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interesting points re video of prof working out the problem as demo (vs. slide presented with problem already worked out) and issue of SlideSpeech vs. video transcriptions for cost

The MOOC Business Plan- With millions of students taking high-quality MOOCs for free, schools and course providers are searching for a viable business model. Editorial: MOOC Shake- MOOCs will change higher education radically, but not in the way we expect right now. Assessment Tools for MOOCs- As MOOCs are made available for credit, scalable assessment options are essential. Building a Sense of Community in MOOCs- Massive class sizes can breed feelings of isolation, but they also enable more student interaction. Blended MOOCs: The Best of Both Worlds?- Combining in-class instruction with high-quality MOOCs may resolve some of the hurdles facing xMOOCs, but questions about cost and the impact on faculty remain unanswered. Watch video: Catheryn Cheal, AVP and senior academic technology officer at San Jose State, discusses how the school adapted a course for use in a blended MOOC. The Rise of MOOCs… What does it mean for higher education? Watch video: Cathy Sandeen, VP of education attainment and innovation at ACE, talks about the potential of MOOCs to increase the number of Americans gaining a post-secondary degree. cMOOCs: Putting Collaboration First- Alternative MOOC models are fostering creativity and collaboration with peers. How to Convert a Class Into a MOOC- The sheer size and diversity of the student body in a MOOC require a new approach to teaching. C-Level- The role of MOOCs in learner-initiated learning. MOOC News & Analysis- Georgia Tech's MOOC Degree

merging Universal Subtitles with YouTube video

An interdisciplinary journal about regions, places, and cultures of the American South and their global connections Southern Spaces combines innovative scholarship about real and imagined spaces and places of the American South with the tools of digital media. Realizing that few scholars are experts in website design, we are eager to work with authors, photographers and videographers in the process of producing image, sound, and video files for submissions. We are committed to assisting scholars at varying levels of technological proficiency. If you are interested in submitting materials to Southern Spaces, please create a new account on the site and then follow the instructions for submitting. A submission will not be considered if it has have been previously published or is concurrently under consideration by another journal or press. Copyright for essays published in Southern Spaces is retained by the authors. All images, video, and sound files associated with published submissions are securely archived by Emory University's Woodruff Library. If you choose to submit by post, we accept flash drives, DV tapes, CDs, or DVDs containing your manuscript, images, sound files, etc.

Open access to video or audio multimedia versions of lectures at UC Berkeley.

Video clips and discussion guide to help faculty, research assistants and students talk about the issues inherent to research that impact scholarly ethics and academic integrity.

Cartoon videos (in Flash) with transcripts - and students log in to take quizzes

Find the free stuff here - free Online Student Centers; Companion Sites; eLibraries; Online Writing, Assessment and Skill sites as well as video tool kids

Mellon Fndtn $ to study educational uses of content in the digital age, including "(i) student use, collection, and creation of diverse content (e.g. web pages, images, video, and audio); (ii) digital activity by other types of established institutions (e.g. public broadcasting; museums); (iii) educational content assembled and presented outside of any traditional institution, particularly on the internet (e.g. the Red Hot Jazz Archive; the Victorian Web); and (iv) grass-roots open source educational projects (e.g. Wikipedia; the online Samuel Pepys Diary)." Also addressing legal obstacles for good practices and effective use of digital media.

Includes video from UNESCO where Dr. Pongi asks planners of the OER university to find sustainable and scalable solutions to these key questions: - How can OER be best harnessed to train the millions of teachers needed? - What partnerships and interventions are necessary to support OER quality assurance and acceptance? - What specific types of OER content should we prioritise? - A wealth of content exists. How can an effective "clearing house" function that supports quality, cataloguing, information dissemination and other key tasks be operationalised? also Sir John Daniel, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth, highlights two strategic questions for the planning of the OER university: - How can the "OER university" give students every element of possibility to draw on the rich environment of knowledge in their learning? -How can the "OER university" provide routes to credible certification so that learners and society can have confidence in the robustness in their knowledge and skills?

Courses and online degrees compiled from a wide variety of universities where videotaped lectures are freely available.

A 7th grade science student shows us her personal learning environment (PLN) created by Symbaloo tumblelog- including how she uses a variety of platforms in searching out experts and talking with them (e.g., Skype and Blogster) or practicing how to write a lab report (e.g., Google Docs).

Overview of Diigo as bookmark/notetaking app and community connections through sharing bookmarks publically and recommending ideas/knowledge to others.