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Explore European culture to see how World War One challenged traditional views of heroism and created new kinds of heroes and heroines. Produced in collaboration with the University of Leeds.

Simon Nelson tells Times Higher Education podcast original claims were 'overhyped and unrealistic' Massive open online courses will not transform education or destroy the university system, and their potential to disrupt has been overhyped, according to the head of the UK Mooc platform FutureLearn.

Many readers use synchronous e-Learning tools to deliver instruction live and online. However, there are many other uses for these tools in education and in corporate settings. This article relates the success of one particular tool, and offers a number of best practices that you will be able to put to work in creating and delivering effective, competitive e-Learning.

Managing e-Learning Projects is extremely important for successful e-Learning course design. This article is the third in a series about e-Learning Project Management. Check it out and learn about the Stages of Effective eLearning Project Management and Skill Set Required for Managing eLearning Projects.

The Social Networking section of the 2013 State of America's Libraries Report from the American Library Association provides information about the use of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and other Web 2.0 technologies in libraries including the increased use of gaming technology.

NextSpace asked nine experts for their thoughts about our increasingly online lives. The challenge is how to apply social networking in a digital age to enhance and extend the public service mission of libraries, museums and archives.

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 blog designed and maintained by Prof. Steve Wheeler, offers some of the best insights on learning with and through technology, whilst combining research, theories and the practices of teaching and learning.

A word or phrase preceded by a "#." How do hashtags work? Twitter can be a busy place with lots of tweets-and thus lots of "noise." A #hashtag is a way to aggregate tweets that are appended with a hashtag. Picture it like a magnet that attracts all messages categorized by that topical word or phrase.

Really useful! I'm still, however, not convinced that Twitter can be useful for much else than brainstorming.. Thanks though!

The Internet Scout Report is a weekly newsletter of sorts that shares some excellent internet resources that can be used in teaching (subscribe for free). Every week, I find myself forwarding at least two or three resources to our faculty, and the response has been very positive.