RPP #85: Apple iPad and Driving Online Learning Enrollment




Rod's Pulse Podcast show

Summary: Picks from Rod's Podcaster Guide and E-Learning News Facebook Apps for eLearning - Here is a list of 20 facebook apps for educational use  'Horizon Report' Highlights 6 Technologies to Watch in Education - The open-content movement now joins mobile computing as the two trends most likely to enter mainstream learning in the next year, says the report (40 page PDF), from the New Media Consortium and Educause Repositioning Higher Education: Factors Driving Online and Blended Program Enrollment - by Kristen Betts, Kenneth Hartman, and Carl Oxholm III, Drexel University Because of the recent economic downturn, higher education must re-examine and reposition itself to meet new and emerging challenge Learning on Demand (29 page PDF) - This Sloan Survey of Online Learning reveals that online enrollment rose by nearly 17 percent from a year earlier Apple iPad - Apple's new tablet computer with an unfortunate name ScrollMotion to Develop iPad E-Books for Major Publishers - ScrollMotion will make textbooks compatible with the new Apple iPad for four major publishers Diagnosing the Tablet Fever in Higher Education - Tablet-style computers bring classroom collaboration and push the adoption of electronic textbooks Create Your Own iPhone or Android App in Minutes With iSites - iSites is a new service that take an RSS feed and quickly transform it into an iPhone, iPad or Android app Podsafe Music Selection from IODA Promonet  "As The Wind Blows" by Kitaro Duration:  26:35