Dec
9
Selling education to world
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From BBC NEWS | Education UK ‘must sell education to world’ The British Council says there are a million overseas students in the UK and that the number of students ready to study in other countries is set to increase further. It also expects to see more “transnational” institutions, such as universities and colleges, setting [...]
Dec
8
A Typology of Virtual Communities: A Multi-Disciplinary Foundation for Future Research
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From the Journal of Computer Mediated Communication: A Typology of Virtual Communities: A Multi-Disciplinary Foundation for Future Research Abstract: Despite the growing popularity of virtual communities, there is no consensus among researchers regarding the appropriate definition or types of virtual communities. In this paper, a virtual community is defined as an aggregation of individuals or [...]
Dec
4
Beyond the LMS
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From Parkin’s Lot: E-Learning Adventures Beyond the LMS Initially, we failed to appreciate that the internet is a vehicle for connecting people with each other, and instead pursued a “learning supply chain” concept that had more in common with the 1970’s music industry than it did with 21st century e-business. We pursued systems that imposed [...]