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Interesting article about policies regarding extra time on exams for college students. Controversial comments following the article. What technology is considered acceptable accommodations.

A multitude of imagery can be used to aid in the process of guided meditation. A facilitator can use a hypnotic image such as this one; but, has many other options as well, such as a picture of majestic mountains, running water, or a sunset looming in the distance.

I found a great article about spirituality and adult learning by navigating on Westminster's library databases. For those of you who don't know already, you can get to the databases by going here: 1) www.westminstercollege.edu 2) My Westminster 3) Giovale Library 4) Databases 5) Education Full Text (Wilson Web) 6) Type "Tisdell Spirituality and Learning"

This article discusses adding e-textbooks to LMS sites. Follett's (the people who run our campus bookstore) is one of the companies looking in to this.

An article describing some applications of social networking tools in the classroom.

This is the best resource I found concerning how to enhance meditation using technology.

Constructivism in practice: The case for meaning-making in the virtual world This study examined whether constructivist practices in the classroom help students make deeper, more meaningful knowledge constructions than those derived from traditional classroom practices. This chapter describes the relationship between the learning theory known as constructivism, the semiotic theory of signs, and the use of 3-D interactive environments as a constructivist learning tool.

great site and super cheap membership for students. Worth the magazine subscription alone. They have very little advertisments and a lot of great articles for our time.

This article has some good tips to keep in mind when you are writing your blog.

Interesting NY times article on Foursquare. It is a new social networking site that is quickly gaining popularity.