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This is paper written back in 2007 about PLNs. The author argues that PLN are the future of elearning because of the power they have to offer individualized learning and give the learner the opportunity to organize his/her own learning. That educational institutions cannot expect to simply recreate the same forms of learning used in tradition education online. rather that we must learn to adapt to the new and emerging technologies of ubiquitous computing and social software. Considering that this article was written 9 years ago, I found it to be extremely accurate and representative of PLNs today.

Some ideas for using personal learning networks for personalized learning.

"Ask the right questions, manipulate data sets, and create visualizations to communicate results. This Specialization covers the concepts and tools you'll need throughout the entire data science pipeline, from asking the right kinds of questions to making inferences and publishing results. In the final Capstone Project, you'll apply the skills learned by building a data product using real-world data. At completion, students will have a portfolio demonstrating their mastery of the material."

This article Examines whether the college catalog and language therein constitute a legally binding contract between college and student. Categorizes catalog litigation by cases involving dismissal, granting of degrees, tuition, admission, and course offerings. The courts appear to agree that the student-college relationship is contractual in nature and that the relevant contractual terms are set forth in the catalogs. (202 references) (MLH) This is extremely timely given that all MET students must realign to the new AECT standards (and were told 5 days into the start of the semester!)

This article explains that differentiated learning is not the same as personalized learning. From my interpretation, differentiated learning is tailored to the needs of a learner within a specific framework (such as State Standards/Common Core) while personalization also considers all of the learner's interests outside of the overarching academic goals, paces the learning to the needs of the student, and uses feedback to adjust as necessary.

Often when a school puts together a technology plan and introduces it, the tools and hardware are the highlight of the implementation. This short article introduces the idea that the tools should be "invisible" and the focus should be on the learner outcomes of incorporating technology.

American Institutes for Research The study found mixed effects of increased learning time programs on student academic and nonacademic outcomes. Findings suggest that the impacts of these programs depend on the settings, implementation features, and types of students targeted.

The Padagogy Wheel - It's Not About The Apps, It's About The Pedagogy by Allan Carrington, TeachThought PD Workshop Facilitator

The Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning is an edited collection of chapters that sets out to present the current state of research in K-12 online and blended learning. The beginning chapters lay the groundwork of the historical, international, and political landscape as well as present the scope of research methodologies used.

I use this app to leave multi-media feedback on some of my student's assignments. This Google app records your voice and copies a URL linked to your voice recording. You can then past it anywhere, link it to the URL (be sure to delete "(voice note)" at the end of the URL when linking. Then the student can just click on the URL and hear the feedback you leave for them.

This is a great resource. I'm conducting an evaluation now that references the work that has been done at the Evaluation Exchange. Thanks for posting.

"Lighter Screen Use During Dark Days: Tips for Lessening the Role of Edtech in Remote Instruction During the Pandemic"

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.

This blog entry describes the efforts of a pilot group of Baltimore Public Schools to use tech to individualize learning in a blended environment. A focus of the entry is their decision to publicly share their journey, step by step, in the broader community.

Some useful tips on setting tone in the online classroom discussion forum. I thought the term "uglies" found in #4 funny but true and liked the tip in #9.

From Skype in the Classroom Mystery Skype is an educational game played by two classrooms on Skype. The aim of the game is to guess the location of the other classroom by asking each other questions. It's suitable for all age groups and can be used to teach subjects like geography, history, languages, mathematics and science. Blog from a teacher using Mystery Skype - http://pernillesripp.com/2013/08/08/mystery-skype-jobs-created-by-my-students/

Blend My Learning is a blog that provides readers with information from educators that are developing and creating blended learning environments. The educators that contribute to the blog share their ideas, strategies, successes, and challenges of making the shift to a blended learning environment. The goals of the blog can be summed up by their slogan of "innovate, transform, and share".

EvaluationKIT has joined the highest Instructure partnership tier as an Alliance Partner, empowering the two companies to work more closely than ever in meeting the needs of Canvas clients. EvaluationKIT Named SIIA Education CODiE Award Finalist for Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution By implementing EvaluationKIT, Bossier Parish Community College has been able to address the challenges of scaling their course evaluation process cost-effectively to meet the demands of increasing enrollment.

This article examines the potential of synchronous communication in online education by analyzing the newest tools and platforms that facilitate real-time group communication, and the pedagogy associated with implementing synchronous communication tools into asynchronous learning environments.