E-Portfolios for Learning Blog by Helen Barret . ‘I have created this blog to discuss my ideas on electronic portfolios to support lifelong learning. I hope to share some of my concerns about the current direction of electronic portfolios in High Education and K-12 schools.’ My “Online Portfolio Adventure”. ‘I am exploring different online portfolio [...]
From the monthly archives:
July 2006
Using podcasts for e-learning. ‘Christine Wilks from Make It Happen gives a brief overview of how podcasting can be used for e-learning. A series of podcast episodes could be an effective way to deliver learning content as part of an online course, or to support face to face learning beyond the classroom.’ Make It Happen: [...]
Education 2.0 – more than just e-learning. ‘Smart buildings and tech-savvy teachers boost learning. Universities and colleges are looking at how technology can improve their teaching and bring their content to wider audiences. And it’s not just about sitting students in front of PCs to type up their essays either. It’s a broader issue exploring [...]
Open source powers Welsh e-theses project: A newly launched electronic theses deposit system, the Repository Bridge allows theses produced at Welsh universities to be automatically and electronically added and stored at the National Library of Wales. The system is part of the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) digital repositories programme. JISC works with further and [...]
The power of the podcast by Kim Thomas. ‘Sometimes, a very simple idea can turn out to be genuinely revolutionary. Despite the geeky name, podcasting is a democratic technology that can be used by anyone. Podcasts are just digital audio files (MP3s) made available over a website; users can listen to them on their PCs, [...]
Breaking China: ChinesePod takes on language learning. ‘Language learning is about to change – at least that’s what Hank Horkoff hopes. With his company ChinesePod staff picking up some serious media attention around the world, more than 20,000 people have subscribed for free, podcasted Chinese lessons and 2,000 are paying for the company’s full package. [...]
Podcast craze hits classrooms. ‘Some say digital lectures can let students catch up. Hoping to appeal to tech-savvy students with a shrinking attention span, more Boston-area colleges are pushing professors to go digital and record their lectures as downloadable files that student can listen to wherever, whenever. Supporters of the idea say that podcasts help [...]
