The Technological Dimension of a Massive Open Online Course: The Case of the CCK08 Course Tools Problematic study of CCK08 -- sample size was way too small, would have been more interesting to examine ways in which instructor choices of tools influenced student tool use -- choices are exclusive, so can't put "confusing" and "overwhelming" at the same time.

NMLs use the internet for convenience and productivity only -- they want technology to support current educational, primarily f2f, education, but not to transform it.

Jim Groom sounded like a preacher at a religious revival when he spoke to professors and administrators at the City University of New York last month. "For the love of God, open up, CUNY," he said, raising his voice and his arms. "It's time!" But his topic was technology, not theology.

Educators should give the act of online reading equal importance. Why not? If teachers want students to "slow read" digital texts, then shouldn't we employ some of the same reading methodologies that work with physical books and printed words? Should we just say, "Forget it, our students are just going to read online material in the same manner that they read chat scripts and text messages?" Explicit teaching is the answer IMHO. Explicitly teaching the act of online reading using tools that support effective, proven techniques.

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In this enlightening book James Boyle describes what he calls the range wars of the information age-today's heated battles over intellectual property. Boyle argues that just as every informed citizen needs to know at least something about the environment or civil rights, every citizen should also understand intellectual property law. Why? Because intellectual property rights mark out the ground rules of the information society, and today's policies are unbalanced, unsupported by evidence, and often detrimental to cultural access, free speech, digital creativity, and scientific innovation.

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