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Three "best educational wikis" of 2009 from Wikispaces. Although these are all K-12 examples, they are still models of the use of wikis in education.

facebook apps for online education

facebook apps for online education including books iRead, Jstor search

"Will technology cause the traditional college classroom education to become obsolete? Here's a satirical vision of future education. "

Really funny look at our current teaching environments

" This is an online learning environment dedicated for educators and students to learn how to effectively use Google Apps in an educational context."

A national survey released today indicates that a variety of colleges and universities have shown steady improvement in the quality of undergraduate education, as measured by students' exposure to and involvement in effective educational practices.

Found the following quote interesting: "Students whose classes used course management technologies, which provide discussion boards and the posting of notes, readings or assignments, scored higher on NSSE benchmarks, participated more in deep approaches to learning, and reported higher academic and personal gains during college, as did students whose experience included interactive technologies, such as collaborative editing software, blogs, simulations and virtual worlds. "

This oped piece suggest that as educators," we are called upon to challenge the way students already think and guide them into new patterns or ways of thinking as required, in order for them to grasp central concepts and applications of learning. Collaborative technologies, while not central to the process, can help facilitate this core function of education."

An exploratory report about the value of wikis in higher education, from a faculty perspective. (PDF)

iPad, Education

iPad, education

Some really good thoughts on transforming education - thanking teachers who fail when being innovative, reframe the role of the teacher, give students access to 21str century skills

On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.

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Taking the Mystery out of Copyright is a site from the US Library of Congress that uses animations to teach about copyrights and copyright laws. It's fun and educational and easy to understand. The Library of Congress also has a lot of other great resources for educators.

Does FERPA ban schools from allowing students to post their schoolwork on the open Web? Yesterday, Georgia Tech deleted all student history and participation from the school's "Swikis," the wikis that students use for their coursework. Georgia Tech has been using wikis for this purpose since 1997, pioneering the usage of the collaborative tools for undergraduate education. One of the features of the school's wikis was that they allowed for cross-course and cross-semester communication. You could, should you choose, remain in a wiki for a class you'd taken previously, for example.

"Startup Kno has begun showing its two-display, touchscreen e-reader designed specifically for higher education use."

""This study firmly shows that continued technological education throughout a teacher's career is vital to providing students with the skills they will need for future careers," said Anne Bryant, executive director of the National School Boards Association. "This survey shows that school boards need to be as intentional and purposeful as possible in supporting increased technology integration in schools.""

News on new copyright exemptions for the use of DVD material in educational settings

iPad in Education blog

Brief summary of digital storytelling