Sample RFP for Learning Management System from Saba. Complete request for proposal with extensive list of detailed questions. Saba combines "learning, people management and collaboration technologies."
Login and register site for MOOC facilitated by Stephen Downes. Nice template though site is not complete; pages are under construction or improperly linked.
By Michelle M. Kazner in The Electronic Library vol 20 (5) 2002, p 395-400. This article looks at the library support that is required by the students of LEEP, the distance learning option at University of Illinois-Champaign.
Many of the ideas expressed here might be helpful as we navigate the role of digital librarian supporting the various existing KPI communities as well as any courses/new communities that might develop in the future. Part of SM's Instructional Design course 7/11.
From the About page, "The mission of the Center for Teaching, as approved during the process of its creation, is to 'promote and support efforts to enhance instruction at The University of Iowa'"
Considered a well-established e-COP for those interested in learning and technology (participants include ICT policy-makers, teachers, researchers, and commercial developers), the MirandaNet site shows a wide array of offerings, including publications, resources, professional development, and forums. MirandaMods, the group's version of the "unconference" is especially interesting.
I thought that this was an interesting group with an interesting website. Wondering if others of you are already familiar with this group and their work. I did see that one MirandaMod on CoP in teaching and learning included Etienne Wenger.
From the site, "FlashMeeting is an easy to use online meeting application, it allows a dispersed group of people to meet from anywhere in the world with an internet connection." It seems that, in addition to using FlashMeeting to facilitate the meeting, the site also posts an archive of the meeting, which you can point to from your own website.
This blog acts as the home home space for the online course Connectivism and Connective Knowledge, considered to be an early example of a MOOC. The course (and this blog) were developed by Stephen Downes and George Siemens, who co-facilitated the course. Using this interface, the course was offered in 2008 and 2009.
By Lloyd Armstrong on his blog Changing Higher Education, May 23 2011. Announcement of a new Gates Foundation grant to aggregate data from several large post-secondary systems that are members of WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Ed) in order to get a better picture of outcome data.
Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project has sorted their research by topic. Each entry includes the article's author, date published, and a very brief description. Community articles range from "How the Public Perceives Community Information Systems" to data sets like "Social Side of the Internet." This looks to be a great resource.
A slideshow by Scott Brown and Joe Murphy, originally presented at the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Annual Conference, 2011. If you use Android, i-Phone, or i-Pad, here are some apps recommended for librarians and "info pros."
By Seth Godin. His self-described topics of interest are "post-industrial revolution, the way ideas spread, marketing, quitting, leadership and most of all, changing everything."
Blog and business site for Nancy White, a leader in "online group facilitation of distributed work, learning and community groups." The site includes both a blog that speaks to White's current work and interests, and also resources for online communities and related work.