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"Competency" is the watchword. So often we simply ask for people to have basic competency in their job, not excellence even, just competency!  Yet the education system isn't based on a competency model.  Instead, it's based on credit hours: how many hours a student sits in a class. This model persists like an old t-shirt we hate to give away because of all the good times we've had in it.  But it's time to move on; it's time to introduce the competency model as an equal partner in the educational system.

"This presentation provides an in-depth overview of the micro-blogging tool, Twitter. The links to the tips, tricks, tools, research, and other items included in the presentation are listed below."

I'm new to Twitter. This presentation is thorough and very informative. Thank you for sharing!

A few years from now when the 'Holo Deck" is real and brought to you via the Cloud by our buddies in Redmond, will we remember it all started with Kinect & Skype?    if games drive virtual presence toward a 3d experience... I'll take the ride and try to figure out how to use it in teaching and learning. 

Awesome for search keyword ideas

Awesome for search keyword ideas

Building a PLN Resources created in conjunction with FETC 2009 Session.

It might be fun to pair this with google maps & have students mark the location of the animals' habitats.

Drag film clip of animals, sounds & music to create your own wildlife film.

Sharing student work is important. Why is it not encouraged?

The Center for Online Learning, Research and Service at the University of Illinois Springfield is launching a Massive Open Online Class (MOOC) on "Online Learning Today, and Tomorrow." It begins June 27, 2011 and runs for eight weeks. It is totally open, free, and collaborative.