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UNINETT Spreads New Technologies Across Norway With eCampus Program

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UNINETT, a non-profit division of Norway’s Ministry of Education, develops and operates the country’s National Research and Education Network (NREN). The network connects more than 300,00 users across nearly 200 educational and research institutions in Norway, including all universities and most public colleges. The eCampus program within UNINETT was officially launched in 2012 due to demand from institutions and as an effort to better manage resources for both the Ministry of Education and the Continue reading

The Growing Acceptance of Online Education

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Guest post by Jordan Valley, Excel High School For the past few decades, educational technology has had an increasingly important role in the classroom. But now, it seems as though that technology is establishing itself outside of the classroom, and it's taking the students with it. Online education is the future. At least, that's what educators like Stanford Professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller seem to think. Ng and Koller joined together to launch the website Coursera in 2012. Coursera Continue reading

Bridging the Gap Between Online and Traditional College Courses

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We often share stories about flipping the classroom model or using educational videos to make room for one-on-one conversations between teachers and students. These approaches have made a huge difference for thousands of educators across the globe. But we don’t spend as much time discussing the human element that is key to any lasting educational endeavor. Brian McCarthy, a professor in the MBA program at Portland State University, is leading the charge when it comes to making videos and online Continue reading

Updating Images and Clips in Camtasia Studio 8

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Today, I’m here to bring you another feedback success story. You asked for the ability to swap out media on the timeline, and we delivered. As of version 8.0.4, Camtasia Studio gives you the ability to update media on the timeline -- which is useful if you need to make quick wholesale swaps or update content in old projects. It's also useful if you accidentally move or rename a media file that the timeline is trying to reference. Check out the short video (3:07) below to see how it easy it can Continue reading

No home Wi-Fi? Ask3 & Videos To-Go.

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For me, teaching is the art of improvisation.  Over time, my lesson plan became, "Use plan B." When we made Ask3, we thought:  "Let's make teachers' lives easier by having kids help each other."  Teachers would then tell us about the students who had iPads, but who didn't have Wi-Fi at home.  Hello, plan B. This week we leveled the playing field for 1-to-1 iPad classes.  Ask3 version 1.3 still: - Makes it easy to make a video screencast from your iPad - Automatically delivers the video Continue reading

Breaking Down Language Barriers with Visual Communication

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Genevieve Hartman is the vice president of educational content at BrightBytes, an educational analytics company. BrightBytes captures the link between school technology use and student achievement. Their platform measures students’ and teachers’ use of and access to technology at school and at home. They then help schools decide on the appropriate next steps to close any gaps. Recommendations can be professional development programs, policy changes, or other projects that the school might take Continue reading