Monday, December 26, 2005

eLearning student services Identifying Possible Methods to Improve Retention - Robert D. Nash, J, Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration. Many colleges continue to report high attrition rates among distance education students. This study included a survey of students at Coastline Community College to determine why they dropped or failed their distance-learning courses and to identify method [Online Learning Update] ... mixed results [no magic bullets] BL 9:04:59 AM    comment

wiki Using Wikis as Collaborative Writing Tools: Something Wiki This Way Comes--Or Not! - Susan Loudermilk Garza and Tommy Hern, Karios. This webtext focuses on the use of wiki as a tool for writing and for teaching writing. The authors argue that the nature of the dynamic open-source wiki system is preferable to closed-source systems and allows writers to be more actively involved in the [Online Learning Update] 9:01:28 AM    comment

open source Songbird the Open Source iTunes?. [Slashdot] important to education since iTunes format can be used to distribute audio and images from classes to facilitate student learning on the go -- (see previous post about a chemistry professor in Georgia using iTunes to extend is class)  BL 8:59:34 AM    comment

open source Mediainlinux: Path Forward?. [Slashdot] tools for 2D and 3D pre and post production -- let the entertainment begin. -- BL 8:48:47 AM    comment