News: The Evidence on Online Education - Inside Higher Ed
]]>Online learning has definite advantages over face-to-face instruction when it comes to teaching and learning, according to a new "meta-analysis" released Friday by the U.S. Department of Education.
The study found that students who took all or part of their instruction online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through face-to-face instruction. Further, those who took "blended" courses -- those that combine elements of online learning and face-to-face instruction -- appeared to do best of all. That finding could be significant as many colleges report that blended instruction is among the fastest-growing types of enrollment.
According to an article in the The Globe and Mail
On Wednesday they travel to Toronto. Among other events, the Empress, a world-renown expert on children's literature and an author of children's books, will tour the Toronto Public Library's Osborne Collection of children's books.
My partner Yuka has worked at the Osborne for 20 years. I'm sure it will be busy times preparing.
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Morbid Anatomy: Michael Jackson to be Plastinated by Gunther von Hagens!
Michael Jackson will live on as a 'plastinated' creature preserved by German doctor Gunther von Hagens.
Von Hagens has caused controversy with everyone from the Pope to the chief rabbi in Israel with his practice of embalming corpses with preserving polyurethane.
Yesterday, he declared: 'An agreement is in place to plastinate the King of Pop.'
Can this be true? Who knows. We shall see!
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Morbid Anatomy: Michael Jackson to be Plastinated by Gunther von Hagens!
Michael Jackson will live on as a 'plastinated' creature preserved by German doctor Gunther von Hagens.
Von Hagens has caused controversy with everyone from the Pope to the chief rabbi in Israel with his practice of embalming corpses with preserving polyurethane.
Yesterday, he declared: 'An agreement is in place to plastinate the King of Pop.'
Can this be true? Who knows. We shall see!
]]>]]>You can now easily search the Library's catalogue, check your holds and fines, renew books and book study rooms from your internet-enabled mobile device. The mobile device survey that the Library ran last fall indicated that the most popular library services for a mobile device would be a option to book study rooms and the ability to search the catalogue and check your borrower record. Both of these services are now available in a format optimized for mobile devices. You can use the following links to Book a Room, and Search the Catalogue.