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Digital Research Tools (DiRT) This wiki collects information about tools and resources that can help scholars (particularly in the humanities and social sciences) conduct research more efficiently or creatively. Whether you need software to help you manage citations, author a multimedia work, or analyze texts, Digital Research Tools will help you find what you're looking for. We provide a directory of tools organized by research activity, as well as reviews of select tools in which we not only describe the tool's features, but also explore how it might be employed most effectively by researchers.

Book Cover about THE BOOK The first generation of "Digital Natives" - children who were born into and raised in the digital world - are coming of age, and soon our world will be reshaped in their image. Our economy, our politics, our culture and even the shape of our family life will be forever transformed. But who are these Digital Natives? More

December 2005/January 2006 | Volume 63 | Number 4 Learning in the Digital Age Pages 8-13 Listen to the Natives Schools are stuck in the 20th century. Students have rushed into the 21st. How can schools catch up and provide students with a relevant education? Marc Prensky School didn't teach me to read-I learned from my games. -A student Educators have slid into the 21st century-and into the digital age-still doing a great many things the old way. It's time for education leaders to raise their heads above the daily grind and observe the new landscape that's emerging. Recognizing and analyzing its characteristics will help define the education leadership with which we should be providing our students, both now and in the coming decades. Times have changed. So, too, have the students, the tools, and the requisite skills and knowledge. Let's take a look at some of the features of our 21st century landscape that will be of utmost importance to those entrusted with the stewardship of our children's 21st century education. Digital Natives

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Acceptable Use Policy Version: 10.0 Date: April 2008 Editor: Shirley Wood Contents * Background and Definitions * Acceptable Use * Unacceptable Use * Access to Other Networks via JANET * Passing on and Resale of JANET Service * Compliance * Explanatory notes Background and Definitions Background and Definitions 1. "JANET" is the name given both to an electronic communications network and a collection of electronic communications networking services and facilities that support the requirements of the UK higher and further education and research community. JANET is managed by JANET(UK) on behalf of the Higher Education Funding Council for England and its partner funding bodies, via their Joint Information Systems Committee (the "JISC").

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Student Publications We have been involved in writing and developing publications. These have been celebrated by CETL, Students Union and Academic Registry and include guides for staff and students and also resources. Click on the links below to download pdf versions of the original Assessment for Learning guides created by students working with CETL AfL. A Catalogue of Assessment Essentials for Higher Education Staff The Student Survival Guide to Assessment for Learning

First Experience Asssessing E-Portfolios December 17, 2008 by Terry Anderson As an instructor in Athabasca University's Master of Distance Education program, I was involved in providing an e-portfolio option to replace the standard comprehensive exam process for non thesis route students. The old 'comps' consisted of the candidate writing yet two more essays on material covered in the porgram and defending the essays with two faculty members via audio conference. As students in our program write at least 30 papers over the course of the 11 courses in the program the added value of writing yet two more seems of little value. We use the elgg platform with its "presentation" plugin to create the e-portfolio. We extracted the graduate competencies from throughout the program and then required students to demonstrate with a blog reflection and an artifact or two from their course work or 'real life' to show how they have achieved this competence. The assignment also called for a final terminal "reflection" on the whole program and the e-portfolio exercise.

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WRITER'S TOOLBOX: 35 Best Tools for Writing Online December 13, 2008 - 7:38 pm PDT - by Paul Glazowski 44 Comments Whether you're new to the world of authorship or a veteran trying to make the most of Web services and applications, there are a number of online tools for writers of all types. From blogging platforms to networking hotbeds, and job boards to real-world gatherings, and more, the supply of utilities is comprehensive, to say the least. But finding them all can be hard-going, so we've taken the liberty to make the discovery process easier by arranging our top finds here for your perusal. Here are 35 of the best social media tools for writers.

Join Course Hero's Learning Network! Connect with facebook now. First time logins: Facebook will ask you to "Allow Access" to Course Hero. Our intent is to make the login process seamless and allow you to import Facebook information at your discretion. Your personal information shall not be transferred or sold to any other third party. Our Social Learning Network was built to provide students and key learning partners like professors a platform to share, meet and collaborate while accelerating their comprehension of course-related theories and concepts. We are committed to providing you immediate access to a growing wealth of study materials and an unparalleled academic network of students, professors and other key partners. Why do you care? Because you want the best grade possible and at times need a 24/7 resource that's responsive to your needs.

Marking with Voice tools December 14, 2008 by Terry Anderson I have nearly completed this term's paper and report marking using Adobe Acrobat to add voice comments and annotations. In a word, the results are terrific!! First, it saved me time. I am not a fast typer and using voice, meant I didn't even have to spell check!! My comments were much longer than text annotations and I was able to give examples, suggestions etc. that I could have done in text, but likely would not have due to time constraints.

Author Guidance iPED 2009, 4th International Inquiring Pedagogies Conference 'Researching Beyond Boundaries', Academic Communities without Borders Author Guidance Submissions Contributors are asked to ground their work in relevant areas of research, and in doing so, address issues relating to boundaries or borderless-ness higher education through one of three complementary viewpoints:

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