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Pockets of Innovation | Contact North | Contact Nord - 0 views

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innovation technology

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"Discover the innovative work taking place in colleges and universities across Ontario in the area of technology applications, course development, student support services, marking, exams, and many other aspects of online and mobile learning."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Discover the innovative work taking place in colleges and universities across Ontario in the area of technology applications, course development, student support services, marking, exams, and many other aspects of online and mobile learning."</div>

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A System Approach to Building a World-Class TeachingProfession: The Role of Induction - 1 views

The induction elements producing the strongest effects included having a mentor from the same field, having common planning time with teachers in the same subject, and having regularly scheduled co...

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Blackboard Buys Out Moodlerooms, NetSpot -- Campus Technology - 2 views

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anonymous on 27 Mar 12

"Blackboard is buying out two major players in the open source services space: Moodlerooms and NetSpot. Blackboard has also brought onboard Sakai Project founding architect Charles Severance. With these additions, the company is also launching its own open source division: Blackboard Education Open Source Services. Moving into Open Source Services Teams from both Moodlerooms and NetSpot will make up Blackboard's new open source group. Both of those companies provide commercial services for institutions that use Moodle, including support, consulting, installation, and hosting services."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Blackboard is buying out two major players in the open source services space: Moodlerooms and NetSpot. Blackboard has also brought onboard Sakai Project founding architect Charles Severance. With these additions, the company is also launching its own open source division: Blackboard Education Open Source Services. Moving into Open Source Services Teams from both Moodlerooms and NetSpot will make up Blackboard's new open source group. Both of those companies provide commercial services for institutions that use Moodle, including support, consulting, installation, and hosting services."</div>

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CT Forum Conference -- Campus Technology Events - 0 views

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anonymous on 30 Mar 12

"Explore the conference program: * Keynote Speakers * Monday Seminar Intensives * Track 1: Digital Tools and Instructional Designs * Track 2: Technology Infrastructure and Mobile Learning * Track 3: Information Technology Leadership and Institutional Intelligence * Track 4: Industry Directions"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Explore the conference program: * Keynote Speakers * Monday Seminar Intensives * Track 1: Digital Tools and Instructional Designs * Track 2: Technology Infrastructure and Mobile Learning * Track 3: Information Technology Leadership and Institutional Intelligence * Track 4: Industry Directions"</div>

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anonymous on 30 Mar 12

Looks like a very relevant conference - bad timing around Refresh Conference

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Looks like a very relevant conference - bad timing around Refresh Conference</div>

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Repeat: Work, Solitude, and Joy - January 1 & 4, 2012 | Spark - 2 views

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Jackie Doherty on 03 Jan 12

Ever wonder how much work you actually do in a day? There can be a lot of distractions between meetings, your manager's questions, impromptu pot-lucks and gab fests. Some days it can feel like it's impossible to get anything done. That's because according to Jason Fried it IS. Jason is the co-founder of 37 Signals, a company that builds web-based collaboration tools. He's also the co-author of the bestseller Rework - a book all about how to make work work better. Although he himself is a manager, Jason has no problem blaming workplace inefficiencies on meetings and managers. (Runs 22:49)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Ever wonder how much work you actually do in a day? There can be a lot of distractions between meetings, your manager's questions, impromptu pot-lucks and gab fests. Some days it can feel like it's impossible to get anything done. That's because according to Jason Fried it IS. Jason is the co-founder of 37 Signals, a company that builds web-based collaboration tools. He's also the co-author of the bestseller Rework - a book all about how to make work work better. Although he himself is a manager, Jason has no problem blaming workplace inefficiencies on meetings and managers. (Runs 22:49)</div>

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Sim School - 1 views

Welcome to simSchool, the classroom simulator for educators Through simSchool, pre and in-service teachers, instructors, administrators, and others experience and improve knowledge and confidence...

education teaching

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8 Critical Skills For A Modern Education - 2 views

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21stcentury teaching learning education

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tmason43 on 19 Jun 14

The Global Index of Cognitive Skills and Educational Attainment compares the performance of 39 countries and one region (Hong Kong) on two categories of education: Cognitive Skills and Educational Attainment. The Index provides a snapshot of the relative performance of countries based on their education outputs."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Global Index of Cognitive Skills and Educational Attainment compares the performance of 39 countries and one region (Hong Kong) on two categories of education: Cognitive Skills and Educational Attainment. The Index provides a snapshot of the relative performance of countries based on their education outputs."</div>

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20 Types of Tablet Tools for Teaching « NspireD2: Learning Technology in High... - 0 views

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mobile tablet

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anonymous on 14 Jun 11

"Teaching This group is the most directly connected to the act of teaching. 1. Grade Book - iPad: Gradekeeper, Android: Grade Book for Professors 2. Annotation - mark up student-submitted PDF files with highlights, text and drawings - iPad: GoodReader or iAnnotate PDF ($$), Android: RepliGo Reader 3. Attendance - some apps even make a seating chart with photos - iPad: Attendance, or Smart Seat, Android: Attendance 4. Course Management System - if your campus has turned on this functionality you can access course content and more - Blackboard Mobile | Learn (both platforms) 5. Polling - use tablets and smartphones like clickers in the classroom - iPad: eClicker ($$), Android: Student Clicker"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Teaching This group is the most directly connected to the act of teaching. 1. Grade Book - iPad: Gradekeeper, Android: Grade Book for Professors 2. Annotation - mark up student-submitted PDF files with highlights, text and drawings - iPad: GoodReader or iAnnotate PDF ($$), Android: RepliGo Reader 3. Attendance - some apps even make a seating chart with photos - iPad: Attendance, or Smart Seat, Android: Attendance 4. Course Management System - if your campus has turned on this functionality you can access course content and more - Blackboard Mobile | Learn (both platforms) 5. Polling - use tablets and smartphones like clickers in the classroom - iPad: eClicker ($$), Android: Student Clicker"</div>

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C.E.T.L.:: Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning - 0 views

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sotl

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"Journals that Publish the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning and Address General Issues in Higher Education If you would like to suggest any additions or changes to this list, please e-mail Tom Pusateri, CETL Associate Director for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. The links on this site were last updated on July 11, 2011. The next full-scheduled update will occur in late December 2011. Journals are listed alphabetically within each category. A brief description of the journal, usually quoted from the journal's Web site, and a link to the journal is provided. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Journals that Publish the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning and Address General Issues in Higher Education If you would like to suggest any additions or changes to this list, please e-mail Tom Pusateri, CETL Associate Director for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. The links on this site were last updated on July 11, 2011. The next full-scheduled update will occur in late December 2011. Journals are listed alphabetically within each category. A brief description of the journal, usually quoted from the journal's Web site, and a link to the journal is provided. "</div>

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On Hiring - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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"Every college that offers online courses should require students to pass an online orientation. I'm envisioning a one-credit course, taken online, that covers the technical requirements of online classes, familiarizes students with the pedagogical approaches they can expect, addresses candidly the time commitment and degree of responsibility and motivation required, and essentially teaches students how to take a course online."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Every college that offers online courses should require students to pass an online orientation. I'm envisioning a one-credit course, taken online, that covers the technical requirements of online classes, familiarizes students with the pedagogical approaches they can expect, addresses candidly the time commitment and degree of responsibility and motivation required, and essentially teaches students how to take a course online."</div>

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ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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accessibility

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"Apple has always made accessibility one of their top priorities when it comes to the Mac, and more recently the iPhone and iPad. As a Mac user would come to expect, when Mac OS X Lion was recently released, there were a few new accessibility features that made the upgrade process even better for users with motor, visual, and hearing impairments. In Mac OS X Lion, Apple has added over 11 new features that allow individuals with disabilities to use their computers more easily. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Apple has always made accessibility one of their top priorities when it comes to the Mac, and more recently the iPhone and iPad. As a Mac user would come to expect, when Mac OS X Lion was recently released, there were a few new accessibility features that made the upgrade process even better for users with motor, visual, and hearing impairments. In Mac OS X Lion, Apple has added over 11 new features that allow individuals with disabilities to use their computers more easily. "</div>

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elearnspace › Duplication theory of educational value - 1 views

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higher_education value economics

shared by Chris Aitken on 17 Sep 11 - No Cached

Let me posit a duplication theory of education value: if something can be duplicated with limited costs, it can’t serve as a value point for higher education. Content is easily duplicated and has no value. What is valuable, however, is that which can’t be duplicated without additional input costs: personal feedback and assessment, contextualized and personalized navigation through complex topics, encouragement, questioning by a faculty member to promote deeper thinking, and a context and infrastructure of learning.
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The vast majority of universities that will educate humanity in the coming decades will be those that structure their value point on elements that cannot be easily duplicated and scaled, or at minimum, require input costs to do so
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Most of the economic input costs of the university would (should) be directed to those areas that impact learners
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Digital Story Telling (DS 106) - 0 views

Digital Storytelling (also affectionately known as ds106) is an open, online course that will begin on January 10th, 2011 happens at various times throughout the year….but you can join in whenever ...

started by Kathy Schwarz on 26 Mar 12 no follow-up yet

EDED 5318 Advanced Learning Theories and Instructional Strategies - 8 views

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infographics learning models teaching and

shared by Jackie Doherty on 13 Sep 12 - No Cached

Jackie Doherty on 13 Sep 12

A nice compilation of learning objects centered about teaching, learning, and course design.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A nice compilation of learning objects centered about teaching, learning, and course design.</div>

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The LMS Instructure Makes Its Move into the K-12 Market - 2 views

The learning management system upstart Instructure is unveiling Canvas K-12 today, a version of its platform aimed - as the name suggests - for the K-12 level. The company says that it's already ha...

started by Kathy Schwarz on 01 Feb 12 no follow-up yet

Edmodo | Secure Social Learning Network for Teachers and Students - 0 views

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education socialnetworking Tools teaching edmodo

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Christie Robertson on 14 Nov 11

What's interesting about this tool is not so much that it is an online learning environment for teachers and their students, but that it can also be used to make connections between teachers. This could be useful for instructors who may feel isolated at their particular school and a chance to branch out.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What's interesting about this tool is not so much that it is an online learning environment for teachers and their students, but that it can also be used to make connections between teachers. This could be useful for instructors who may feel isolated at their particular school and a chance to branch out.</div>

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MOOCs, Large Courses Open to All, Topple Campus Walls - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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mooc online learning

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anonymous on 05 Mar 12

"Welcome to the brave new world of Massive Open Online Courses - known as MOOCs - a tool for democratizing higher education. While the vast potential of free online courses has excited theoretical interest for decades, in the past few months hundreds of thousands of motivated students around the world who lack access to elite universities have been embracing them as a path toward sophisticated skills and high-paying jobs, without paying tuition or collecting a college degree. And in what some see as a threat to traditional institutions, several of these courses now come with an informal credential (though that, in most cases, will not be free). "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Welcome to the brave new world of Massive Open Online Courses - known as MOOCs - a tool for democratizing higher education. While the vast potential of free online courses has excited theoretical interest for decades, in the past few months hundreds of thousands of motivated students around the world who lack access to elite universities have been embracing them as a path toward sophisticated skills and high-paying jobs, without paying tuition or collecting a college degree. And in what some see as a threat to traditional institutions, several of these courses now come with an informal credential (though that, in most cases, will not be free). "</div>

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anonymous on 05 Mar 12

Can you imagine 160,000 students registered in a course?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Can you imagine 160,000 students registered in a course?</div>

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Kathy Schwarz on 06 Mar 12

See also http://www.tonybates.ca/2012/03/06/discussion-of-moocs-more-links-and-questions/ for more info on MOOCs. This link notes the completion rates for some courses.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">See also <a href="http://www.tonybates.ca/2012/03/06/discussion-of-moocs-more-links-and-questions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tonybates.ca/2012/03/06/discussion-of-moocs-more-links-and-questions/</a> for more info on MOOCs. This link notes the completion rates for some courses.</div>

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Introducing the OERu - 3 views

http://www.tonybates.ca/2011/10/05/introducing-the-oeru-and-some-questions/ The OERu (the Open Educational Resources University) aims to provide a route to formal accreditation through study of fr...

Online education

started by Kathy Schwarz on 07 Oct 11 no follow-up yet

IPTEL 2013 - 0 views

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conference edtech

shared by Christie Robertson on 18 Mar 13 - No Cached

For those interested in a global dialogue on increasing access, equity and engagement through innovations in technology-enabled learning. This conference is designed to provide an international forum to explore lessons, challenges and possibilities related to the provision of technology-enhanced learning in a rapidly changing global context. Of particular interest are research and practice that enhance access, engagement and outcomes for students at all levels, who are learning to use educational technology in their practice.
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Study finds some groups fare worse than others in online courses | Inside Higher Ed - 1 views

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online learning

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anonymous on 01 Apr 13

"Online education is often held out as a way to increase access to higher education, especially for those -- adult students, the academically underprepared, members of some minority groups -- who have historically been underrepresented in college. But that access is meaningful only if it leads somewhere, and if the education students get helps them reach their goals. New data from a long-term study by the Community College Research Center at Columbia University's Teachers College suggest that some of the students most often targeted in online learning's access mission are less likely than their peers to benefit from -- and may in fact be hurt by -- digital as opposed to face-to-face instruction. The study did not, however, account for the quality of the online courses studied, making it difficult to draw from its findings overly sweeping generalizations about the efficacy of online learning."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Online education is often held out as a way to increase access to higher education, especially for those -- adult students, the academically underprepared, members of some minority groups -- who have historically been underrepresented in college. But that access is meaningful only if it leads somewhere, and if the education students get helps them reach their goals. New data from a long-term study by the Community College Research Center at Columbia University's Teachers College suggest that some of the students most often targeted in online learning's access mission are less likely than their peers to benefit from -- and may in fact be hurt by -- digital as opposed to face-to-face instruction. The study did not, however, account for the quality of the online courses studied, making it difficult to draw from its findings overly sweeping generalizations about the efficacy of online learning."</div>

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anonymous on 01 Apr 13

Interesting article on online learning - completion rates, completers . . .

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