January 2007

Front Row: Boston College Podcasts

January 12, 2007

Boston College Front Row. ‘Boston College Front Row is a Web site that offers free access through streaming media to tapes of cultural and scholarly events at Boston College. Front Row is a service of Boston College Magazine and is produced by the Office of Marketing Communications in partnership with the colleges, schools, departments, and [...]

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Learnativity

January 12, 2007

Learnativity.com. ‘Learnawhat? Learn-a-tivity is the notion that individual and organizational effectiveness depends on learning better, faster, smarter and through the consistent application of learning, combined with creativity, flexibility, and paying close attention to the right things. This site introduces you to resources that support that learnativity revolution. We have no products to sell here, but [...]

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GetEducated.com

January 8, 2007

GetEducated.com: Online Degree Rankings and Directory and Online MBA Rankings. ‘Looking for online college rankings? Searching for the best accredited online masters or bachelors degree? Need to know who offers the #1 ranked online MBA among more than 100 options? Online Since 1989, our national distance learning degree rankings help consumers get educated about the [...]

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First International Workshop on Pen-Based Learning Technologies (PLT 2007)

January 8, 2007

PLT 2007: 1st International Workshop on Pen-Based Learning Technologies, Catania, Italy, 24 and 25 May, 2007. ‘Handheld technology and pen-based input devices (e.g.,Tablet PC, PDA, Origami-UMPC, digital pen and paper, graphic tablets, pen-mouse) provide novel opportunities to develop: a) More natural interaction and collaboration; b) Multimodal, multi-party feedback and communication and c) Mobile learning. This [...]

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Second Life on New York Times

January 8, 2007

The Ultimate Distance Learning. ‘Instructors say the Second Life class experience is particularly enhanced for distance learners. In Second Life, classmates and instructor don’t just communicate in chat rooms; they can actually see one another — or, at least, digital alter egos — on screen. Bill Moseley, whose distance-learning course for Pepperdine University meets roughly [...]

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CSMonitor on OpenCourseWare

January 5, 2007

How to go to M.I.T. for free. ‘By the end of this year, the contents of all 1,800 courses taught at one of the world’s most prestigious universities will be available online to anyone in the world, anywhere in the world. Learners won’t have to register for the classes, and everyone is accepted. The cost? [...]

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Dion Hinchcliffe: The Best Web 2.0 Software of 2006

January 4, 2007

The Best Web 2.0 Software of 2006 (Dion Hinchcliffe’s Web 2.0 Blog): ‘Looking back over 2006 it’s clear that we’ve experienced one of the most remarkable growth surges in Web application history. Literally hundreds of Web sites and applications were launched this year and brought to our attention via the popular review sites like Michael [...]

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Mashable!: Social Networking Awards – The Top Social Networks of 2006

January 4, 2007

Social Networking Awards – The Top Social Networks of 2006. ‘Is it really the holiday already? Not quite – we’ve still got to announce the Social Networking Awards 2006! With thousands of votes cast, the People’s Choice attracted a much bigger response than anyone expected. Meanwhile, we agonized over which companies to pick as Mashable’s [...]

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