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help with technology

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"A system that values obedience over curiosity isn't education and it definitely isn't science."

Social Networking Goes to School. This blog article is about research on how schools and parents are working togehter, or not). Uses of social network sites like twitter and fb are described - just skimmed but found of interest. (In Denmark, a trend of school intranet has grown for the last few years , still with a very closed and one-way mostly view). Sus

Excellent blog post about how to deal with comments for articles submitted to peer reviewed journals. Tucking this away for the day when we start writing these things.

Interesting blog entry. Great graphic.

David Knowles sent me this link today. This is what we've been saying all along, so most of it is preaching to the choir. The key piece I see in it is that his list of critical technology includes an LMS! Here's the quote: Device-agnostic technology that provides access to the Internet and appropriate Learning Management Systems, coupled with a committed teacher, is often all that is needed to help students become powerful consumers and producers of knowledge.

"I am feeling really happy.I finally got my PhD on Saturday 15 May, 2010. It was truly a SUCCESS!" Hala is a woman from Sudan, another webhead whose active work I admire, and she just reported on Facebook. I think that her learning trajectory would be of interest as an example to many of us in this group

Useful review of online distance learning in UK

Just thought this was interesting to share.

Not sure what she meant at the end about "there is no escape" once you begin teaching and learning online?? But agree with the main point about how teaching and learning is tied to economics (resources) and purpose. And, Barb, thanks because I became a member in the Higher Ed Guardian.

Interesting!