Catalyst IT E-Learning

via http://twitter.com/courosa/statuses/29340346032

by Jamin Lietze

via http://twitter.com/cbell619/statuses/21730389719

info about the MOE's stand on LMS; also includes relevant information on SAML-based authentication for NZ schools

"A one-stop knowledge resource, Emerging Technologies in Distance Education showcases the international work of research scholars and innovative distance education practitioners, who use emerging interactive technologies for teaching and learning at a distance. This widely anticipated book harnesses the dispersed knowledge of international experts who highlight pedagogical, organizational, cultural, social, and economic factors that influence the adoption and integration of emerging technologies in distance education. Emerging Technologies in Distance Education provides expert advice on how educators can launch effective and engaging distance education initiatives, in response to technological advancements, changing mindsets, and economic and organizational pressures. The volume goes beyond the hype surrounding Web 2.0 technologies and highlights the important issues that researchers and educators need to consider to enhance educational practice."

matrix of compatible licenses

"The e-Framework for Education and Research is an initiative by the UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and Australia's Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST). The primary goal of the e-Framework is to facilitate technical interoperability of core infrastructure as well as effective use of available funding."

"Interested in linking your school SMS to the LMS, with data moving automatically between them? Staff from schools, vendors and the Ministry can posting issues, problems, observations, thoughts, insights, possilbe solutions and successes so we all learn quicker and with less pain."

"We define managed learning environments (MLE) as "the software and digital content that support learning". Whether you just sit on the edge and watch or join the discussion the group 'belongs' to all of us, whether you associate closest with a school, an ICT vendor or the Ministry [of Education in NZ]."

"The purpose of the synthesis is to consolidate the international and New Zealand evidence around the emerging knowledge base about how to promote teacher learning in ways that impact on outcomes for the diversity of students in our classrooms."

"The Open Clipart Library (OCL) is the largest collaborative community that creates, shares and remixes clipart. All clipart is release to the public domain and may be used in any project for free with no restrictions."

good summary about a workshop / presentation Nick Rate did incl. slides and further links

via http://twitter.com/christopherbull/statuses/26997497017

new online learning platform by MIT and Harvard

winners were among others Mahara and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority web site

enter the URL to your LMS and it will appear on the map

Bodog.com

via http://twitter.com/pascalvenier/status/21469048283

book by Lars Wirzenius

press release about the allocation of money for expert practitioners and changes in allocating money by the MoE in the next years to aid student achievement and re-think teacher development -> may also mean new ways for use of technology