10.26.06
MacArthur Foundation Commits $50 Million to Digital Learning Initiatives
“The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation said it is committing $50 million to fund digital learning initiatives over five years to understand how young people are affected by digital media, such as games and virtual worlds, and how they can be educated by them.”
Read the story here. More grant information will be released in early 2007 so start thinking of projects now!
MacArthur Foundation Digital Learning Web Site
–Pam
10.24.06
Blackboard teams up with Google
http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2006/10/09/daily22.html
Blackboard is teaming up with Google to integrate a Google Scholar search interface into the learning management system. Although this step may make finding some resources easier, librarians are all too aware of the limitations of Google Scholar. All the more reason to actively educate students and faculty about the pros and cons of Google Scholar and options for the most effective research methods. See the Library’s Google Scholar page: http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/googlescholar.shtml
–Pam
10.11.06
Article in the Chronicle of Higher Ed about Blackboard
Sent to us by Jon Cawthorne via Lynn Hawkes:
College Officials Question Blackboard About Controversial Patent During Educause Gathering
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=fpnnvpZFRWswJmh8Tcsx8jYmszwvcMmh
–Pam
10.10.06
Google Now Owns YouTube
Google purchased YouTube, the site that allows users to broadcast their own videos, on Monday for $1.65 billion. For more info, see the San Diego Union Tribue: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/tech/20061009-1342-ca-google-youtube.html
–Pam
