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Tony Bates talks about problems that unis have and where technology can help / change.

3rd part of Barriers to Change by Tony Bates

ARticle on finance benefit of corporate elearning

"NCAT is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to the effective use of information technology to improve student learning outcomes and reduce the cost of higher education."

"This evaluation report compares four software applications at opposite ends of the cost spectrum: DimDim, Elluminate VCS, TokBox, and Vyew."

"When I first thought about this question, I was going to say, 'Not really,' then give all the qualifications, but in fact, yes, I am serious..."

"I'm convinced, however, that lecture capture is a fundamental enabling and catalyzing technology for improving learning (and may be a tool to open access and drive down costs as well)."

"Low-cost online courses could help higher education from becoming the next economic bubble that bursts..."

"Braben has developed a tiny USB stick PC that has a HDMI port in one end and a USB port on the other. You plug it into a HDMI socket and then connect a keyboard via the USB port giving you a fully functioning machine running a version of Linux. The cost? $25."

"Xournal + a cheap tablet computer + a projector = a fairly cost effective interactive white board."

"Connexions is a dynamic digital educational ecosystem consisting of an educational content repository and a content management system optimized for the delivery of educational content. Connexions is one of the most popular open education sites in the world. Its more than 17,000 learning objects or modules in its repository and over 1000 collections (textbooks, journal articles, etc.) are used by over 2 million people per month. Its content services the educational needs of learners of all ages, in nearly every discipline, from math and science to history and English to psychology and sociology. Connexions delivers content for free over the Internet for schools, educators, students, and parents to access 24/7/365. Materials are easily downloadable to almost any mobile device for use anywhere, anytime. Schools can also order low cost hard copy sets of the materials (textbooks)."

In a move that could shake the e-learning industry, Pearson today unveiled a new learning management system that colleges will be able to use for free, without having to pay any of the licensing or maintenance costs normally associated with the technology. Pearson's new platform, called OpenClass, is only in beta phase.  By providing complimentary customer support and cloud-based hosting, OpenClass purports to underprice even the nominally free open-source platforms that recently have been gaining ground in the LMS market. "I think that the announcement really marks another, and important, nail in the coffin of the proprietary last-generation learning management system," says Lev Gonick, CIO of Case Western Reserve University.

Nowadays, the digital version of print magazines and newspapers are becoming increasingly popular among publishers as they can save printing and postage costs as well as they are able to reach a whole new audience in the online world. The continuing interest of digital in the adaptation of digital replica editions of newspapers and magazines encourages web developers to create websites that are offering service to allow anyone to create their own digital magazine and newspaper. Some of these websites are very easy to use, simple and provide you with unlimited access to their resources for free.

Some materials from FutureLab on social media (with a cost$) 

"Increases in the licensing cost of the plagiarism detection service Turnitin is causing concern at a number of UK universities"

A set of virtual labs. Costs $50 per student per semester.

Very good article about achieving what is possible and what the cost of closedown is to our students. Read beyond the headline!

Huge numbers of enrolments during covid19 crisis. And big numbers in online degrees at high volume, low cost.

Interesting statistics on 2011 tablet sales in Aus/NZ: iPad 2 capturing 71% c.f. Android's 27% of NZ market. WiFi-only tablets dominating.

I wonder how much the wifi is driven by the cost difference for 3g? Also, how many only really use at home and then how many people are disappointed that they can't get wifi when they are out?

Op-ed on why DRM and anti-piracy movements are doomed to fail and the invasion of privacy and reduction of human rights that legislation allows, and why people should accept that the times they have a changed ...