September 2006

Educational Podcasting: Teacher Resources

September 25, 2006

Our City Podcast – Teacher Resources. ‘You are probably interested in having students podcast, but often don’t know where to start. You want to podcast, but aren’t ready to commit to producing regularly. You want an example for students to follow. You also want students to have a good reason to podcast and to have [...]

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Futurelab’s Create-A-Scape: Free Resource for Schools

September 25, 2006

Create-A-Scape. ‘The Create-A-Scape website is provided by Futurelab, with the support of the DfES and HP Labs, to enable teachers and students to create mediascapes as easily as possible and to find all the resources they need to make them in one place. We hope that you find everything you need to create your mediascapes, [...]

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Online MBA Programs are Gaining Reputation

September 25, 2006

Spend/Thrift: Online MBA programs come of age. ‘The Global Executive MBA at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business is a top-rated program for midcareer professionals. As with many other master of business administration programs for executives, the price tops $115,000, applicants have more than 10 years of work experience, and they arrive from the four [...]

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Poor e-Learning Design: Kineo’s Interview with Donald Clark

September 24, 2006

e-Learning Design can be Better – Donald Clark of Ufi Tells Kineo. ‘There’s no question that what separates the good from the great in e-learning is the quality of design – and there’s not that much great design around. So says Donald Clark, board member of Ufi, in a new podcast interview with Kineo. Kineo, [...]

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Online Degree Reviews

September 21, 2006

Online Degree Reviews – Unbiased Online Degree Review. ‘Steve Rawlinson, a software and web developer from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada created www.OnlineDegreeReviews.org in his spare time in response to the lack of information about online degree programs available on the Internet. The website officially launched on Tuesday, July 25, 2006. OnlineDegreeReviews.org gives the ability to current [...]

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eLearning Network

September 21, 2006

The eLearning Network – A window on the world of e-learning. ‘ The eLearning Network provides leadership and good practice in the use of all aspects of applying technology to learning. The primary objective of the eLearning Network is to be the foremost source of information and guidance for professionals governed by professionals. The eLearning [...]

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Xstreamulator: An Example to Follow

September 21, 2006

Xstreamulator. ‘Xstreamulator is an automated streaming application developed by Jeremy Littler of the Digital Media Projects Office. With Xstreamulator, it is possible to live webcast (i.e., stream) lectures from the PT classrooms at Ryerson, and from remote locations (e.g., home/office). Depending on hardware capabilities, Xstreamulator can webcast audio, video and even desktop content. Xstreamulator also [...]

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More Educational Podcasting News

September 21, 2006

Digital technology goes to class. ‘Move over, PowerPoint – there’s a new technology on the education scene. Podcasting is the next must-use classroom tool, experts say. It’s cutting-edge, it’s far-reaching – and it allows busy students to study on the go. “One benefit to podcasting is the ability for students to bring it with them,” [...]

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