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Very interesting statistics in this piece. I wonder how comparable these figures would be to Canadian colleges and universities.

Kolowich, S. (2012) Who takes MOOCs? Inside Higher Education, June 5 Article about a survey of 14,000 participants in Stanford's Andrew Ng's course on machine learning. It should be noted that the response rate is around 14% of all those that enrolled. The most common reason was that participants were curious about the topic. NOTE from poster - take a look at Coursera as well.

Bloomberg is a premier site for business and financial market news. It delivers world economic news, stock futures, stock quotes, & personal finance advice. Great site for following financial, news and investing. I use and utilize the site an an everyday bookmark.

One of my favorite website ideas. It's a little too neo-luddite for me in it's marketing, but I applaud the struggle to give power back to the people (even if they can't put the toothpaste back in the tube).

There are now so many social media platforms available for libraries to participate in, but it's sometimes difficult to get a handle on how these channels

This is my fear. Yes, libraries use social media but does anyone care? Like anything, good use of social media requires thought and planning.

Interesting indeed....Chicago Public Library has a growing number of fans. That's reassuring.

One should keep the posts coming, cause if one stops, then no one would listen for sure!

Colleges and universities are beginning to embrace social media and realizing the potential power and implications for using it as a component of their overall marketing mix. This guide will introduce you to some of the more popular forms of social media, including Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, blogs, and del.icio.us.

Yes, there are a ton of great ed-tech tools out there, but which ones should you be adopting for your classroom? One of the best ways to narrow your choices is to get in touch with experts. I sent an email out to ed-tech experts (and great teachers) asking for their recommendations.

Are we providing as 21st century education if we don't teach how to use these new forms of communication?

I think it depends on the course and the course learning objectives. Social networking may not be a tool that aids in encoding course content and thus, would be inappropriate to include.

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Technology and education are pretty intertwined these days and nearly every teacher has a few favorite tech tools that make doing his or her job and connecting with students a little bit easier and more fun for all involved. Yet as with anything related to technology, new tools are hitting the market constantly and older ...

2015 Hype Cycle Special Report Illustrates the Market Excitement, Maturity and Benefit of More Than 2,000 Technologies The journey to digital business continues as the key theme of Gartner, Inc.'s "Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2015."

Bricks don't make a school. People do. We are social organisations of parents, students and staff working together in the mission of training young people. What role can social media have in schools?

Yes, there are a ton of great ed-tech tools out there, but which ones should you be adopting for your classroom? This article gave me some great ideas.

Ranzie, Thank you for sharing this. Loved it. I am still learning about much of this content and how it can be utilized in my classroom

Millennials' social media habits matter. Why? Some of the reasons are obvious; millennials represent tremendous potential buying power, and are some of the most important consumers to reach through social media marketing. They're also young and have grown up using the Internet, and are therefore more likely to embrace new technologies, which is important for emerging brands.