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This is a really good paper that shows how to evaluate tools for education with learning curves. They use adaptive tutoring systems as an example but it can be applied to just about any educational tool, such as a website, tablet app, and so on. There is some math, but it is very approachable. 

Bill Gates responds to NY ruling that teachers' performance assessments can be publicized. He calls for a rigorous and comprehensive teacher evaluation system that will provide educators with constructive feedback (not public humiliation) so they know what needs improvement.

Study looking at rate of inattention blindness in radiologists evaluating chest CT scans for lung nodules.

Cathy Davidson reflects on the recent Harvard Innovations in Learning and Teaching (HILT) symposium (wish I had been there) and shines light on the value of badges [peer rewards/extrinsic] vs. multiple-choice tests [often a disincentive to learning].

research shows that people prefer equity in situations. fairness affects one's emotions about a situation

Interesting though scary. As Dede points out in the article, it is concerning that faculty may use these "engagement indices" as a form of evaluation.

Seems like a lot of experimentation in this implementation. Unusual.

Two faculty members test out social media (Twitter and Google+) in the classroom. They evaluate the pros/cons of using these technologies, admittedly not knowing if/how it affects learning outcomes yet.

This is a great tool for doing mock-ups of engaging user interfaces. The free version is more than adequate. We use it in a course on graphical user interface design at my university.

Jerry, Thanks for sharing this resource. Coincidentally, my partner and I used this tool for generating a wireframe for a project in another course just two days back. I was not able to find a 'free' version on the website. There is a 7 day evaluation desktop version and a subscription based web version. I have a PC laptop. Is the free version available for Mac?