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We invite you to join us for the second annual Google in Education Singapore Summit to be held at the Singapore American School on September 7 and 8, 2013. Open to attendees from around the globe, this summit offers unique and cost-effective advantages for all participants: FREE parking and WiFi Early bird registration for only $249 Continental breakfast and coffee with networking time and bonus sessions each day. Direct access to Google employees and world-class educational technology leaders.

For Youfang: Let me know if SketchUp's sale has any impact on our 3D world project.

PLANE - Pathways for Learning Anywhere, Anytime: A Network for Educators PLANE is an innovative and fun educator community, networking space, and virtual world; providing accredited professional learning, courses, multi-media resources, ICT skills development, e-portfolio, collaborative tools, games-based-learning, and peer coaching.

A very interesting journal essay that points out how info overload is not a new problem, but one that has existed ever since the first books. The writer examines how people in the previous centuries used the then-new technology of printing to help them handle the "plague of books" that was overwhelming their libraries. He then reminds us, that at the core of it all, it is not the technology itself that enables and empowers learning, but an ecology of human-tech interaction that helps us learn more effectively in today's Toffler-esque world. A fascinating read indeed. A more readable PDF version: http://www.iasc-culture.org/THR/archives/Spring2012/Wellmon_lo.pdf

"seven of the eight Ivy League universities and 72 of this year's top 100 U.S. Universities (as determined by 2013 U.S. News and World Report's ranking) have gone Google"

A fascinating and visionary article written in the '70s about the DynaBook, a computer envisioned as a special educational tool to not just teach children facts, but to also make them more curious and more intentional in exploring their world and the knowledge available.  Some pundits today say that the iPad is, at long last, the realization of Kay's visionary DynaBook - more than thirty years later. Pretty heady and visionary, this article, even today. Do read it if you have the time.

In 2007, videotaped lectures from 10 courses were added to the Stanford iTunes site. The content on the site consisted solely of audio and video files until January 2012, when Apple launched the iTunes U app. This app allowed professors to upload additional materials such as homework assignments and class handouts, giving remote students more of a comprehensive course experience. While remote students can now participate in a course by completing homework assignments and even taking exams, they are still not able to ask questions in class, receive feedback on homework and exams or collaborate with classmates. Several iTunes U courses have attempted to bridge this gap through Piazza, an online forum that allows students from around the world to ask and answer questions and discuss the course. Remote students are able to register on Piazza to discuss the lectures and assignments with other students, although Hegarty says that iTunes U students often reach out to him for help instead. https://piazza.com/ The (Free) Efficient Way to Manage Class Q&A How is this better than email, newsgroups, and discussion forums? Students actually use Piazza, they love it. This difference stems from how we built Piazza. We've personally met with and spoken to thousands of students and instructors. The result is a beautifully intuitive and simple product that students love and use.

Hi Ashley, would this article reference suffice as 'research reference' per our meeting with Director? Thanks for your input on the Emailer. I'm working on it now.

Consider this as an ID resource for our internal training? MERLOT is a free and open online community of resources designed primarily for faculty, staff and students of higher education from around the world to share their learning materials and pedagogy. MERLOT is a leading edge, user-centered, collection of peer reviewed higher education, online learning materials, catalogued by registered members and a set of faculty development support services. MERLOT's strategic goal is to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning by increasing the quantity and quality of peer reviewed online learning materials that can be easily incorporated into faculty designed courses. MERLOT's activities are based on the creative collaboration and support of its Individual Members, Institutional Partners, Corporate Partners and Editorial Boards. Integral to MERLOT's continuing development of faculty development support services are its: * Building and sustaining online academic communities * Online teaching and learning initiatives * Building, organizing, reviewing, and developing applications of online teaching-learning materials

Excellent article that touches on the current state of books and their transition into the digital world.

As we move forward in education and the world continues to grow technologically it is incumbent upon the institutions that educate our children to make social media and technology available and a part of their learning every day.

Social Media Conference IStrategy being held in Singapore Sentosa Resort World 1 - 2 Dec 2010

I've came across banner ad which brought me here while reading. Social Media Conference IStrategy being held in Singapore. Maybe it can be useful for accommodating to our Education arena needs. Speakers come from Facebook, Amazon, AMD, Philips and more.

Nice find. To any and all CeL folks: Attend if you think this is relevant. The marketing principles do not necessarily apply in our context, but there might be some takeaways. Otherwise, look for something with a greater emphasis on education.

HTML5 hype

About EFFFrom the Internet to the iPod, technologies are transforming our society and empowering us as speakers, citizens, creators, and consumers. When our freedoms in the networked world come under attack, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the first line of defense. EFF broke new ground when it was founded in 1990 - well before the Internet was on most people's radar - and continues to confront cutting-edge issues defending free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights today. From the beginning, EFF has championed the public interest in every critical battle affecting digital rights.

No second chances for Second Life? This article discusses Second Life after three years of fizzling out. 

Hey it's a very informative video presentation on migrating your skills to the mobile world but you're not quite sure how to get started. If you are still thinking a mobile web app is just a tear down simplified version of the actual website, you should watch this. Well I was thinking it was supposed to be that way a couple months back. * Be warned contents can get technical and is long but it's better than reading lines of texts.

Twitter allows you to engage with professionals who you may never get the opportunity to meet or interact with in the real world.  Following professionals in your field can provide you (and your students) with insight into different fields of interest, both personal and professional.