Instructional Technology in Higher Education

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/01/08/how-mainstream-video-games-are-being-used-as-teaching-tools/

How mainstream video games are being used as teaching tools | eSchool News People who worried that the technology boom would lead to kids playing video games in class were right: In schools around the country, students are playing such games as Minecraft, World of Warcraft, and Angry Birds—and their teachers are encouraging it.

http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2013/01/07/ipad-school-program

Ask The Educator: iPads In The Classroom One year after every public high school student in Burlington, Mass. was given an iPad, we get an update. Plus, we'll hold a live web chat after the show, from 2:30-3pm Eastern.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/01/03/what-u-s-schools-can-learn-from-russia/2/

What U.S. schools can learn from Russia | eSchool News There is a tendency to beat up on our public schools based on the performance of American students on international tests. The impression that is created is that our schools are not as good as those in the rest of the world. Let me tell you, that’s a crock.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/12/18/how-social-networking-in-school-can-drive-innovation/?

How social networking in school can drive innovation | eSchool News Countries around the world are leveraging the power of social networking in school to prepare students for highly competitive workplace environments, and the U.S. education system could learn from some of those best practices, ed-tech experts say.

Barack Obama's 'Kansas to Cairo' vision realized in Second Life | The ARCH Network Architecture students in Egypt and the U.S. are collaborating on design concepts in Second Life, and will soon meet in person - fulfilling Obama's 'K2C' vision.

LearningTimes Green Room The LT Green Room is a podcast for Renewal, Retooling and Conversations about Learning. It is co-hosted by Susan Manning and Dan Balzer and its show topics are often drawn from members of LearningTimes.org, a free online community of education and training professionals from across the globe. ...

LearningTimes Green Room » Blog Archive » LTGR Ep. #75 - “Online Education: The ‘For Dummies’ Editio The LT Green Room is a podcast for Renewal, Retooling and Conversations about Learning. It is co-hosted by Susan Manning and Dan Balzer and its show topics are often drawn from members of LearningTimes.org, a free online community of education and training professionals from across the globe. ...

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At universities, is better learning a click away? - Yahoo! News The students in Michael Dubson's physics class at the University of Colorado fell silent as a multiple choice question flashed on a screen, sending them scrambling for small white devices on their desks.

The Future of E-Learning Is More Growth -- Campus Technology By virtually every measure, electronic learning is experiencing unprecedented growth and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. A new analysis and forecast released this month by research firm ...

Getting Face to Face with Distance Learning -- Campus Technology New York Institute of Technology's videoconferencing capabilities have brought the school closer to its overseas learning partners.