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Living books prompt evolving skills
London (UK), August 2013 - (by Dr Ladislava Knihova and Bob Little) Aided by technology, books are taking on new characteristics - and that has implications for both their readers and those who design, write and publish them. While we used to have to make the decision between buying a hardback or cheaper paperback version of the book we wanted, book-lovers have more options today. The new additions to the book family - e-books and audio books - are rapidly gaining popularity and saving our forests into the bargain. E-readers and tablets now offer us a portable digital library and our bookcases are beginning to look redundant. Moreover, Apple's iCloud can synchronise the content over Apple's devices. » MORE
My Nikon World Is a New Facebook Experience
Melville, NY (USA), July 2013 - Nikon has announced the launch of the exciting new interactive experience My Nikon World, a Facebook application that awards users for doing what they love: taking great photos. User participation will be rewarded with community points and digital badges for uploading photos and participating in the community. The experience will include contributions from Nikon professional photographers, who will issue challenges for users to earn points, badges, and bragging rights. » MORE
Personal Learning Environment for Doctoral Students
Barcelona (E), July 2013 - The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) is leading an international project that includes Kenya's Kenyatta University (KU) and the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP). The goal is to improve doctoral programs through the use of digital technologies, focusing especially on the supervision of doctoral students and the visibility of research and researchers. » MORE
Oxford University Has Poorest Online Presence in UK
London (UK), July 2013 - Oxford University has the poorest online presence in the UK, according to new research carried out by user-experience agency Webcredible. The prestigious university scored lowest in the in-depth analysis of ten UK universities, which were evaluated against best practice guidelines to gauge how easy it is for prospective students to find the resources they need on official websites. Cardiff University topped the table with the best online experience. » MORE
Casio's Projection Technology Lights up Classrooms
Dover, NJ (USA), June 2013 - Casio America, Inc., a manufacturer of projection technology, has developed a variety of solutions geared for the education sector. Since the introduction of Casio's LampFreeTM projection technology in 2010, the company has spoken with educators to better understand their challenges and identify areas where they still needed assistance. Understanding the need for advanced technology on a limited budget, the company's breadth of educator tools were developed, delivering tailored solutions to increase efficiency and dynamically transform the classroom. » MORE
Making History with an Internet Marathon Project
Adelaide (AU), June 2013 - Ian Godfrey wants to see just how high the wave of social media and viral buzz can take him. His new site, www.onehundredmillionhits.com, is the centerpiece of an ambitious, one-of-a-kind Internet experiment. The goal is for the site to tally 100 million hits in a mere 100 days. A counter on the site will record each unique visit. » MORE
Completely Wireless Learning Environment
London (UK), June 2013 - BT iNet, one of the IT-services arms of BT Business, has been awarded a £1.3million wireless-local-area network (WLAN) deployment contract by the University of Nottingham. The project is designed to improve standards across the institution by opening up a host of possibilities for the way teaching and learning, as well as research projects, are conducted. » MORE
Virtual College Celebrates One-millionth Learner
Illkey (UK), June 2013 - Ilkley-based Virtual College, a pioneer of learning online, recently passed the milestone of one million online learners. The company is predicting over 25% growth in sales for 2013 and remains confident that its unique proposition and market position will see the business through an exciting period ahead. » MORE
To Deploy Video to Enhance Teaching and Learning
Coventry / London (UK), June 2013 - The Language Centre at University of Warwick has announced that is has selected Kaltura, the leading open-source video platform to power video for teaching and learning. The Language Centre is deploying Kaltura's full-featured video extension for Moodle, as well as its own video portal based on Kaltura's MediaSpace video portal application. » MORE
Professional Instructional Design Volunteers Needed
Ardmore, PA (USA), May 2013 - Do you have time to volunteer your instructional design skills over a three-month period? If so, e-Learning for Kids, a global non-profit foundation that reached over 4.5 million children in 190 countries in 2012 (with approximately fifty percent usage in the US) with its free courseware, needs your help! The goal is to finish twenty-plus lessons for Mathworld - a virtual world for learning math in the context of different countries and continents - and to begin the development of 200+ courses for Scienceworld. To date, more than 300 lessons have been launched from volunteers who have similarly contributed in the past! » MORE
