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• Low use of web 2.0 in e-learning

  
  Tony Bates — Authority: 520
  Parry, M. (2009) Online Programs: Profits Are There, Technological Innovation Is Not Chronicle of Higher Education , October 19 A news report of a study by the consulting firm Eduventures , “Benchmarking Online Operations: Snapshots of an Emerging Industry,” (not yet available as of November 28, 2009, except to ...
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• Trends in learning management systems

  
  Tony Bates — Authority: 520
  Lowendahl, J-M., Zastrocky, M., and Harris, M. (2008) Gartner Higher Education E-Learning Survey 2007: Clear Movements in the Market Stamford CT: Gartner Inc. (available only on subscription) Briggs, L. (2008) Gartner: E-learning Market Pushing Toward Open Source Campus Technology , June 4. Over one year old, but ...
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• Are learning management systems doomed?

  
  Tony Bates — Authority: 520
  As usual, George Siemen’s blog is being provocative in his November 10, 2009 posting: Futue of learning: LMS or SNS , in which he argues that Facebook is the model for education in the future, not Moodle. The discussion following his blog is also worth following. My only comments on his blog: 1. Why does it have ...
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• The EdTech Survivalist, Jim Groom

  
  EduGeek Journal — Authority: 104
  Yesterday I got to meet the original EduPunk himself, Jim Groom.  Not sure who Jimk Grrom is?  Well, watch this video for an idea: Jim has some great ideas for what you can do with blogs in education.  The basic ideas can be found here: http://blog.uta.edu/~jgroom/presentation/ Also, you can see how they ...
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• Research on the the impact of an LMS on students’ learning

  
  Tony Bates — Authority: 520
  Lopes, V. (2008) Course Management Systems and Campus-Based Learning North York ON: Seneca College One of the rare research reports that looks at the use of a learning management system for campus-based teaching, and its impact on students’ learning. The main finding was that faculty used the LMS mainly for ...
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• A personal view of e-learning in Saudi Arabia

  
  Tony Bates — Authority: 520
  A mosque in Arar, Northern Saudi Arabia. Arar is on the route for pilgrims from Iraq and Iran for the Haj in Mecca. The purpose of my visit I have just spent the last two weeks running workshops on planning academic programs using e-learning ( for slides see Part 1 and Part 2 ) for faculty and staff in three ...
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• E-Learning – The Measurable Benefits of Embedded Avatars

  
  Homeschool Facts — Authority: 158
  E-Learning has accelerated over the past years with the increase in access to good quality internet access and the recognition from education providers that Computer Base Training is not a "fad" but...
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• Incorporating Google Apps with Blackboard

  
  Tony Bates — Authority: 520
  eSchool News (2009) Blackboard works on Google integration, eSchool News , November 3 A report of work at Northwestern University to provide an open-source integration of Google Apps and Blackboard, facilitating group project work and other educational applications.
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• Alif technologies, Brunei – teams up with White House Business Solutions (WHBS), a leading IT firm in India

  
  PR Friend Press Releases — Authority: 160
  Brunei, October 27, 2009 – White House Business Solutions(WHBS) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Alif Technologies, Brunei at the iCentre today. This is one of the significant events for Alif Technologies, iCentre and a major boost to the India-Brunei relationship. The signing ceremony was held this ...
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• Using LMSs to identify ‘at-risk’ students

  
  Tony Bates — Authority: 520
  Kolowich, S. (2009) The new diagnostics, Inside Higher Education , September 30 An article about three institutions, Rio Salado Community College, Purdue University, and Capella University, using data from their learning management systems to flag students ‘at risk’ of dropping out, as early as one or two weeks ...
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• Blackboard’s Response to Open Source: Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt

  
  e-Literate — Authority: 408
  Blackboard has not been having a good time in the state of North Carolina. As I noted recently, the University of North Carolina (a Blackboard customer) reported highly favorable results of their pilot study of Sakai, with an outcome of further investigation into Sakai as a full replacement of Blackboard as their ...
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• LMS wars: e-learning’s third phase

  
  Tony Bates — Authority: 520
  Kolowich, S. (2009) E-Learning’s Third Phase Inside Higher Education , September 27 An article about new players in the learning management system field. However, I don’t buy the author’s argument that these new players provide the third phase of e-learning. The third phase of e-learning will come from learner ...
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• Considering Emerging Technologies for Learning

  
  gnovis - Georgetown University's Journal of Communication, Culture & Technology (CCT) — Authority: 125
  With the range of course management systems/learning management systems (LMS) available on the market (i.e., Blackboard-WebCT, Angel, Sakai, and Moodle), I often question whether any of them offer anything remarkably innovative for teaching & learning? Certainly the open source nature of Sakai and Moodle make ...
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