Ubuntu 10.04: Never a better time to switch

I think most of us know that Ubuntu 10.04 launches today. I’ve been using the betas in both desktop and server environments for a while and have been incredibly pleased. It’s fast, it’s stable, and has great features and software, …

PLE vs VLE

Video on personal learning environments (PLEs) in the spirit of the Common Craft ‘plain English’ videos. “In this presentation,” write the students who produced it, “we aim to explore these ideas and enable teachers to begin thinking about how they …

Ontario universities to adopt e-learning

Learning about Socrates through Facebook forums and chatting with a professor through Skype is the reality for students as e-learning claims a more dominant role in higher education. Ontario is the latest jurisdiction to jump in with plans to launch …

How to Track Topics With Google Alerts

Google Alerts is a great tool for tracking your name online, tracking work you’ve posted online, and tracking the topics in you have an interest. You can create a Google Alert for any search term(s) you like. Once you’ve established …

i>clicker Intros Web-based Clicker

i>clicker has created a new student response mechanism that runs through a Web browser. web>clicker allows students with any device that runs a standard Web browser to vote using laptops, PDAs, and cell phones. To help with accessibility, web>clicker provides …