Open Opportunities

Original blog post in which Groom describes the concept and plan at UMW

Defines flipping as a hybrid learning model

Hybrid model for public schools?

Jamie Michie's teen MOOC research

Muller's fascinating research on effective science videos

Fascinating research on what really works in science videos

Mother community garden in Raleigh that has seeded over 70 gardens around the world now.

"Hybrid learning Freed from time and place, online learning should nonetheless be connected back to multiple locations around the world and not tethered exclusively to the digital realm. This can happen by building in apprenticeships, internships and real-world applications of online problem sets. Problem sets might be rooted in real-world dilemmas or comparative historical and cultural perspectives. (Examples might include: "Organizing Disaster Response and Relief for Hurricane Sandy" or "Women's Rights, Rape, and Culture" or "Designing and Implementing Gun Control: A Global Perspective.")"

Joint production of NC State ECI 521 and Eva Perry Mock Printz Book Club

Special guest -- author of our text and many other YA nonfiction titles, Marc Aronson

A Theoretical Approach to Distillation of Pedagogical Patterns from Practice to Enable Transfer and Reuse of Good Teaching Dejan Ljubojevic and Dianne Laurillard introduce the concept of pedagogical patterns and how it can be used in learning design to support practitioners.

The future is already here -- help spread it around a little more evenly with immersive learning environments.

Audio files supported by images. Terrific tool for creating a group project.

photo by Kirainet

Recommended by George in first Collaborate session

instrumental MacArthur study on media education

Overview of Collaborative Critical Inquiry pedagogical pattern

LMS, VLE = Walled Garden Do you need one?

Extended garden metaphor for MOOCs and call for more open courses