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History, description and subscription information to the first multimedia, interactive born-digital journal for Black Studies. Distributed through JStoR.

Relying on the expertise of distinguished curators and scholars, Digital Schomburg provides access to trusted information, interpretation, and scholarship on the global black experience 24/7. Users worldwide can find, in this virtual Schomburg Center, exhibitions, books, articles, photographs, prints, audio and video streams, and selected external links for research in the history and cultures of the peoples of Africa and the African Diaspora.

This is a new favorite tool for gathering feedback from a group. Feedback is gathered as free-text and compiled into a word cloud. Since the survey can be left open for up to 1-2 weeks, this would work well as either a synchronous session tool or an asynchronous tool.

This activity blends just the right amount of instruction, guidance and interactivity to teach some concepts of quadratic equations. Specifically it reinforces the concepts of the axis of symmetry and the vertex.

Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner was a New York Times bestseller in the early 2000's. Here is the description of Stephen Dubner's Radio Show: "Freakonomics Radio is an award-winning weekly podcast (subscribe here!) with 8 million downloads per month. It can also be heard on public radio stations across the country, on SiriusXM, on several major airlines, and elsewhere. Host Stephen J. Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature - from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt. Freakonomics Radio is produced by Dubner Productions and WNYC Studios."

5 Differences Between MOOCs, Online Degree Programs Expect greater access to your professor in an online degree program than in massive open online courses.

The author's ABCs are: Acknowledge, Build, and Conclude. Good tips based on 17 years of OL teaching!

Several articles in this e learning industry post. Many good tips for discussions and how to make them effective for everyone,

Factors to think of when deciding about synchronous/asynchronous activities in a classroom.

The tips are common sense applying to any kind of instruction but serve as a good checklist.

Addresses the popular conception of learning styles and the lack of empirical support for teaching to students' styles. touches on the role of metacognition in learning. The references constitute a short list of key readings on the topic.

Melissa, I will definitely check this article out! Learning styles is my favorite concept!

Marshall offers suggestions about the importance of introducing Twitter to the class at the beginning for more positive results.

food for thought

Great article about the things we chase. People with higher levels of EI tend to experience more success in life!

This is an interesting article about how technology has evolved over time starting from 1650 to 2010.