The Buzz
If you find a good OER (open education resource) and copy it into your project, and meanwhile the OER keeps evolving, your project may quickly become obsolete. But OER Glue (from Tatemae), recognizing the transience of Web 2.0 resources, lets you mash live OERs into your project. "Your content stays fresh," says OER Glue's Website. More
News and Products
AcademicPub has launched a service that lets instructors create digital and print texts using copyrighted works, faculty-created material, and resources the company has in its own library. MoreInspiration Software has launched a version of its Web-based brainstorming facilitation service, Webspiration Pro. MoreBlackboard's collaboration division will be promoting a mild form of crowdsourcing to develop the next generation of its technology. MoreJasig's uMobile project will develop native mobile campus portal apps for smart phones, initially iOS and Android devices. Jasig is calling on colleges and universities to contribute to the effort. MoreShareStream has released version 5.0 of ShareStream Rich Media Platform. More
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