Studies conducted in 2003 measured the difference in performance between students enrolled in distance education, and those who weren’t. The results showed that students taking online courses got better grades that those who studied in a classroom. Technology has the power to remove physical barriers to lear...

The i>clicker, a portable answering device, has made its way into university campus classrooms. The original i>clicker has buttons A-E, and is used to answer multiple-choice questions. Teachers can format quizzes onto slides, and as each slide is shown, students simply press the appropriate button. The i>clicker 2 is expected to release in the fall of 2011, ...