Assessment and the integration of advanced technologies are key themes for the 21st century educator. The electronic portfolio project was developed to explore the possibilities of using web-based technology to store artifacts as evidence of student achievements of course goals and objectives. More...

This paper reports on a study that uses cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) to make sense of e-teachers’ activity in a context of high-school distance education. Data collection involved semi-structured interviews with 13 e-teachers as well as seven management and support personnel in an organization responsible for the design and delivery of high-school distance education in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. More...

« Nouveaux espaces, nouvelles interactions dans l’université à l’ère du numérique » : tel était le thème de la journée des référents numériques qui a eu lieu le 29 janvier 2016. Au-delà de ces nouveaux espaces physiques que le numérique fait éclore, on assiste à la création d’espaces virtuels qui les complètent ou qui s’y substituent. La journée a été l’occasion de s’intéresser aux possibilités offertes et aux conséquences à la fois sur les conditions d’études, mais aussi sur les organisations de travail. Retours.
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A lire sur le journaldunet.com, les systèmes d'information de gestion des ressources humaines permettent aux sociétés de détecter et faire évoluer les talents. Les outils SIRH peuvent en effet permettre aux employeurs de gérer les carrières de leurs agents de manière optimale en détectant et en formant les personnes en quête d'une promotion ou d'une réorientation vers d'autres fonctions.
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University education is still generally conducted within pre-Industrial Age organizational structures. As a result of their inability to evolve the predominant cohort-based classroom structure to more cost-effectively meet the aspirations of burgeoning worldwide populations for higher education, universities may see substantial organizational changes imposed on them over the next decades by external forces. More...

Additional data for the follow-up study were collected in China. Using a ‘traceroute’ routine, the study indicates that webpage loading time is linked to the complexity of the Internet routes between Web users and the host server. It is indicated that distance educators can apply such information in the design of improved online delivery and mirror sites, notably in areas of the developing world which currently lack an effective infrastructure for online education. More...

Two studies are reported, comparing the browser loading times of webpages created using common Web development techniques. The loading speeds were estimated in 12 Asian countries by members of the PANdora network, funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to conduct collaborative research in the development of effective distance education (DE) practices. An online survey tool with stopwatch-type counter was used. Responses were obtained from Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The Plymouth District Library joined thousands of educators, librarians and digital learning advocates around the country on Digital Learning Day, Feb. 17. From a grassroots effort in 2012, this day was designed to highlight the use and availability of electronic tools to enhance the public school learning experience in grades k-12. More...