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Lengthy, substantive piece on blogging for educators, starting from "what is a blog," continuing through Web2.0 tools, and ending with Personal Learning Networks. Something for everyone here.

Tony Bates is a leading Canadian researcher and writes in the online learning field. I highly recommend subscribing to his Blog for weekly insights. He is currently writing a new text that will be open and online. Tony writes about online learning in general, however, he also writes regular posts on blended learning, see for example: http://www.tonybates.ca/2014/04/20/synergies-between-online-learning-on-campus-teaching-and-flexible-learning/

Good food for thought (and flashback to Blendkit2014 week 2) from Justin Reich's blog this week. Let's keep this blended learning design process focused on meaningful interaction.

Discusses the ways in which online learning can improve the campus experience using the University of British Columbia as an example. See also Tony Bates' blog about this

"Whether you're new to blended learning or a seasoned veteran of blended learning, there's always more to learn. Take a look at 10 of the top resources for blended education, also known as hybrid learning, from some of the most notable names in the field. So, in addition to great resources like YouTube, iTunesU, and a variety of blogs and social media channels, here are 10 of the most popular blended learning resources teachers use." (by Janis Beem)

Short but useful ideas on the changing role of a teacher.

New direct (pdf) link for George Siemens' "Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning" and explanation from George of what happened to the original text linked from Ch02 of the BlendKit Reader.

As a librarian, I love this blog on information literacy practices and resources. I limited to the category of e-learning, but there is a plethora of resources on both f2f and online learning in inforamtion literacy. I am a support to academics teaching in a blended learning environment, and need to support students both online and f2f.

Quality is defined by the ISO organization and can be seen as "... the totality of features and characteristics of a product or service that bears its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs". The transfer from production to teaching and learning is not so easy because you have to define the product or service. The blog set up to support the EU Project on Quality in Blended Learning

You've all met the Boredom Monster. He's that big blob lurking around our classrooms, poking students in the sides with his slimy fingers for attention and vexing us as we try with all our might to teach content in engaging and inspiring ways. Flipped teaching can trap the Boredom Monster before he infiltrates your classroom...

Tony Bates' blog commenting on the UBC case study mentioned in my previous bookmark post.

This is really useful - how do you estimate the completion time though?

"How Sedaris Writes Great First Sentences I don't know David personally, so the following tricks are pure speculation. But I have no doubt he would agree-or at least say I was close. 1. Find the hook. What draws people? Sex. Violence. Strange circumstances. Bizarre people. Surprising statements. Controversial positions. Of course you won't know the hook until you've written the first draft, which brings me to the next point. 2. Get rid of the first paragraph. Or two. Often, just to get started, we will throw everything on the table in the first couple of sentences. This is a tendency from school to explain what you are about to tell the reader. Break this habit if you want to seduce a reader with a first sentence. 3. Read lots of Sedaris. Or Truman Capote. Hemingway. Any great writer of fiction or non-fiction. 4. Type out a list of great first lines. Make this a long list. This will get you to concentrate and absorb the elements of the sentence. But it will do something else. See next point. 5. Review your list every time you write a first sentence. Need I say more? Your Turn"

Working on the DIY task on formulating assignments, I was looking for some writing tips that could be helpful for students. Here are four from Hemingway.

Onother list from content marketing... Ask yourself 5 questions when you create valuable content: : Is it ... - Findable - Readable - Understandable - Actionable - Shareable Link the checklist (pdf-file): http://www.contentmarketinginstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/leibtag_content_checklist.pdf

I created this website to share free/low-cost apps/sites that offer helpful tech for instructors to create/embed content in their blended/online courses. 200+ resources...and counting! Please suggest additional resources.

Wow! So many choices... I personally like Springpad because I can easily relate to the notebook format. I also appreciate the ability to place a link/note in more than one notebook. https://springpad.com/blog/2014/01/clip-articles-to-springpad-that-you-want-to-read-later/

A backchannel -- a digital conversation that runs concurrently with a face-to-face activity -- provides students with an outlet to engage in conversation. Every time I think about this tool, I remember my student, Charlie (not his real name). Given his learning challenges, he struggled to keep up during class discussions.

In support of my blog post at http://learning-technologically.blogspot.com/2014/05/consistency-for-blended-learning-but.html