benefits of online learning as an answer to why f2f learning is better. Flexibility, use of technology, greater interactions with the instructor and fellow students are cited as benefits to online learning.

benefits of online learning: good response to OK's article

Legal ramifications and licenses for sharing data online.

Attempt to interest girls in tech careers by Silicon Valley. Interesting in that this is a business decision, not just an altruistic one. Women are not a big factor in the app design field, and it is felt they would design different apps than are currently being produced.

Good career choice for the future

WordPress now has a badge plug in and here is a video on how to use it. So, I think we can issue badges ourselves from our WordPress site.

We don't have to go to the backpack at Mozilla to issue badges. WordPress now has a plug in that does it. Here's a video on how to do badges using WordPress.

Describes the 3 layers of licenses, and the 6 types of licenses available from Creative Commons. There is also a link to their simple License Chooser to help you decide which license to use.

The pricing information about Adobe Connect Individual host services

Adobe connect individual meeting pricing information

Showcasing your work in an online Portfolio can help give employers a clear picture of you and your skills.

The New York Times recommends creating an ePortfolio to show potential employers.

The New York Times recommends creating an ePortfolio to showcase skills to employers.

Sheryl Naussbaum-Beech's web site with research, webinars, communities, and twitter ecourses.

Another web conferencing program that allows small groups to form and interact. I'm going to check out the features and maybe sign up for the demo. There is free 30 day trial.

Interesting site for women to find out and act on what they desire to be. She has courses (paid), groups, workshops, etc. Worth looking at for her content, offerings, and possible connection to the Studio. Plus, she is something else!

How crowdsourcing is impacting scientific research, and how blogging about scientific findings is changing how information about new discoveries gets supported/debunked. Interesting in the social media crowdsourcing aspect of how information is not in the hands of just experts anymore.

CrowdSourcing is changing the power dynamics of scientific information. Interesting article for the power of blogging and commenting vs professionals and scientific community.

MIT and Harvard have teamed up to offer MOOCs, and this month Stanford, Princeton, U of PA, U of MI have created a new commercial company, Coursera, with $16 million in venture capital.

Scientists have discovered proof that the evolution of intelligence and larger brain sizes can be driven by cooperation and teamwork, shedding new light on the origins of what it means to be human. The study appears online in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B and was led by scientists at Trinity College Dublin: PhD student, Luke McNally and Assistant Professor Dr Andrew Jackson at the School of Natural Sciences in collaboration with Dr Sam Brown of the University of Edinburgh.

There really is an advantage to working together!