Learning Apps/Tools
- Microsoft's 'Albany' Project May Take Aim at Google Docs
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3/28/2008
Microsoft appears to be working on a secret project called Albany, and while no one knows for sure exactly what it is yet, clues indicate that the company is looking to develop a stronger competitor to Google's free, online-hosted Google Docs service.
- Autodesk Revamps Educational Engineering Suites
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3/27/2008
Autodesk has introduced new versions of its three core education packages for K-12 and post-secondary institutions, including Autodesk Design Institute, Autodesk Design Academy, and Autodesk DesignKids, all of which will roll out between late May and early June.
- 10 Tips for Injecting New Technology into Your Campus
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3/26/2008
Introducing new technologies to faculty members can be a challenge--they are often simply too busy or don't see the point of mastering yet another tool.
- BSU's Entry into Second Life is Grounded in Emerging Media Expertise
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3/26/2008
Ball State University's Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts and Animation is leveraging years of innovation in 3D animation and virtual applications to support the university's entry into Second Life. CT interviewed IDIAA director John Fillwalk.
- Community College To Host Watershed ePortfolio Conference
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3/26/2008
Laguardia Community College will host a conference in April on ePortfolios in higher education.
- Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award Established
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3/26/2008
The Sakai Foundation has announced the establishment of the Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award to recognize transformative education applications of Sakai.
- Homegrown Software Boosts Interactivity at Community College
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3/19/2008
In search of an inexpensive solution to engage students in challenging courses like physics and astronomy, a semi-retired professor has created a popular interactive software tool that reportedly increases classroom participation and boosts grades and learning.
- IBM Expands Information Server, Sets Delivery Dates for Collaborative Software
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3/19/2008
IBM this month will release two new software updates focused on collaboration--Lotus Quickr 8.1 and Workplace Collaborative Learning 2.7. The company has also expanded its Information Server software platform with the introduction of IBM Information Server FastTrack, a new module for information integration projects.
- LabsByDesign Allows Faculty To Customize Sets of Lab Experiments
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3/18/2008
iWorx, which produces hardware and software tools for physiology teaching and research, has introduced LabsByDesign, a set of lab experiments for instructors. The new service provides 150 lab experiments in cardiovascular, respiratory, and neuromuscular physiology through a Web-based selection guide.
- Engineering Collaboration at Virginia Tech
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3/12/2008
What does it take to convert a soon-to-retire engineering professor enamored of the chalkboard into someone who loves a technology tool? For Virginia Tech Alumni Distinguished Professor Charles Bostian, it took a collaborative teaching tool that he is using in engineering classes as large as 180 students.
- Oxford Scholarship Online Expands Reach through ebrary
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3/10/2008
Oxford Scholarship Online (OSO) is making its digital collection of 3,000 Oxford titles available through ebrary, a California-based company that offers an online content management platform for libraries and publishers. OSO is a subscription service providing digital versions of books published through Oxford University Press, the publishing arm of the University of Oxford.
- Micro Blogging with Twitter
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3/5/2008
Depending on your point of view, Twitter--an online social networking/micro-blogging service--is either a cool new way to connect with people or yet more online noise. But Twitter as an academic tool? In this interview, we talk with David Parry, Assistant Professor of Emerging Media at the University of Texas at Dallas, who recently blogged about using Twitter in class.
- Wimba Unveils New Collaborative Messaging Tool
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3/4/2008
At the inaugural Wimba Connect 2008 user conference Tuesday, Wimba unveiled its new Wimba Pronto, a collaborative instant messaging tool geared specifically toward education.
- Georgia University Sets Up Gaming Lab
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2/29/2008
Southern Polytechnic State University's School of Computing and Software Engineering will be establishing a game design and development lab, which is expected to open in summer 2008. The lab will consist of 14 game development stations for the XBox 360, as well as a number of PlayStation 3 and Wii game consoles.
- Community College Applies Business Intelligence to Finance and Student Retention
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2/28/2008
Broward Community College in Ft. Lauderdale, FL said it is using business intelligence software from SAS to better manage finances and increase enrollment. With eight campuses, BCC must collect, analyze, and report on financial and student data to justify state funding and compete with other educational institutions.
- Old Dominion Launches YouTube Channel
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2/27/2008
Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA has expanded its educational outreach with the creation of an ODU YouTube channel. The channel hosts videos featuring various aspects of the university, including academics and faculty, campus life, distance learning, and athletics. Among the current videos featured are faculty spotlights, an ONFilm Festival promo, virtual tours of forthcoming athletic facilities, and a helicopter tour of the campus.
- The Future of Web 2.0
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2/27/2008
Web 2.0 is changing the landscape of higher education IT and the application of learning technologies. Washington State University's Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology Director Gary Brown explains why he thinks we're moving from collaborative learning environments (CLEs) and ePortfolios, to personal learning environments (PLEs) and worldware.
- Blogs and Streams From Sun's WWERC Annual Conference
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2/26/2008
This week in San Francisco, Sun Microsystems is bringing together thought leaders in education from more than 30 countries for its annual Worldwide Education and Research Conference, this year themed, "The Power of Communities." Conference organizers are maximizing the reach of the conference through live broadcasts and blogs...
- Director 11 Coming in March
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2/19/2008
Adobe this week announced the impending release of Director 11, the first major update to the company's multimedia authoring tool in about four years. The new version expands 3D features with a new physics engine and new DirectX support and also introduces parity between JavaScript and Lingo for scripting. The new version will ship in March for Mac OS X (Intel) and Windows.
- Ashes2Art: Modeling the Past in 3D
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2/13/2008
An art history project focusing on the ancient Greek site of Delphi has students themselves using three-dimensional modeling software to create exact renderings of ancient structures. The project is part of a collaboration between two universities called Ashes2Art, in which students use computer modeling software to recreate and study ancient ruins.
- PASSHE Rolls Out Distance Learning System-wide
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2/11/2008
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) will be extending its distance learning and online collaborative efforts across all 14 universities in its system. The initiative includes a contract with Wimba to deploy its Wimba Collaboration Suite system-wide for collaboration between students and faculty outside of traditional settings.
- Try It First in Web 2.0
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2/6/2008
An intriguing development in Web 2.0 space: Educators, administrators, and students are experimenting in Web 2.0 space where experimentation is, mostly, less risky than in real life...
- Using Mashups to Teach IT Concepts at Bentley College
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2/6/2008
Mark Frydenberg, Senior Lecturer of Computer Information Systems at Bentley College in Waltham, MA, is using an exciting new Microsoft application with first-year students so they can better understand business in a Web 2.0 world.
- Rapid Intake Rolls Out eLearning Development Platform
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2/5/2008
Rapid Intake, an eLearning solution provider, has launched a new-Web-based platform for collaborative development of eLearning projects. The new tool, Unison, debuted Monday at the Training 2008 Conference & Expo.
- S.A.T. Prep in Second Life: It's Social Once Again
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2/4/2008
The Princeton Review already has its SAT LiveOnline courses, and Ohio University already has an island and an expert Second Life (SL) developer. Together, they are offering a series of SAT strategy sessions in a Second Life site within the Ohio University island at Second Life.
