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Notes from the Horizon Report 2010

by paul baker on 01/15/2010 13:26   1 comment , 165 views
The 2010 Horizon Report has just been released and identifies these trends as key drivers of technology adoptions for the period 2010-2015: In a world in which information is available everywhere, educational institutions must consider the unique value that each adds. In such a world, sense-making and the ...
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Tambellini Group 2009 SIS Market Report Reveals Trends and Leaders

by News on 12/11/2009 07:04   0 comments , 687 views
The Tambellini Group (TTG) has just published a new research report: “Student Information Systems U.S. Higher Education Market Share, Insights and Trends: 2004-2008.” In the paper, TTG analyzes and reveals data on SIS purchases made by US higher education institutions over a 5-year period. The report focuses on top-tier vendors Campus Management, Datatel, Jenzabar, Oracle, SAP, and SunGard Higher Education, which emerged as the market leader. The report is available for purchase at edu1world.org.
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Welcome! Connect. Research. Share.

by Vicki Tambellini on 11/06/2008 15:00   0 comments , 842 views
edu1world.org is a virtual community for higher education administrative professionals, vendors, associations, supporters and faculty who are interested in and work with technology. It is a community where members can connect, collaborate, communicate, and access information they need in order to improve individual performance and effectiveness in their work.
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Dr. Richard Vedder, Productivity in Higher Education

by Keith Hampson on 02/08/2010 11:36   0 comments , 21 views
Richard Vedder studies higher education financing, labor economics, immigration, government fiscal policy and income inequality. A distinguished professor of economics at Ohio University, he is the author of several books, including  Going Broke by Degree, and The Wal-Mart Revolution: How Big Box Stores Benefit Consumers, Workers, and the Economy (with Wendell Cox). Dr. Vedder earned [...]
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The California Master Plan: Part VI

by William G. Tierney on 02/08/2010 02:57   0 comments , 24 views
Last week, 21st Century Scholar featured a week-long series of posts about California’s Master Plan written by five esteemed figures in the arena of higher education. We thank our five guest scholars (John Slaughter, Barry Munitz, Donald E. Heller, Nancy Shulock, and Julia I. Lopez) for lending their expertise to our discussion. In wrap-up, Bill Tierney offers his thoughts [...]
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100 Ways to Teach with Twitter

by Kelly Walsh on 02/07/2010 07:58   0 comments , 26 views
These resources actually provide over 110 ideas for, and examples of, using Twitter in the classroom. It’s been almost 8 months since I published the post, “6 Examples of Using Twitter in the Classroom”, about uses of the popular micro-blogging tool in the instructional setting. This post generated a lot of traffic, and continues to attract hundreds of viewers every [...]
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Workshops on teaching math, literacy with Moodle and cells phones in class

by Tony Bates on 02/06/2010 08:07   0 comments , 22 views

CEET, the Community of Expertise in Educational Technology, is a professional learning forum for BC educators. It is an opportunity to network, explore technology and create partnerships. Each facilitated group contains information, resources, discussions, events, videos, tutorials and ideas on using Web 2.0 tools in K-12 education.

It is offering three free online Moodle Meets [...]

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New book on learning with digital games

by Tony Bates on 02/05/2010 19:01   0 comments , 22 views

Whitton, N. (2010) Learning with Digital Games New York/London: Routledge

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Written for Higher Education teaching and learning professionals, Learning with Digital Games provides an accessible, straightforward introduction to the field of computer game-based learning. Up to date with current trends and the changing learning needs of today’s students, this text offers [...]

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Learning from Apple

by Ray Ulmer on 02/05/2010 11:25   0 comments , 41 views
Young people’s love for all things Apple may offer lessons for college recruiters. The Cupertino company and its iconic leader, Steve Jobs, fascinate marketers and motivate them to look for larger meaning in Apple products and ads. Most recently, the New York Times’ Steve Lohr wrote about the new iPad and how it continues a philosophy of [...]
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The Master Plan: Part IV

by William G. Tierney on 02/05/2010 02:11   0 comments , 9 views
Our fifth installment of The Master Plan is written by Julia I. Lopez who serves as president of the College Access Foundation of California. On Monday, 21st Century Scholar contributor, Bill Tierney, wraps things up with a final post. The Master Plan at 50: Merging a Vision with Reality Julia I. Lopez President, College Access Foundation of California For [...]
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Academic Study of Blackboard vs. Sakai at UNC School of Medicine

by Michael Feldstein on 02/04/2010 11:38   0 comments , 81 views
Brian Moynihan has posted his Masters Thesis on University of North Carolina School of Medicine’s LMS evaluation, which eventually came down to a shootout between Blackboard and Unicon-supported Sakai. There’s a lot that’s of interest in this paper, particularly around the complexity of higher ed IT environments and the need for integration, but these two [...]
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Research and Markets: 26.51% of American Faculty Say That They Use the Library Computer Labs Frequently While Only 14.29% of Canadian Faculty Say the Same

by News on 02/04/2010 10:30   0 comments , 35 views
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Survey of Higher Education Faculty: Use of Educational Technology" report to their offering.
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The California Master Plan: IV

by William G. Tierney on 02/04/2010 02:59   0 comments , 8 views
Our Master Plan series continues with Professor Nancy Shulock of the California State University at Sacramento where she is Executive Director of the Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy. Her specialties are public policy, higher education policy, public budgeting, and public management. The Master Plan by Nancy Shulock Executive Director, Institute for Higher education Leadership and Policy Professor, California [...]
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