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Here is a current article (March 31) on online education. Can (or should) you try to replicate the F2F course in an online environment?

Examples of activities that provide an Absorb-Do-Connect sequence for effective online course design.

This link explores how facebook can be used in education. I found it very interesting.

This article compares the use of virtual labs and face-to-face labs. Can virtual labs be used as a substitute for on-campus labs?

The eminent scholar of legal ethics talks about the book she co-edited.The books deals with privacy issues of the internet. A very important read for anyone who wants to use social media. Birgit

The eminent scholar of legal ethics talks about the book she co-edited.The books deals with privacy issues of the internet. A very important read for anyone who wants to use social media. Birgit

Article discusses 5 characteristics of social media that can enhance online learning.

Google today launched a new online education tool called Oppia, currently an open source project with the goal of making it easy for anyone to create onlin

Google today launched a new online education tool called Oppia, currently an open source project with the goal of making it easy for anyone to create onlin

These tools can also be used for educational purposes.

This blog lists ideas for teachers when using Diigo or delicious and discusses the differences in the two sites from a beginners point of view.

We've been discussing the pros and cons of social media and Twitter. So, I thought we could ponder on what comes next as a group. :) I found this article very interesting. What do you all think? ;)

If I made a Diigo site for my students, I would include this bookmark.

I know that most of the members of this group work in higher education. Some of us work in teacher preparation programs and need resources for K-12 teachers. I've found Edutopia to be a reliable resource. Their Technology Blogs have some thoughtful ideas that will help learners at the college level.

An inspirational account of the evolution of learning and a glimpse into the future of learning. Raymond Lawson

Trends in Technology relevant for education and learning

An interesting article on gender on Facebook

Facebook vs Twitter comparison. People say that Facebook is for connecting with the people you went to school with and Twitter is for people you wished you had gone to school with. While Facebook is a multi-purpose social networking platform, allowing users to chat, post photos and notes...

TED: The NSA responds to Ed Snowden's privacy leak.

I thought this was an interesting article.