eCampus News July/August 2013
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Month: July 2013
QuestBase: Create Assessments and Quizzes in Minutes
SmartLite Software announces the release of the new QuestBase, a free and user-friendly on-line service for creating and developing web-based ... Read more
Pearson creates searchable catalog of open educational resources
The publishing and education giant Pearson has wrangled up nearly 700,000 open educational resources into an easily searchable catalog through its OpenClass Exchange platform.
5 university IT departments you should be following on Twitter
It's not just college students with technology questions who should be following university IT departments on Twitter. Many campus IT outfits tweet regularly about common technology issues, becoming…
Boston University sues Apple over 1997 patent
Boston University is asking a court to stop the sales of the iPhone 5, iPad, and MacBook Air, claiming that all those products infringe on a patent filed…
27 ways to make sure students pay attention in class
Keeping the attention of your students is not easy. If you’re still in school right now (mid-June) then you know it’s downright impossible, edudemic reports.
Open Data Institute releases schema for machine readable rights statements on data
The Open Data Institute, co-founded by OCW advisor Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Professor Nigel Shadbolt, has released a new schema for adding machine readable rights statements to open…
Survey: most Americans don’t want wearable tech like iWatch, Google Glass
Apple’s anticipated iWatch and Google Glass have provoked plenty of headlines, but a recent poll shows that a majority of well-heeled Americans with college degrees wouldn’t consider buying…
Who should take a MOOC?: 9 types of lifelong learners who can benefit
Six months ago if someone were to tell me that she is following a MOOC I wouldn’t have known what she meant, MOOC News & Reviews reports.
Turning Technologies Releases Latest Version of TurningPoint® Polling Software
First and only cross-platform solution for both PC and Mac with the same user experience. YOUNGSTOWN, OH – Turning Technologies, ... Read more