I think it is an interesting article about providin a CSCL environment for six thinking hats method which is really suitable one as it is an effective tool for group discussions.

1. The purpose of this paper is to share reflections of the three authors on the process of instructional design and implementation of blended learning for teachers' professional development (PD) in rural western Kenya. 2. There are for different reserach questions but one of them is caught my attention as we have the same problem in our country I think; How appropriate is blended learning for teachers in a rural setting? 3. The design-based research methodology in the study comprised a number of research methods. The methods included ethnographic observations, qualitative interviews, narratives and documentation of design artifacts

To read more about SMILE software which enables to benefit from case-based reasoning

Some tips from Steve Kaufman knowns as The Linguist as he speaks 10 languages fluently and the key is motivation :)

Today Filiz and I had a chance to the attend the Mendeley meeting of library. I am really glad to meet with Mendeley :) I think it will be very helpful for my future studies. Also I have a message for you from library. Until January we have the oppotunity of using institutional version of Mendeley which is more functional than the standard one. If the number of users is sufficient our library may consider prolonging the subscription. In order to use the institutional version of Mendeley you should subscribe with your metu mail adress and when you sign up you have to find the METU group and join it.

Mostly probably all of you are familiar with Dyned. It is an interactive software for learning English and it is a quite good innovation in the field of computer assisted language learning. It is tired to be used in the public schools and Turkish Ministry of Education supports this.

I think it is a useful tool for creating blended learning environment, as situated learning requires us to do so :)

It would be useful to hear Bill Gates talking about ten thousand rule.

As Burcu and I will be facilitators of discussion on acquisition of expert performance, it is crucial to meet Ericsson as he is one of the leading researchers on expertise target

We should completely be aware of the informal learning through gaming. they can be more motivating than any type of instruction as they have lots of insteresting aspects.

Six useful tips for building instructional videos to enhance learning of our students