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Attached is a document from Faculty Focus on teaching with technology. These documents are collections of short pieces on the particular topic … and Faculty Focus has LOADS of topics. You can find that list of topics at http://www.facultyfocus.com/free-reports/. All reports are free, but in order to download them, you have to register (i.e., enter your e-mail address and create a password). Once you register, you will get regular announcements from Faculty Focus when new reports come out. Sometimes the e-mails are about reports you've already been notified of, but most of the time it's new stuff. Well, now that you know about this great resource, I will assume that those of you who are interested will register and get your own announcements. I, therefore, will not be cluttering up your Inbox with any more of these things … though you can expect notices when other kinds of things come out that might be of interest to you. Theresa M. "Terry" Valiga, EdD, RN, ANEF, FAAN Professor & Director, Institute for Educational Excellence

"The 2010 Horizon Report is a collaboration between The New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative An EDUCAUSE Program"

I agree! Mobile Learning is coming and it should be - has the potential to be so much more than improved access. it can be more than simply having access to recorded lectures in your car or on the bus via an iPod. I'm optimistic about the use of twitter and mobile devices to extend the classroom experience and improve communication. But I think we can do more. These mobile devices ( smart phones, Blackberry, iPad) are powerful computers in their own right. Perhaps we should start looking for and bookmarking mobile learning initiatives.

Absolutely. And as luck would have it, some folks on the IT list forum I am a part of have posted some. I'll log in and take a look. I am excited about the portability of information and would love to see such devices invited into the classroom for the purpose of learning instead of just seeing them turned off. When you think about it, mobile devices are pretty powerful mini computers networked to global information that could be, and should be harnessed. The power of google at my fingertips, whenever I need it.

Summary of Nielsen Report ID's most used social media: Facebook , Blogger, Tumblr, Twitter, and LinkedIn Does your organization have a presence?

ABSTRACT This paper reports the findings of a case study in which audio feedback replaced text-based feedback in asynchronous courses. Previous research has demonstrated that participants in online courses can build effective learning communities through text based communication alone. Similarly, it has been demonstrated that instructors for online courses can adequately project immediacy behaviors using textbased communication.

Report on "Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation"

Julie and Vicki have published a research report on using audio feedback for peer review on student writing.

"This paper is a great example of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning; Vicki and Julie have carefully researched "what works" in teaching using audio peer reviews, and offered suggestions for others based on their results"

THE COURSE OF INNOVATION: Using Technology to Transform Higher Education By Ben Miller Course redesign examples in a 29 page report

Could give you ideas as to how to redesign a course to be higher quality

"... information on the process of planning and executing student video assignments as a guide for other faculty... This document outlines their thoughts... on best practices for using video in student assignments." A must read for any faculty considering or preparing a video assignment, which could include video journals, digital story-telling, or anything dealing with YouTube, FlipCams, or VoiceThread.

This is an interesting article about a medical school approach to selecting candidates who have good social skills. I wonder if this approach would be valuable for nursing school admissions interviews? "Virginia Tech Carilion trained 80 people to be interviewers, including doctors and businesspeople from the community."

Addressing the communication and collaboration aspects of the IOM report. A different approach to the medical school interview.