The Conversation | 7 March 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Virtual communities can provide an alternative to the on-campus experience but, as yet, there is little evidence to suggest that virtual engagement with peers and with content matter experts can provide the same benefits as being immersed in the intellectual culture on campus, writes Jason Lodge of Griffith University. And do read this related essay by Kate Bowles on the creation of the space - or part of it, anyway - that the University of Wollongong occupies - For Leon Fuller. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Much hype and discussion has surrounded the evolution of online … [Read more...]
Monash first to acquire a new brand Top-Level Domain
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Monash News | 20 January 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Monash University has become the first globally recognised organisation to be delegated a brand Top-Level Domain (TLD). ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The New TLD Program has been developed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Internet’s global governing body, to provide competition and choice to current Top-Level Domains such as .com, .info, .net, and .org. With over 1,900 applications received by ICANN, 2014 will see the staged release of approximately the first 1,000 Top-Level Domains to the Internet ecosystem, seen as one of the largest changes … [Read more...]
RMIT launches “Global” website
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RMIT Newsroom 17 February 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… RMIT University has emphasised its claim to be a global university of technology and design with the launch of its Global website. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The site, at www.rmit.com, is designed to showcase the university’s key strengths to prospective students, staff and research and industry partners. The Global site is designed to illustrate RMIT’s global connections. It delivers programs in 12 countries across Europe, Asia and Australia , with two campuses in Vietnam and a centre in Barcelona, Spain. Forty per cent of RMIT’s 82,000 students are international – 16% studying in … [Read more...]
