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Lim, Tina; Fadzil, Mansor; Mansor, Norziati – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
This article describes Open University Malaysia's efforts at enhancing the blended learning approach for undergraduate distance learners with the successful implementation of the Mobile Learning via SMS initiative. The pilot project was implemented in the May 2009 semester, and this coming January 2011 semester will be in its sixth consecutive…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Blended Learning, Open Universities, Distance Education
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Baggaley, Jon – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2006
Portable software applications can be carried on a convenient storage medium such as a USB drive, and offer numerous benefits to mobile teachers and learner. The article illustrates the growing field of "portable apps" in reviews of seven contrasting products. These represent the major categories of document editing, email maintenance,…
Descriptors: Internet, Electronic Mail, Computers, Physical Mobility
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Pidduck, Anne Banks; Carey, Tom – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2006
This research reports findings from a study which explored the process and criteria of partner selection--how and why partners are chosen--for two distance education consortia. The researchers reviewed recent literature on partnerships and partner selection. Two Canada-wide distance education consortia were identified as large-scale case studies…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Consortia, Social Networks
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Swettenham, Steve – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2006
An RSS feed is a list of topics made available from a webpage via a standard XML file format known as RSS, an abbreviation of either Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary (Wikipedia, 2006). The end-user subscribes to their favorite Internet content site via RSS-aware software. Once subscribed, announcements with appropriate links are…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Internet, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries
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Singh, Michael; Han, Jinghe – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2005
Contemporary transitions in political and economic globalization are being used to press universities into becoming "transnational businesses," seemingly driven by a primary concern for marketing educational commodities. The neo-liberal politics driving these currents in universities are increasing the multiple online and offline…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Internet