starts Network for Entrepreneurs With Focus on Online Learning - 1 views

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    Education-technology companies are hot these days. So are online programs by universities. Pennsylvania State University hopes to tap into both trends with a new effort to turn its campus into an innovation hub for ed-tech companies. The effort is called the EdTech Network, and officials hope it will spark entrepreneurship around the campus geared toward improving services for online students, said Craig D.
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Demand for online learning likely to grow in British Columbia - 0 views

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    Demand for online learning likely to grow in British Columbia
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News: Hitting Hard on Fraud - Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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    financial aid fraud rings associated with online programs
Patrick Tabatcher

ReadSpeaker example: General View of Niagara Falls from Bridge - World Digital Library - 0 views

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    An example of ReadSpeaker in action. 
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Innovative Pedagogical Approaches for Higher Education - 0 views

  • REIMAGINE EDUCATION The global awards for innovative higher education pedagogies enhancing learning and employability
  • Despite years of discussion about the need to reform higher education most programs, whether academic or private enterprise, still rely on traditional pedagogical approaches that center on "teaching" (not learning) and often remain isolated from the demands of employers.
  • The Wharton-QS Stars Awards 2014: Reimagine Education took place on December 9th in Philadelphia.
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  • global competition received submissions from 427 universities and enterprises from 43 countries with 21 awards judged by a panel of 25 international experts – a 'who’s who' of higher education.
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    Oscars of innovation in higher education. Maybe some ideas here that could inspire our faculty to think outside the box?
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http://web.mit.edu/future-report/TaskForceFinal_July28.pdf - 0 views

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    Comprehensive 213-page report from MIT recommending pedagogical transformations including online courses, modularization of courses, game-based learning and more.
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Versal - 1 views

shared by wlampner on 11 Feb 16 - No Cached
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    Versal is a new way for anyone to create interactive online learning experiences and share them with the world. From full courses to short lessons and homework assignments, people can create unique experiences for students and embed them virtually anywhere on the web.
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