May 2007

e-Learning for Kids – Opening Doors to Education Worldwide

May 15, 2007

e-Learning for Kids. ‘Our vision is to be the source for childhood learning on the Internet – available from anywhere and without charge. Established in late 2004, e-Learning for Kids is a global non-profit foundation dedicated to fun and free learning on the Internet for children ages 5 – 12. We offer free, best-in-class courseware [...]

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EQ: Are You Ready for Mobile Learning?

May 15, 2007

Are You Ready for Mobile Learning? by Joseph Rene Corbeil and Maria Elena Valdes-Corbeil, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, Vol. 30, 2007. ‘Frequent use of mobile devices does not mean that students or instructors are ready for mobile learning and teaching. From the Conclusions: ‘Are distance-education students and faculty ready to make the jump from e-learning to mobile [...]

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Edtags: Educational Bookmarks

May 10, 2007

‘Edtags.org is a website for educators (e.g., teachers, education graduate students, professors, librarians, etc.) to connect with people sharing similar interests, discover relevant materials that may have “eluded” the traditional card catalogue search, and store and categorize your favorite bookmarks. You are encouraged to upload, store, categorize and share your own course papers, pre-print materials, [...]

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E-Learning in Qatar: ictQATAR and IAD launch e-Learning Portal

May 8, 2007

ictQATAR and IAD launch e-Learning Portal. ‘The Supreme Council for Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) and the Institute of Administration Development (IAD) launched the e-Learning Portal, a new online educational tool, at the Four Seasons Hotel Doha. The e-Learning Portal will give Government employees, university students and the wider adult community access to 4000, cost-free, [...]

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Design for Learning Programme

May 4, 2007

Design for Learning Programme. ‘The Design for Learning Programme aims to further develop the community’s understanding of the principles that inform the design of effective learning activities which involve the use of technology. This Programme builds on activities funded under the e-Learning and Pedagogy strand and the Technical Framework and Tools strand of the JISC [...]

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CAMEL Project Outputs

May 4, 2007

CAMEL (Collaborative Approaches to the Management of e-Learning). ‘HEFCE provided Leadership, Governance and Management Programme (LGM) funding to support a project aiming to identify and promote good practice in the management of ICT to support lifelong learning. The CAMEL project was a pilot to explore the development of a Community of Practice amongst e-learning, systems, [...]

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Article: Wiki Pedagogy

May 1, 2007

Dossiers Technopédagogiques: Wiki Pedagogy, by Renée Fountain. Abstract: This article endeavours to denote and promote pedagogical experimentations concerning a Free/Open technology called a “Wiki”. An intensely simple, accessible and collaborative hypertext tool Wiki software challenges and complexifies traditional notions of – as well as access to – authorship, editing, and publishing. Usurping official authorizing practices [...]

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Article: Instructional Design and eLearning: A Discussion of Pedagogical Content Knowledge as a Missing Construct

May 1, 2007

Instructional Design and eLearning: A Discussion of Pedagogical Content Knowledge as a Missing Construct, by Heather Kanuka, e-Journal of Instructional Science and Technology (e-JIST) Vol. 9 No. 2 (2006). Abstract: With the increasing use of instructional designers as pedagogical experts for eLearning activities within institutions of higher education, it is important we learn as much [...]

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