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"One gamer told an opponent he presumed to be Jewish that he wished Hitler had succeeded in his mission. Many exchanges involve talk of rape or exult over the atomic bombing of Japan. There are frequent slurs on homosexuals, Asians, Hispanics and women. Such comments can be heard on all online video gaming systems, including PlayStation Network, Blizzard Entertainment (World of Warcraft) and others." (para. 3-4).

The elephant in the room is the question: If a 300-year-old institution like Encyclopedia Brittanica can be threatened in five years by Wikipedia, can other aggregators of expertise (aka colleges and universities) be similarly challenged? Similarly, if knowledge and talent are now globally understood to be the sine qua non of the Information Age, then can colleges and universities lever their communities, reputations, credentials, and presence globally? And, finally, how does the new channel cut by information technology change scholarship? Does the existence or accessibility of new tools, instruments, and resources change academic practice, and how do changes-or constancies-get socialized?

"This collection is for anyone interested in the use of mobile technology for various distance learning applications. Readers will discover how to design learning materials for delivery on mobile technology and become familiar with the best practices of other educators, trainers, and researchers in the field, as well as the most recent initiatives in mobile learning research. Businesses and governments can learn how to deliver timely information to staff using mobile devices. Professors can use this book as a textbook for courses on distance education, mobile learning, and educational technology." (Details, ¶1)

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"These guidelines are to help you become familiar with various types of Web resources and the reliability of the information" you find among them (¶2, retrieved 2016.12.22).

In this opinion piece, David Bornstein examined Advanced Learning Interactive Systems Online (ALISON) and found it addressed a global need for job skill development.

Outstanding teaching philosophy that gets at the heart of how and why technology should be used in learning.

How-to for shared documents and presentations: "This feature isn't currently available with the spreadsheets feature of Google Docs" (2009.07.30), though Cs1 suggests requests for this feature in spreadsheets have been around for over a year (Change Owner of a Spreadsheet, 2009.07.15, http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Docs/thread?tid=26c24ab4b8444527&hl=en).

The Future Brain April 03, 2009 Technology is such an integral part of our lives but will it soon be part of our bodies as well? Computer scientist and inventor Ray Kurzweil thinks so. He predicts that by 2045 we will have merged with our technology and that we'll be smarter, healthier and... well...immortal. Sounds implausible? Kurzweil explains that that's what people often say about his predictions until they come true.

"The question I pose is not how we use digital or OER,  but how we use the combination of both types of resources to provide pedagogically rich, high quality, cost-effective resources for students"

Definitions and distinctions

perception of time and our place; s imilar to topic of "time famine" in Arianna Huffington

founders of #makr #startup make today from #diaspora next facebook a #socialmedia community project . I add Diaspora to Top 10 PLN tools http://bitly.com/collaborationincop2smile

This class will help you take home a billion dollar experience out of your public classes. We will discuss today how to master and win the art of taking public classes. Few things that we have learned overtime which have helped us take a flawless public class will be crashed open.

Melissa Venable distinguished between largely "learner-driven" MOOCs and "more structured" course offerings (¶3), outlined potential gains from taking part (Benefits of Participation), and suggested points for potential participants to consider before joining MOOCs, namely: Learning Objectives, Target Audience[s], Schedule[s] and Expectations, and Documented Learning (built-in or personal).

The ultimate goal of teaching is to promote learning, to create an atmosphere that fosters learning.

Let's learn about the vision and the role of technology in 21st Century Education.

Here's the compilation of some of the best educational websites and games for high-school students.

This is one a series of short UNSW Academic Support pages defining and exemplifying reflective writing: What is reflective writing? How do I write reflectively? Examples of reflective writing