A growing number of textbook publishers are offering digital editions these days, but a new study by a student group argues that many of those digital editions do not have the features that students want. The group, the Student Public Interest Research Groups, a collection of independent statewide organizations representing college students, surveyed 500 students from several campuses for the

Over the last six years, Stewart Mader has staked his career on the power of wikis. Mader first worked on wiki adoption initiatives in the IT department at Brown University, becoming fascinated by their power and potential. On the day we spoke, he had just left a two-year position as a wiki evangelist with Atlassian, an Australian-based software company that offers a wiki tool called Confluence.

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a software program that allows people who are deaf in the U.S. to communicate in real time through cellphones using sign language. Currently the deaf in the U.S. use text messages to communicate via cellphone…. Video is much better than text-messaging because it’s faster and it’s better at conveying emotion, said Jessica DeWitt.

Gone are the days when universities courted prospective students solely through college fairs, direct mail campaigns and high school visits. Today, Point Loma Nazarene University posts promotional videos on YouTube. Alliant International University is advertising on Facebook and preparing podcasts for iTunes. One department chair at National University is about to start blogging on at least a

Rose Tree Media School District in Pennsylvania will be continuing its Virtual Kindergarten program this year at one of its elementary schools after piloting it during 2007-2008. The program uses Wimba Classroom, a suite of virtual classroom services that include audio, video, application sharing, and content display; and Wimba Voice, which allows the teacher to embed audio, including voice, into

Over the last six years, Stewart Mader has staked his career on the power of wikis. Mader first worked on wiki adoption initiatives in the IT department at Brown University, becoming fascinated by their power and potential. On the day we spoke, he had just left a two-year position as a wiki evangelist with Atlassian, an Australian-based software company that offers a wiki tool called Confluence. Mader has now returned to working as a wiki consultant, where his company, Grow Your Wiki, focuses on organizational wiki adoption.Read the Full Article

States and districts are setting up online networks to connect teachers to peers who may live dozens or even hundreds of miles away with the ultimate goal of improving instruction.