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Great example of a course syllabus (with excellent list of readings - Want!) about creativity, design, and "hacking". What would a class like this look like in a hybrid format?

I thought this was a funny and insightful explanation into why smart academics find it impossible to write directly or clearly. It's kinda long (ironically?) but eventually starts listing a few good (specific) insights. Thought yall might enjoy from a "how can we improve communication and content" perspective.

Great article -- and a real issue in some online courses, where we often need more of a technical writing style, such as numbered lists for directions instead of super-long paragraphs. Thanks for sharing!

Results of Our Survey on How Educators Are Using Digital Storytelling! Click here for more details Digital Storytelling is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories. As with traditional storytelling, most digital stories focus on a specific topic and contain a particular point of view.

Very good resource! The list of links to websites for public domain images (http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/public_domain.html) could be of particular use.

I love digital storytelling and I wish more faculty could see the possibilities.

Article that includes tips/arguments for OER and a list of 18 OER sites every educator should know about. Includes information about spreading OER use across campus. (This is an article in Campus Technology magazine -- free subscription online if you're unable to access it via the link here.)

Folks who study student retention and success in community colleges are well-acquainted with the concept of "high-impact practices." They're a set of measures that have been shown through empirical research to make positive differences in student outcomes. The list of high-impact practices usually includes learning communities, service learning, writing-intensive courses, undergraduate research, internships, and capstone courses, among others.

+ useful bibliography in one of the comments

This post makes a strong case for the benefits of universal design and it also has a useful annotated resource list.

"When using Bloom's Digital Taxonomy (a revised take on Bloom's devised by educator Andrew Churches), it helps to have a list of verbs to know what actions define each stage of the taxonomy. This is useful for lesson planning, rubric making, and any other teacher-oriented task requiring planning and assessment strategies." [Karen, thanks for passing this along!]