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iPad saves Penn State science student from paying big printing fees
Because he has to print out a lot of lecture slides for note taking, printing costs were a significant part of Zach Rutledge’s college budget. Fortunately, technology has enabled him to practically...
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Using Yammer to support coursework
Faculty members continue to explore the use of social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, to support coursework at Penn State. With Yammer, we were able to bring a social networking platform to Penn...
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Blackboard Mobile Learn for ANGEL is an application that enables instructors and students to access their courses in ANGEL via their iPhone, iPad, Android phone or tablet, or BlackBerry device. A pilot...
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Research Today: Barriers to Innovation in Higher Ed
October 2, 2013 Yesterday, I cited an article that looked at the public’s idea of higher education and its need to change, to innovate. Today, let’s look at what stands in the way of that innovation....
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Research Today: Computing Survey
October 17, 2013 This article is about the Campus Computing Project, in which we just participated, so PSU is represented in the data. I’ll let you know when the report is available. Helping...
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MOOC Moments: Do MOOCs save money?
October 17, 2013 Saw this in this morning’s Chronicle. Report by Faculty Group Questions Savings From MOOCs October 16, 2013, 10:00 am By Lawrence Biemiller in the Chronicle’s Wired Campus In the...
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Research Today: Undergrads Preference for Distance Learning
November 5, 2013 from the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Undergraduate Students’ Preference for Distance Education by Field of Study Manuel C. F. Pontes Rowan University...
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Research Today: Mobile addictions?
November 7 ,2013 The Pew Internet and American Life Project keeps track of trends in Internet and mobile devices use across the country. Do these stats look scary or odd to you? Do you sleep with your...
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Research Today: Standards and Best Practices
November 12, 2013 Saw this in this morning’s Chronicle and wondered……Why aren’t we doing this? Think we can do a “Best Practices” on MOOCs? New Council to Develop Standards, Best Practices for Online...
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Research Today: Free e-Textbooks
December 19, 2013 E-Texts adoption seems to still be growing, bu at a slower pace than we all expected. Need a Stats book free? OpenStax Releases 6th Free Textbook By David Nagel 12/16/13 OpenStax...
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Research Today: Booklessness is bad?
January 9,2014 OK, so what if all the students adopted e-Textbooks and did all their research online? Today’s Chronicle looks at the possibility. THE HARM OF BOOKLESSNESS January 6, 2014, 3:41 pm By...
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Research Today: Pew updates e-Reader device ownership stats
January 16, 2014 Slowly, e-readership is growing, as noted in this latest Pew Internet survey reports. E-Reading Rises as Device Ownership Jumps The proportion of Americans who read e-books is...
View ArticleBlackboard Mobile Learn for ANGEL pilot results shared
Blackboard Mobile Learn for ANGEL is an application that enables instructors and students to access their courses in ANGEL via their iPhone, iPad, Android phone or tablet, or BlackBerry device. A pilot...
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Research Today: Barriers to Innovation in Higher Ed
October 2, 2013 Yesterday, I cited an article that looked at the public’s idea of higher education and its need to change, to innovate. Today, let’s look at what stands in the way of that innovation....
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Research Today: Computing Survey
October 17, 2013 This article is about the Campus Computing Project, in which we just participated, so PSU is represented in the data. I’ll let you know when the report is available. Helping...
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MOOC Moments: Do MOOCs save money?
October 17, 2013 Saw this in this morning’s Chronicle. Report by Faculty Group Questions Savings From MOOCs October 16, 2013, 10:00 am By Lawrence Biemiller in the Chronicle’s Wired Campus In the...
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Research Today: Undergrads Preference for Distance Learning
November 5, 2013 from the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration Undergraduate Students’ Preference for Distance Education by Field of Study Manuel C. F. Pontes Rowan University...
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Research Today: Mobile addictions?
November 7 ,2013 The Pew Internet and American Life Project keeps track of trends in Internet and mobile devices use across the country. Do these stats look scary or odd to you? Do you sleep with your...
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Research Today: Standards and Best Practices
November 12, 2013 Saw this in this morning’s Chronicle and wondered……Why aren’t we doing this? Think we can do a “Best Practices” on MOOCs? New Council to Develop Standards, Best Practices for Online...
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Research Today: Free e-Textbooks
December 19, 2013 E-Texts adoption seems to still be growing, bu at a slower pace than we all expected. Need a Stats book free? OpenStax Releases 6th Free Textbook By David Nagel 12/16/13 OpenStax...
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