Tuesday, January 10, 2006

eLearning platform Podcast My Class! Tegrity and Blackboard Bring Enhanced Podcasting to Colleges and Universities Nationwide. Tegrity, a worldwide leader in student achievement systems, and Blackboard Inc., a leading provider of technology to educational institutions, are making it possible for college students to watch and listen to class lectures on their iPods at any time and [Online Learning Update] 10:37:58 PM    comment

IP Open-source Overhauls Patent System. [Slashdot] 3:21:27 PM    comment

eLearning platform Wake-Up Call: Open Source LMS By Sam S. Adkins "First issue: a case of really bad GUI. Too many Open Source LMS programs are just too hard to use. ... Second issue: documentation is usually spotty, and formal training programs are no better. ... Third issue: Open Source is plagued by the very thing that makes it great. Creative programming, from many different programmers,.." Chris Coppola from rSmart believes that, “Open Source innovation represents the leading edge of a revolution that will literally change the landscape of technology in education for years to come.” 1:03:58 PM    comment

AI Online learning's frontier: Researcher gives computers a 'human' face - Barry Ray, FSU News. The friendly facial expressions, the soothing hand gestures, the coolly intelligent voice: Put them all together, and she is both disarmingly lifelike and surprisingly persuasive. And while she can't actually shake your hand in greeting, the unnamed, com [Online Learning Update] 10:17:13 AM    comment

eLearning platform University professor takes iPods to the classroom - Associated Press. As students stroll across the University of Connecticut campus wearing earphones plugged into their iPods, not everyone is listening to the latest rock music. Some are tuning in to Professor David B. Miller. The veteran educator, who once thought about be [Online Learning Update] 10:14:41 AM    comment