Category Archives for Digital Portals & Initiatives
VitalSource unveils next-generation professional learning platform
VitalSource Technologies is celebrating the launch of the next generation VitalSource Content Experience Platform and crossing the one-million-user threshold on the platform. Read More
NLB launches new digital business library
Singapore residents with an account with the National Library Board (NLB) can now access business resources in a new digital business library. The new online portal was launched on Monday (Oct 23) by NLB, in conjunction with OverDrive, a mobile … Continue reading
Augmented Reality
Augmented reality is an exciting field that blends the real world with a virtual and synthetic world. The most popular devices supporting augmented reality include mobile phones (think Pokemon GO!) or headsets such as the Microsoft Hololens. In this session, … Continue reading
Using Maps to Promote Data-Driven Decision-Making: One Library’s Experience in Data Visualization Instruction
Data play a crucial role in health research, education, and patient care. Initiatives such as Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) and Precision Medicine point to the increasing focus and value of data use and reuse. As the universe of data … Continue reading
Cisco at EDUCAUSE: Reimagining Higher Education
Digital technology is changing teaching and learning, and affecting the way entire campuses operate. As a Cisco Education Advisor, I meet with education institutions that are exploring and embracing innovation that is fueled, in part, by digitization and supported by … Continue reading
Questions on Quality of Online Learning
George Washington professors review digital offerings and find lack of oversight, unclear course requirements and large student-faculty ratios. Read More
New Survey Tracks Online and Distance Education in Canada
Report is a great advance in understanding the enrollments, modes of instruction,technologies, and trends across and within the provinces. Read More
Open Educational Resources: Global Report 2017
Three documents have been developed in the framework of the 2nd World OER Congress. The two documents: Open Educational Resources: From Commitment to Action and the Open Educational Resources: Global Report 2017 provide the outcomes of the six regional consultations … Continue reading
Introduction to Visualization & the UITS Advanced Visualization Lab (for the digital arts & humanities at Indiana University)
Advanced visualization has had a place in research, creative activities, and higher education for decades. Recently, advanced and affordable visual technologies (e.g., Oculus Rift, Microsoft Hololens, touchable surfaces, 3D printers, 360° and stereoscopic cameras) have exploded into the consumer market … Continue reading
NTU to collaborate with Dutch body on self-driving vehicle research
The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) have agreed to collaborate on research on autonomous vehicles (AV). Read More