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Top 10 Educational Apps of 2011

By: Kristen Bourgault

The staff at Quinnipiac University Online have selected the top ten most interesting and useful educational apps for 2011. Do you have a favorite? Mention it in the comments – we’d love to hear from you!

Happy New Year from QU Online.
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Mobile Apps

By: Kim Palencia

Today there are hundreds of mobile apps available at your finger tips. You use your mobile devices to chat, send e-mail, browse the web, play games, and  use mobile apps. Read More »

Workshop Recap: NERCOMP Mobile Learning in Higher Education

By: Kristen Bourgault
NorthEast Regional Computing

Instructional Designers from QUOnline recently attended the NERCOMP Seminar on Mobile Learning in Higher Education at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.

In the opening presentation by the Harvard Graduate School of Education, mLearning was broadly defined as any learning which takes place outside the classroom and away from a desktop computer. This included a vast variety of technology tools including: cell phones, smart phones, laptops, flip cameras, iPads, etc. Various institutions presented their innovative mobile learning projects, inspiring QUOnline staff to consider how we might leverage mobile technology to enhance our own teaching and learning here at Quinnipiac. Projects include: Read More »

The Apple i-Pad Craze and My Journey through the Apple Products

By: Kim Palencia

Written By: Kimberly Palencia
Distance Learning Support Administrator
Quinnipiac University Online

Podcast/Audio Transcript: Click here to listen
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Within 10 years we have hit technology peaks and our technology is rapidly
growing and changing. I remember thinking my Sony Walkman and beeper was the coolest thing growing up. Between you and me, I didn’t have a cell phone until just a few years ago. Needing to pick up a phone every time it rang whenever and wherever I went was ludicrous. Read More »

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