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Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Ball State U. students take advantage of online courses, flexibility - TMC Net
Once he finishes his tasks at work, Ball State University junior Nathan Neely typically spends at least four hours of his shift finishing up homework. He's not unlike other college students who struggle to fit class work into their busy schedules -- with one exception, though. Neely is thousands of miles away from Ball State's campus. The 23-year-old Army reserve sergeant is in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, with the Alpha 138th Signal Battalion, deployed to provide communication for the entire forward operating base there. He was to be released from duty Jan. 13, but military plans have kept him in place for the time being, he said in an e-mail from the base.
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i wonder how mobile technology tools may assist Nathan while he is in Iraq? Perhaps the US govt. would be willing to supply such students with tablet PCs, such as the new Origami?
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Yes! Mobile learning would be an outstanding application. For these are truly mobile learners. And, I see that the first Samsung Origami will go on sale next Monday http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2155182/origami-unfold ray Online Learning News Blog Archives OTEL - Ray's Home Page - Notebook - UIS Online - U of I Online - UIS Home Fair Use
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