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Collaboration Session at Sakai Conference Los Angeles 2011 on Learning Analytics

Steve Lonn is trying to see if there is interest for the 2012 conference to continue this discussion on learning analytics or in general he is asking "Where are folks in terms of their planning / development / deployment / study of learning analytics utilizing Sakai and/or other data sources?"

Saw this - not sure if we might want to register. I am not sure all would be relevant - but thought this topic interesting: Drive improved student outcomes - with better visibility into student performance and drivers of student behavior.

Hi-Fi, Stereo, Speakerphone & more

A potential tool to connect classrooms with Skype/Google Hangouts? The microphone might be better than most laptop built-in ones, it supports conference calls. Can also connect with mobile devices.

"Having done this, I can't teach at Stanford again," he said at a digital conference in Germany in January. "I feel like there's a red pill and a blue pill, and you can take the blue pill and go back to your classroom and lecture your 20 students. But I've taken the red pill, and I've seen Wonderland."

Last month at the Digital Book World conference in New York, Kelly Gallagher, VP, publishing services at R.R. Bowker, revealed that 74% of book buyers have never bought an eBook. To help make the transition smoother, we've put together a list together to demystify eReaders.

In this session, we'll briefly describe Indiana University's e-text agreements with five publishers and with Courseload, the provider of the e-text e-reader software. These agreements are resulting in substantial cost savings for students and providing them with new tools for teaching and learning. The IU agreements evolved from two years of pilot testing and in response to substantial input from students, faculty, textbook publishers, and authors. We will also discuss how these agreements can be extended to other institutions through short- and long-term pilot programs, which will allow them to gather valuable data about student and faculty use of e-texts.