Curb Cuts and iPads: Universal Design meets Technology in the Classroom
Reading two seemingly unrelated blog posts and comments in the Chronicle’s online ProfHacker series got me thinking about distance learning – one was about the lack of universal design,...
View Article7 Things You Should Know…
7 Things You Should Know is a monthly series on emerging learning technologies published by EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI). The latest brief discusses Android, the Linux-based open-source operating...
View ArticleCalling All IIT Online Students – What made you choose IIT Online?
If you are a current student or an alum of one of IIT’s distance learning programs offered through IIT Online, IIT Online wants to hear from you! Why did you choose distance learning in general and IIT...
View ArticleInteresting Buzz and Whatnot RE: Online Learning
Below are a few links I’ve run across recently discussing online education, open  access, and quality. Whether k-12, community college, or university, more and more and more students learn online.Â...
View ArticleNews: To Profs, YouTube Tops Twitter – Inside Higher Ed
News: To Profs, YouTube Tops Twitter – Inside Higher Ed. So says a new study released last week by Brabson Survey Research Group and Pearson analyzing use of social media tools by university students...
View ArticleSupporting Bboogle: BbWorld 2011
Bboogle? With so many things going on at the start of semester, the last thing faculty need is a new word… So, what is Bboogle? Blackboard (Bb) + Google. Supporting Bboogle: BbWorld 2011. Our...
View ArticleSLATE ’11 – photos, videos, notes, handouts, and reflections shared by...
SLATE ’11 – photos, videos, notes, handouts, and reflections shared by participants at 2011 SLATE Conference, October 13-14, 2011. Last week a few IIT faculty and staff attended the SLATE (Supporting...
View ArticleIIT Online Fall 2011 User Survey
Happy New Year! As we prepare for a next week’s first new semester of 2012, I’d like to thank all of our Illinois Tech students who took the time to complete our Fall 2011 IIT Online survey. A...
View ArticleHundreds of Open Source, Indexed, Peer-Reviewed Pedagogical Best Practices! –...
Hundreds of Open Source, Indexed, Peer-Reviewed Pedagogical Best Practices! – Magna Publications. The latest edition of the Magna Publications newsletter Distance Education Report discusses the...
View ArticleDepartment of Energy Creates Online-Learning Platform for Technical Training...
Department of Energy Creates Online-Learning Platform for Technical Training – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education. Interesting piece today from Wired Campus in the Chronicle about a new...
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