Spotlight
When Northeastern University decided to expand its mobile applications to allow students, faculty, and staff to stay much better connected to the university, Alicia Russell, director of Northeastern's Educational Technology Center, considered ways to facilitate faculty members' use of mobile technologies and applications in teaching. Russell and other EdTech Center staff created a mobile learning strategy that would encourage faculty to go beyond simple apps for e-mail and games and explore the wide array of possibilities for integrating mobile technologies into their classes. More
News & Product Updates
Florida Technical College started deploying Apple iPad 2 tablets to new students and faculty in late November, with plans to expand the program to returning students in December. MoreA Cleveland-based community college gave up on its in-house efforts to create a mobile app for its community and turned to Blackboard to handle the job. MoreThree former University of Pennsylvania students have launched Coursekit, a free learning management system that emphasizes social networking for colleges and universities. MoreBenchPrep has released OpenPrep, a new tool that features access to thousands of educational videos and resources. MoreCrestron has come out with a new high-definition lecture capture kit that provides "one-button" operation. CaptureLiveHD lets users schedule, record, publish online, and view lectures, presentations, seminars, and training sessions. MoreDesire2Learn has unveiled a new release to its learning management platform, offering enhancements to streaming media delivery and new integration features supporting Google Apps for Education. MoreAn agreement between EBSCO Publishing and the three open access French publishing platforms that make up OpenEdition will allow materials in the humanities and social sciences to be searchable through EBSCO Discovery Service. More
Professional Resources
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The Impact of 3D Technology in Education
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Using Video & Multimedia to Improve Student Engagement
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Learn how educators are using video, whiteboards, online conferencing,
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5 Easy Steps - Conquer Your Fear of Teaching on Camera
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When lecture capture came to the University of Wisconsin-
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visit the Dell Resource Center for Laptops for Higher Education.
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A Migration Plan to Windows 7
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Develop an action plan for migrating to Windows 7. Find out what you
need to know about migrating to Windows 7—including key issues and
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