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Social networking to prioritize curriculum development from open content and chosen by community (student generated content such as notes and internet-based resources while instructor-based content can be course notes), and new groups of students/faculty can build on the work oand experiences of previous students ("start where others left off") - instructors can use learner analytics to encourage deeper learning - currently being used for English composition by Stanford, CA Polytech, USC, Babson, Sacramento State and San Luis Obispo

A knowledge sharing network for students to share and find class-specific notes, build academic reputations and earn rewards

Creating the world's biggest study group - a Univ of KY student Tore Lindeman share his notes from PSY 100 Lab from Summer 2010 - he is also a big contributor to GradeGuru this spring for his MA109 course

Open field notes for a book to be written for Johns Hopkins Univ Press on trends in education, inc. MOOCs. One post is entitled: "the real disruption isn't online courses, it's their business model" George Siemens, Bonnie Stewart, and Dave Cormier have been contracted to write for Johns Hopkins University Press, and they expect the book to be published in mid-2013. They started the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOCs), together with Stephen Downes, in 2008.

Great article (published online 2010) with easy access to various components of each method: description, indications when to use it, contra-indications, special precautions, notes