May 2009

University of the People (UoPeople): The First Tuition-Free Online University

May 21, 2009
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University of the People (UoPeople) is the world’s first tuition-free, online academic institution dedicated to the global advancement and democratization of higher education. The high-quality, low-cost and global pedagogical model embraces the worldwide presence of the Internet and dropping technology costs to bring collegiate level studies to even the poorest and most remote places on [...]

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JISC Report: Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World

May 16, 2009
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Report of an independent Committee of Inquiry into the impact on higher education of students’ widespread use of Web 2.0 technologies: Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World. From the Conclusions: Web 2.0, the Social Web, has had a profound effect on behaviours, particularly those of young people whose medium and metier it is. They [...]

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Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview

May 12, 2009
Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview

The Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview Registration is now open. Enter to see the movie… Visit also the The Microsoft Office 2010 IT Blog and discuss the Office 2010 Technical Preview program and other related matters on the Office 2010 Forum.

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New Version of Microsoft LCDS

May 10, 2009
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Microsoft Learning Content Development System (LCDS): The Microsoft Learning Content Development System (LCDS) is a free tool that enables the Microsoft Learning community to create high-quality, interactive, online courses. The LCDS allows anyone in the Microsoft Learning community to publish e-learning courses by completing the easy-to-use LCDS forms that seamlessly generate highly customized content, interactive [...]

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Sclipo: Social Learning Revolution

May 8, 2009

Sclipo is a social learning network. Sclipo offers a revolutionary way to learn online by integrating rich educational applications – such as video and webcam – into a true social network platform. Sclipo helps you to teach and learn just about everything, from technology to languages or cooking, and connects you with people of common [...]

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2009 Horizon Report Web Edition

May 4, 2009

2009 Horizon Report Web Edition. From the Executive Summary: The annual Horizon Report describes the continuing work of the New Media Consortium (NMC)’s Horizon Project, a long-running qualitative research project that seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have a large impact on teaching, learning, research, or creative expression within learning-focused organizations. The [...]

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