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New Edition of Open Thoughts Blog from UOC
Barcelona (E), March 2013 - How can technology help find solutions to the challenges of today's world? Are we prepared to handle the large amount of data that surrounds us? Can ICT and Internet help us become more sustainable and more competitive? To coincide with the Mobile World Congress 2013, The Open University of Catalonia (UOC) has launched a debate on whether we are prepared to make smarter use of technology. This is being done through a new edition of the Open Thoughts blog, where international personalities from academia, business, and the cultural world will answer the question "Ready for a SMARTer world?" » MORE
Blackboard Transact Expands Campus Security Offering
Washington DC (US), March 2013 - Blackboard Transact™, a provider in integrated campus commerce and security solutions, has expanded its campus-security offerings through a strategic partnership with S2 Security. The alliance allows Blackboard Transact to offer schools and universities even more physical security capabilities to create a supportive learning environment. » MORE
Moodle App Experience Revealed by Mobile Learning Pilots
Horaplantsoen (NL), February 2013 - Initiated by Samsung Thailand, the Dutch-based company Smart Learning Apps and the Malaysia-based cloud company Anise Asia present the first Moodle Native App for Android tablets. Development started with several pilots at universities, using the Moodle platform on tablets. The Moodle Educloud Native App turns any Android tablet into a fully equipped learning device, offering flow-based HD video courses; social-media support like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn; and current cloud-based file-storage technology. The iPad Moodle version will follow soon. » MORE
Rediscovering the value of cultural diversity
London (UK), February 2013 - (by Bob Little) New research from the University of Exeter Business School has revealed that corporate managers who're widely exposed to more than one culture during their formative years (up until 23 years of age) are more likely to be confident taking difficult and risky (business) decisions. This is probably just as well because, apparently, there are 40 per cent more first-generation migrants living in the world today than in 1990 - so the global population is becoming more diverse. » MORE
University of Tennessee Selects Blackboard Mobile
Washington D.C. (US), February 2013 - Blackboard Inc. has announced that the University of Tennessee at Martin (UTM) has selected Blackboard Mobile™ to replace its current mobile app with one that will offer access to campus services, information, and courses. » MORE
Over 6.7 Million Students Learning Online
Wellesley, MA (US), February 2013 - The 2012 Survey of Online Learning conducted by the Babson Survey Research Group reveals the number of students taking at least one online course has now surpassed 6.7 million. However, higher education adoption of massive open online courses (MOOCs) remains low, with most institutions still on the sidelines. » MORE
Doctoral Programme in Education and ICT
Barcelona (E), January 2013 - The eLearn Center, a research centre created by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) that focuses on eLearning, has opened its admission process for 2014 for enrolment in its Doctoral Programme in Education and Information and Communication Technologies (eLearning). From 2009 to 2013, research projects are based on the Time Factor programme in order to contribute unpublished research to the scientific progress about this issue. » MORE
Course Automation at The University of Arts London
Lancaster (UK), January 2013 - The University of the Arts London, world renowned for art, design, fashion, communication, and performing arts, dramatically changed their course booking systems for short courses in 2009. Three years on, the benefits speak for themselves. » MORE
The Increasing Relevance of Learning Analytics
Washington D.C. (US), December 2012 - (by Prem Lata Gupta) Learning Analytics is a growing trend, particularly at American universities. This is supported by the results of the 2012 Educause study "Analytics in Higher Education." Jacqueline Bichsel, EDUCAUSE Senior Research Analyst and principal author of the report, explains that the advantages benefit the university and students alike. She also contends that Learning Analytics means a cultural change at the decision-making level, away from intuition-based approaches toward decisions based on data.
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UOC's Knowledge and Expertise Available for Everyone
Barcelona (E), December 2012 - The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has initiated the Open Apps project, a virtual repository of all the successful knowledge developed by the University during its nearly twenty years of expertise in distance higher education. Through its website, visitors can find more than twenty "open apps": innovative applications and pedagogical experiences that have been developed and tested within the UOC for providing solutions to pedagogical and management needs. » MORE
