I found this gem when searching for resources to use in a lesson about facilitating online discussion forums. It is a great resource for developing open ended discussion questions.
A TED talk with excellent background information about the development of Massive Open Online Courses. This Stanford professor shares the powerful lessons learned about course design and how MOOC's are moving education from being driven by hypothesis to data driven.
The personalized learning movement is profoundly changing the landscape of education. In all corners of the country and countless places in between, we are seeing blended learning schools open up in larger numbers each year.
Google Sites is a great tool but can seem a bit restrictive at times. Enter Google Gadgets - you can embed html, sound recordings, and much more - to make your site come alive! There is even a Discussion Board gadget for creating discussion threads in your site.