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At the same time,

probably

seemingly re-found public appetite

ntellectual/philosophical tension around how we open the door for creativity by students

How can we use ePortfolio for assessment without losing the flavor and the creativity that brought many of us into the movement?

I don’t see institutional assessment as separate from student self-assessment

Ready-to-print TEFL handouts for overworked teachers! AZQQ.com is a general English language site, specializing in ESL (English as a Second Language) with a wide range of resources for learners and teachers of English, and has been running since the beginning of 2008. Different varieties of English are used; there are contributors from the United States, Canada, Britain and non-native speakers.With many years experience of EFL in a variety of Asian countries, the members of AZQQ know what makes good supplementary material, what works in a classroom and what may not, as well as the pressures of teaching that often require 'easy to teach' lessons with minimum preparation.

In the case of informal learning, however, the structure is much looser. People pursue their own objectives in their own way, while at the same time initiating and sustaining an ongoing dialogue with others pursuing similar objectives. Learning and discussion is not structured, but rather, is determined by the needs and interests of the participants. There is no leader; each person participates as they deem appropriate. There are no boundaries; people drift into and out of the conversation as their knowledge and interests change.

The PLE is not an application, but rather, a description of the process of learning in situ from a variety of courses and according to one’s personal, context-situated, needs. The process, simply, is that learners will be presented with learning resources according to their interests, aptitudes, educational levels, and other factors (including employer factor and social factors) while they are in the process of working at their job, engaging in a hobby, or playing a game.

Rather than calling somebody or sending an e-mail or a Twitter or an IM, you just open up your contact list and click on their name. Wherever they are, your communication reaches them via the most convenient and appropriate means. So, they're walking on the beach, their iPhone rings. If they're in a meeting, they get a text message. If they're at their desk, they get an e-mail. If they're in Asia, they're probably asleep, so they get a voicemail.

personal learning environment is personal in the sense that WHAT is learned has to be based on what interests the learner

most e-learning professionals aren’t engaging with the Web 2.0 tools and services out there let alone learning professionals.

Most learning professionals aren’t engaging with the web tools and services, so will learners?

In support of research examining relationships between learner characteristics and the quality of online discussions, this paper surveys different methods for evaluating discussions. The paper will present coding methods used in our own research as well as methods used by others interested in quality online discussions. Key topics include what constitutes quality in online discussions and how that quality can be measured?