Diaspora came about when a group of New York University students from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Science were inspired by a speech about freedom and privacy online. Columbia University law professor Eben Moglen described centralised social networks as “spying
Mobile Learning: Is It Doing What It’s Supposed To?
Susan Smith Nash asks, “Is mobile learning really doing what it’s supposed to be doing?” The answer, of course, depends on what it’s supposed to be doing, which Nash characterizes as “engag[ing] in substantive, meaningful learning any time and any
How to Stop Multi-Tasking and Change Your (Work) Life
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8 Awesome Tools to Quickly Take Notes and Annotate Webpages
When you do research for something on the web, it’s imperative that you take notes and capture some stuff for checking out later. Using methods like copy & pasting and sending emails to yourself are passe. This article lists eight
Using Mobile Technologies in the Classroom: 10 Easy Tips to Get Started
Using mobile technologies to enhance your teaching does not need to be complicated. In fact, some of the easiest ways to use these technologies can improve your communication and relationship with students, enable higher-order thinking in your assignments, engage your
How To Make Professional Video Editing Cuts Online For Free With JayCut
Jaycut.com may be the only web-based video editing application that registered members can use for free. Jaycut is not a professional video editor by a long shot. It doesn’t work as fast as consumer editors like iMovie and MovieMaker, but …
Harvard Study Finds Teens Online Lack Ethics
In their research, the team has found that most young people are devoid of ethical thinking or consideration for others when using the web.
http://mashable.com/2010/09/21/ethical-consideration-online/
A free tool for creating SCORM learning materials yourself
A free Microsoft tool that lets you create high-quality, interactive, online courses, and publish them in SCORM 1.2 packages (exactly what your Learning Platforms (like Moodle) like to consume!).
10 Rules of Teaching in this Century
We’ve been predicting a technology revolution for decades, and actually, it happened 5 years ago. We are now past the tipping point. As the revolution gathers momentum, many higher education institutions are clean-sheet redesigning teaching, learning, assessment, and career development. …
Effective Assessment in a Digital Age
What does effective assessment look like in the digital age? This document in PDF includes an articulation of four major perspectives on assessment: associative, constructivist, social constructivist, and situative. This is an excellent report, full of examples, case studies, and
4 Video Interviews with Real Moodle users at City University (London)
The City University of London (web:http://www.city.ac.uk) posted four videos of interviews with it’s own Moodle using staff members. It’s a keen insight to the various levels of early adoption you might see on any campus moving away from another Learning
20 Classy Open Source Alternatives for 12 Costly Software
A great list of free, open source software for all needs!
http://arkarthick.com/2010/08/31/20-classy-open-source-alternatives-for-12-costly-software/…
US School Replaces Textbooks With Kindles, Students Go Crazy
Clearwater High School is doing away with paper books, opting instead to hand out Kindles to the 2,000 students it educates. The pupils are reacting very positively so far to the change, signaling that for younger readers ebooks may be …
Moodle Evolving in a Competency Based Program at Dawson College
Roger Caissy creatively uses Moodle as a tool to help deliver his courses’ competency-based objectives at Dawson College.