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On IMS Global Learning Consortium site. "Common Cartridge is the first of three major standards that comprise a new generation of Digital Learning Services standards to support a new generation of learning technology. Others are Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) for applications, systems and mashups, and Learning Information Services (LIS) for learning information."

By Josh Fischman, and part of The Chronicle (of Higher Education's) 2011 Special Report on Online Learning, published Nov 6 2011. Central Piedmont Community College developed an Online Student Portal learning system to improve retention among its students. They have had success with the system (in use 2004-2008). Now, with a Next Gen grant, they will roll the system out to 6 additional local schools to see if they can match the retention improvements. The system is based both on learning styles and on frequent intervention by students and counselors.

The Online Student Portal learning system is a wave 1 grantee.

Classroom Salon, developed at Carnegie Mellon, is a tool that encourages active learning, with readers able to annotate and tag directly into the text, highlighting passages of interest. Initially developed to help students improve their writing, it is also being used in other learning and training projects.

Classroom Salon is being used with a blended learning project (developed at Univesrrity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) as part of a Wave 1 grantee project, titled "A Socially Centric Blended Learning Model for at risk Youths at an Urban University"

Google Books excerpt of Language, literacy, and learning in educational practice: a reader by Stierer and Maybin, see pp 45-58. This excerpt includes Vygotsky's work on proximal development. Also known as Vykotsky.

mentioned in Deeper Learning thread re: adaptive testing. "Vygotsky's "zone of proximal development," the problems are situated for success with an incremental stretch by the student. Adaptive testing can well serve competency based learning- earn an "A" by progressing X number of steps or reach some threshold of competence. Attainment is self-reinforcing and can be pragmatically related to grades."

"Deep and Surface Approaches to Learning"

This high level, general definition of deeper learning is on The Hewlett Foundation site.

Document on deeper learning competencies can be found in the Next Generation Learning Conference Room on the Polilogue site.

MEIBL, at Abilene Christian University, is a blended learning strategy which creates an active and engaging learning environment.

"Time saved on information transfer through MEIBL strategies enable faculty to mentor learners to engage course content at a deeper level. This project will scale MEIBL to demonstrate effectiveness in STEM programs with diverse and underrepresented student populations. "

As per the Welcome statement, "This Blended Learning Toolkit is a free, open resource for educational institutions interested in developing or expanding their learning initiatives." The project was developed at the University of Central Florida, in partnership with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

The Toolkit is a Wave 1 grantee.

By Cynthia Powell, Scott Perkins, and Scott Hamm with Rob Hatherill, Louise Nicholson, and Dwayne Harapnuik in Educause Quarterly (EQ) vol 34 (4), 2011. Outlines the Mobile-Enhanced Inquiry-Based Learning (MEIBL) project, which supports student learning.

This EQ article is about a Wave I grantee project.

ANGEL Learning Management System - merged with Blackboard

Mentioned in Integrating into Traditional Systems thread as one of the technologies used at campus where OTTS is being introduced "...challenge is: disparate current practices moving to a common innovation."

"(1) How well are students learning? and (2) How effectively are teachers teaching? Classroom Research and Classroom Assessment respond directly to concerns about better learning and more effective teaching. "

This is the project page for cPLTL, a '"cyber" evolution of Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) to an online format.' From the overview, "PLTL is a model of teaching that preserves the lecture and replaces recitation in science courses with a weekly two-hour session. During these interactive sessions (workshops), six to eight students work as a team to solve carefully constructed problems under the guidance of a peer leader." With web conferencing, students can work virtually.

This project is a wave 1 grantee.

By Kevin Mauser, John Sours, Julianna Banks, Randy Newbrough, Tom Janke, Lorie Shuck, Lin Zhu, Gina Ammerman, and Pratibha Varma-Nelson in Educause Quarterly (EQ), vol 34 (4) 2011. Paper profiles the peer-led team learning project cyberPLTL.

cPLTL is a Wave 1 grantee.

(PDF) Shea, P. (2007). Bridges and barriers to teaching online college courses: A study of experienced online faculty at 36 colleges. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 11(2), 73-128. From abstract, "This paper reports on initial findings from a research study of factors that enable and constrain faculty participation in online teaching and learning environments."

Citation provided in Engaging Faculty thread in Jam.

Author posted in Jam sections from his article to highlight some significant differences that might shape adoption of innovation among faculty: Gender - Two differences were identified with regards to gender. First, female respondents were more likely to report that they were motivated to teach online because online teaching accommodated other life needs (such as child care, transportation, and other family needs). Additionally females identified reduced commuting time or hassle as a motivator more frequently than their male counterparts (Tables 3 and 4). Age - With regards to age, more "mature" faculty (those 45 or over) were more motivated by opportunities to experiment with new pedagogy then were younger faculty (Table 5). Younger faculty were more motivated (perhaps unrealistically) by opportunities to demonstrate competencies important for tenure or promotion that they believed online teaching provided (Table 6). Younger faculty also reported being motivated by other material incentives that might be available for online teaching (Table 7) and were more likely to report that online teaching might be a condition of employment as a motivating factor (Table 8). Full-Time/Traditional versus Part-Time/Non Traditional. - Motivational differences were also identified by the employment status of the faculty. Part-time/Non-Traditional faculty (lecturers,instructors, and adjuncts) were over represented as a group that identified the capacity of online teaching to accommodate other life needs as a motivator for online teaching, while Full-time/Traditional faculty (assistant, associate, and full professors) were under represented in this category (Table 9). Part-time faculty were also somewhat more motivated by the possibility that online teaching could provide more free time for other professional activities and reduce commuting time or hassle (Tables 10 and 11). Parttime instructors were also more motivated by the opportunity to teach a new subject area and b

Announcement on Central Piedmont Community College site. May 11, 2011.

Home page for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Cyberlearning Transforming Education program's Summit. Summit organized by SRI International and the Lawrence Hall of Science, with key support from the National Geographic Society, to advance the vision of the future of learning with a goal towards scalable and sustainable development in STEM education. Mentioned in Deeper Learning thread in context of others using data mining approach and building models.

Website offering a library of over 2,400 educational videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 150 practice exercises.

mentioned in Deeper Learning thread in NGLC Jam 2012 as a case that the Stanford professor who founded Udacity, a start-up for low cost online courses expected to reach masses, may follow for handling feedback. "progressive and multiple successes on practice problems demonstrates deeper learning." see tag 'article' for the link to the article about this professor in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

ALEKS produces web-based, artificially intelligent educational software used for assessment and then individualized lesson plans. Developed at the University of California, Irvine with funding from the National Science Foundation.

mentioned in Deeper Learning thread in NGLC Jam 2012 as a case that the Stanford professor who founded Udacity, a start-up for low cost online courses expected to reach masses, may follow for handling feedback. "progressive and multiple successes on practice problems demonstrates deeper learning." see tag 'article' for the link to the article about this professor in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

By Thomas B. Cavanagh in Educause Quarterly (EQ), vol 34 (4), 2011. Blended Learning Toolkit is an open-access resource that looks to improve student performance and retention.

Blended Learning Toolkit is a wave 1 grantee.

"This paper discusses three promising alternatives that afford authentic, information-rich, meaningful assessments that are essential for improving student learning, and at the same time provide reportable data for comparisons. "